New Penn Hospital Building To Replace Penn Tower

A 21-floor, 343-foot new hospital building for the University of Pennsylvania Health System has been approved by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission to replace the 20-floor, 254-foot outdated Penn Tower. Penn Hospital’s $1.5 billion new patient pavilion designed by Foster + Partners will be constructed at 300 S. 33rd St. to help the patient admission process for neighboring medical facilities in the UPenn area of University City.

UPenn Patient Pavilion Project Specs:

• $1.5 billion budget
• 1.1 million square feet
• 343 feet high
• 21 floors
• 343 feet high
• 500 inpatient rooms
• 50 operating rooms
• 1 emergency room section
• 650-space underground parking garage

Expected Completion Date: 2021