1616 Walnut Street Building

The 1616 Walnut Street Building or 1616 Building is a historic high-rise building in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1616 Walnut Street Building
Location1616 Walnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′59″N 75°10′7″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1929 (1929)
ArchitectTilden, Register & Pepper; Wark & Co.
NRHP reference No.83004247[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1983

The 24-story building stands 94 meters tall.

In 1930, the architects received an award for the building's design at the 12th International Buildings Congress in Budapest.

Its five-story parking garage on the Chancellor Street side, part of the original construction, was considered a novelty in 1929.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1982.[2]

In 2013, 1616 Walnut Street was renamed "Icon" as it underwent an extensive renovation, transforming it from commercial space to a luxury Class-A multifamily community expected to open in 2014.[3]

It is now under AJH management, which has been leasing a select few of the empty rooms as "short-term leases" under Airbnb or Viagem.

References
Entrance, 1616 Building
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "PRHP: List of properties with OPA-compliant addresses" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
  3. Icon 1616 Apartments
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