| The Alexander | |
| Location: | 300 Alexander Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Status: | opened |
| Building Type: | Residential |
| Map Type: | Philadelphia#Pennsylvania#USA |
| Roof: | 375 ft (114 m) |
| Floor Count: | 32 |
| Opening: | May24, 2018[1] [2] |
| Architect: | RAMSA |
| Developer: | Property Reserve Inc |
The Alexander (originally 1601 Vine Street) is a mixed-use high-rise in Philadelphia. The building is adjacent to the Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple, which was designed by Perkins+Will.[3] This project consists of one tower, as well as a Mormon meetinghouse next to the building, which will be clad in red brick.
The tower is approximately 375 feet in height.[4] The tower contains roughly 264 apartments, as well as retail and townhouses around the base. The project includes a garden space and improved traffic flow on Wood Street.[1]
The site was originally to host a building unrelated to the temple complex, but that project was cancelled when funding could not be obtained.[5]
In July 2014, the project was approved by the Civic Design Review.[4] As of January 2016, the building is under construction, with completion estimated to occur in 2017.[6]
In February 2014, Inga Saffron, the architecture critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer praised the development for its "urbanism" but condemned the mismatched styles of the temple, meetinghouse, and apartment tower.[7]