GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of
GVF's partners, is relocating its Center City operations to the
Philadelphia Navy Yard. It will move about 1,300 downtown employees to the South Philadelphia site.
Liberty Property Trust, another one of
GVF's partners, will construct a 205,000-square-foot “state-of-the art workplace of the future” for the pharmaceutical company, said John Gattuso, senior vice president and regional director at Liberty, a Malvern, Pa., real estate investment Trust.
Robert A.M. Stern Architects will design the $81 million, four-story building, which will be built to meet a
LEED platinum designation.
“The reason it is at the
Navy Yard is the company wanted a very specific environment that had a main street and that’s not a configuration that could be adapted in a current building or built in Center City,” Gattuso said. “That is the driver of the selection of the
Navy Yard.”
GSK said the building will have an open plan design, which is consistent with other
GSK facilities designed to bring employees together to foster better communication and idea sharing. The building will have a fitness center, restaurant, retail services, and free parking for employees and visitors. To read the entire article from the
Philadelphia Business Journal,
click here.
GVF is pleased to see two of its partners working together on this sustainability initiative and look forward to seeing the outcome. Among many notable awards,
Liberty Property Trust was recognized in 2010 with
GVF's Sustainable Awards. Through
GVF's Climate Change Task Force, GVF has offered a tour of
Liberty Property's Tasykake Bakery, which was built with several features in order to target LEED-Silver certification.
Would you be interested in visiting the LEED platinum GSK building once it is open? Let us know by emailing
info@gvftma.com or calling 610-354-8899, so we can see if a possible tour would be feasible.
