| Murano | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Street_map_of_Philadelphia_and_surrounding_area.png)  Location within Philadelphia &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USA_Pennsylvania_location_map.svg) Murano (skyscraper) (Pennsylvania) &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg) Murano (skyscraper) (the United States) | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | 2101 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°57′14.74″N 75°10′31.06″W / 39.9540944°N 75.1752944°W |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Opening | 2008 |
| Cost | US$165 million |
| Height | |
| Roof | 475 feet (145 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 43 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Solomon Cordwell Buenz and Associates |
| Developer | Thomas Properties Group P&A Associates |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction Company |
The Murano is a residential skyscraper in Center City Philadelphia. Part of a condominium boom occurring in the city, the Murano was announced in 2005 and was developed jointly by Thomas Properties Group and P&A Associates. The building, named after Murano, Italy, was completed in 2008 at a cost of US$165 million. The site, previously occupied by a parking lot, was the location of the Erlanger Theatre from 1927 to 1978.
The blue glass and concrete, 43-story, 475 feet (145 m) skyscraper was designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and Associates. Murano's condos range between 740 square feet (69 m2) and 2,625 square feet (240 m2) and were designed to be loft-like with each featuring a balcony. The building features ground level retail space and an adjacent parking garage. Located in the Logan Square neighborhood of Center City, in a part that first saw residential development in 2002, the building struggled to fill its units during the late-2000s recession. In July 2009 the Murano's owners held a successful auction on forty of the building's units. Thomas Properties Group lowered the price for the remaining unsold units based on what the forty units went for at the auction.