Opinion Eyes on the Street

Visible progress at Dilworth Plaza

Christine Fisher

February 10, 2014

The structure at the north end of Dilworth Plaza is now in place

If you’ve passed City Hall recently, you may have noticed a stark white frame popping out of the gray, snow-and-grit-covered Dilworth Plaza construction site. When the project is complete, that white structure on the north side of the plaza will contain a cafe, entrances to the below-ground transit network and an information booth.

The cafe structure sits directly across from the Municipal Services Building and the Frank Rizzo statue
The new structure at the north end of Dilworth Plaza will house a cafe, entrances to the transit network below and an information booth
The structure is dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers
The new structure at the north end of Dilworth Plaza will house a cafe, entrances to the transit network below and an information booth
The white frame stands out against the gray backdrop of City Hall and the construction site
The structure sits at the north end of Dilworth Plaza and at the north west corner of City Hall
The new structure at the north end of Dilworth Plaza will house a cafe, entrances to the transit network below and an information booth
Construction fences still block portions of the sidewalk around City Hall
Construction fences still block portions of the sidewalk around City Hall
Center City District expects to announce the cafe tenant soon

Despite the snowy weather, crews are still making progress on the cafe building, elevators, stairs, underground corridors and utilities and surface pavers.

“The last three weeks of snow have been challenging, but we have a lot of work going on at the concourse and platform levels and progress continues to be made on the surface,” said Center City District (CCD) President and CEO Paul Levy in an email.

Levy said CCD is still aiming to have the project complete for the first week of September but noted that CCD “will be able to speak with more certainty at the end of the current Ice Age.”

CCD hopes to have an announcement regarding the cafe tenant in the near future.

Rendering featuring Dilworth Plaza's new cafe | Center City District — (Center City District)

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