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Make it CE N T E R CI T Y

PH I L A D E L P H I A

for your business location

Make it Center City Philadelphia… Below: The International Terminal at Philadelphia International Airport.

For the latest information about

market trends, events and

developments in Center City,

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Center City Philadelphia is a thriving downtown with state-of-the-art office towers, inter nationally acclaimed research and education facilities and a highly educated workforce.

We offer all you need for a successful business location. With world-renowned cultural institutions, nationally-known fine dining and a broad range of housing types in historic neighborhoods, Center City truly is the center of it all.

Center City Philadelphia is situated in a prime location—at the center of the northeast corridor from Boston to Washington, D.C.—and is made even more accessible by Amtrak’s Acela high-speed train service.

Philadelphia is within two hours flying time of 50% of the American popula-tion and our international airport is one of the fastest growing and busiest in the country.

S o m e F a c t s o n t h e F l y — P h i l a d e l p h i a I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t . . .

Just 7.5 miles from Center City Philadelphia, a 15-minute drive or a direct 25-minute train ride.

Provides 32 million-plus passengers with more than 665 departures daily by 22 airlines to over 80 domestic and 35 international destina-tions.

New international terminal complex with 13 gates and an expanded federal inspection facility.

Handles over 585,000 tons of cargo and mail annually.A m t r a k ’ s A c e l a h i g h - s p e e d t r a i n f r o m C e n t e r C i t y P h i l a d e l p h i a t o :

Baltimore 1 hour

Boston 5 hours

New York 1 hour 8 minutes

Washington, D.C. 1 hour 35 minutes

Wilmington 19 minutes

F l y i n g t i m e f r o m P h i l a d e l p h i a t o :

Atlanta 2 hours 9 minutes

Boston 1 hour 19 minutes

Charlotte 1 hour 38 minutes

Chicago 2 hours 5 minutes

Miami 2 hours 49 minutes

Toronto 1 hour 35 minutes

London 7 hours 20 minutes

Paris 7 hours 40 minutes

Rome 8 hours 40 minutes

Frankfurt 7 hours 55 minutes

Make it Center City Philadelphia… FOR ACCESS

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MAJOR CITIES

Amtrak’s 30th Street Station is the third busiest in the U.S.

Center City Philadelphia is positioned at the center of an 11-county region of 6.1 million residents, all of whom can quickly access Center City by exten-sive and smooth-running rail, bus and highway systems. 90,000 residents call Center City home, 40% walk to work.

F a s t L a n e

Center City is at the crossroads of three interstate highways trans-porting more than 250,000 drivers daily: I-95, I-76, I-676.

Thanks to our exceptional roadways, Philadelphia commuters spend less time in traffic than commuters in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco.

A l l A b o a r d !

With a comprehensive public transportation system, Center City is the hub of 75 bus, trolley, regional and high-speed rail lines effi-ciently carrying 297,000 passengers each workday.

41 bus lines

5 trolley lines

7 regional rail lines

3 high-speed rail lines including 1 to New Jersey

19 New Jersey bus routes

Make it Center City Philadelphia

B y c o m m u t e r r a i l , C e n t e r C i t y i s :

20 minutes from Cherry Hill, NJ

20 minutes from Bryn Mawr, PA

26 minutes from Swarthmore, PA

26 minutes from Ardmore, PA

32 minutes from Conshohocken, PA

37 minutes from Media, PA

71% of Center City workers use public transportation to get to work.

Over 50% of Center City office workers cited “convenient commute” as the best feature of working downtown.

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A L o t o f P a r k i n g

Center City has more than 65,000 off-street parking spaces with most facilities offering low-rate, all-day parking for office workers.

30th Street Station serves both Amtrak and all of SEPTA’s commuter rail trains.

C e n t e r C i t y P h i l a d e l p h i a P r i v a t e - S e c t o rE m p l o y m e n t2 0 0 6

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The Pennsylvania Convention Center is located in the heart of Center City and will double its size by 2011.

T h e N u m b e r s G a m e

70% of all Center City office space is within a five-minute walk of 17th & Market Streets, the epicenter of the downtown office district.

Center City has more than 9,000 business establishments with 236,000 private-sector employees.

More than 36,000 federal, state and municipal employees work downtown.

Center City Philadelphia boasts a wide range of state-of-the-art office build-ings—all within quick walking distance of transit stops, parking garages and exceptional restaurants and shopping. With over 9,000 businesses, Center City has the highest concentration of firms in the Greater Philadelphia region. These include a high percentage of businesses in financial, insurance, real estate, engineering and legal services. Employers can draw from a 360° labor market in 11 counties and three states.

You’ll find any location in Center City provides immediate access to city, state and federal agencies, services and courts. As for meeting space, there is no shortage of excellent facilities—especially with the Pennsylvania Convention Center at the heart of Center City, and dozens of hotels throughout the down-town area.

B u i l d i n g S u c c e s s

With over 40 million square feet of prime office space in state-of-the-art buildings with competitive and very affordable rents, Center City is the largest business center in the region.

M e e t i n g E x p e c t a t i o n s

The Pennsylvania Convention Center, wired for high-speed connec-tivity, provides 440,000 square feet and will add over 390,000 square feet by 2011, including the largest contiguous exhibition space in the Northeast.

Over 10,000 hotel rooms within Center City with over 3,500 addi-tional rooms proposed in and around Center City.

Nearly 700,000 square feet of meeting space in 10 additional meeting facilities downtown.

Make it Center City Philadelphia…FOR A

THRIVING

BUSINESS

CENTER

Make it Center City Philadelphia…Locating your business in Center City is a very smart move. There are over 90 colleges and universities in the region, and over 66,000 graduates enter the workforce each year. Six world-class medical institutions receive over $100,000,000 in grants from the National Institute of Health to carry out cutting-edge medical research. You’ll discover a highly educated and skilled working population for management consulting, financial, legal, real estate, engi neering, medical and technology firms.

With 15 institutions of higher learning in or near Center City, employees have immediate access to a wide array of continuing education opportunities.

There are also a host of opportunities for expanding business horizons. Over a dozen inter national and regional business organizations provide resources for companies with overseas markets and clientele. And our business incubators have helped to spur numerous technology startups.

W o r l d - C l a s s B u s i n e s s a n d E d u c a t i o n R e s o u r c e s

University of Pennsylvania—The Wharton School, Executive MBA Programs and the Annenberg School of Communications.

Temple University, Drexel University, University of the Arts, the Art Institute of Philadelphia, Moore College of Art & Design, Peirce College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Drexel University/ Hahnemann Campus.

Business incubators: Benjamin Franklin Technology Center and University City Science Center.

Over $200,000,000 in federal grants awarded to Center City medical and educational institutions.

E x c e p t i o n a l P e o p l e S k i l l s

2.8 million workers in the 11-county region.

Over 97,000 students enrolled in universities and colleges in and near Center City.

387,000 students in 90 colleges and universities in the Greater Philadelphia region.

40,000 workers enrolled in continuing professional education programs.

273,000 downtown workers, including: 9,000 in information services; 35,000 finance and real estate workers; 46,000 workers in manage-ment, professional and technical services.

30% of Center City residents are ages 25–34; 62% have college degrees.






A W o r l d o f R e s o u r c e s

Center City Philadelphia is home to consuls of more than 32 nations and over 14 inter national and regional orga-nizations including:

African-American Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia

America-Israel Chamber of Commerce

British American Business Council

French-American Chamber of Commerce

German-American Chamber of Commerce

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Ireland Chamber of Commerce

Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia

Italy-America Chamber of Commerce

Mid-Atlantic Russia Business Council

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Far left: The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts opened in 2002 and is host to the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra as well as myriad other events appealing to a wide range of audiences.

Left: The Philadelphia Museum of Art is the crown jewel at one end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The buildings and sculptures along The Parkway, as well as The Parkway itself, were dra-matically relit in 2004.

Above: The Avenue of the Arts is home to a variety of cultural venues for music, dance and theater.

Far left: The Liberty Bell moved to its new home on Independence Mall in 2003.

Left: Philadanco is one of many local cultural performance groups in Philadelphia.

Below: Rittenhouse Row is one of Center City’s centers for upscale dining, drinking and shopping.

Make it Center City Philadelphia…Philadelphia offers exceptional quality of life. Our neighbor hoods are populated with young professionals, empty nesters and a growing number of families with children. With nearly 273,000 public- and private-sector workers, 90,000 residents, 8.2 million annual visitors, and over 97,000 full-time students at institutions of higher learning in or near downtown, Center City provides an extraordinary range of ame nities just outside your door. Take a culinary expedition through restaurants rated in the top ten by Traveler, Esquire and Gourmet magazines. Shop at designer bouti ques, unique stores and national retailers while stocking up on fresh produce, meats and fish at the historic Reading Terminal Market. Open your ears to an opera, play, symphony, ballet, jazz or rock performance on the Avenue of the Arts. It’s all within minutes of your office, home, car or train.

T h e r e ’ s a W h o l e W o r l d O u t T h e r e i n C e n t e r C i t y P h i l a d e l p h i a

90,000 Center City residents in more than 10 Center City neighbor-hoods including Society Hill, Fairmount, Logan Square, Washington Square, Chinatown, Old City, Rittenhouse Square, Queen Village, Bella Vista, and Fitler Square.

A Center City homeowner earning $83,687 per year (the average wage of professional services employees in Philadelphia) would have to earn 9% more in Boston, 11% more in Washington D.C., or 73% more in Manhattan to enjoy the same standard of living.

Home to 32 performing arts organizations including the Pennsylvania Ballet, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philadanco and Philadelphia Theatre Company.

Over 2,400 retail establishments including Banana Republic, Gap, Coach, Jones New York, Steve Madden, BCBG, Cole Hahn, Barnes & Noble, Kenneth Cole, Macy’s, Williams-Sonoma, Tumi, Tiffany & Co. and Guess.

25 museums and cultural institutions including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rodin Museum, The Franklin, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Academy of Natural Sciences, African American Museum and the National Constitution Center.

The Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, Flyers, Kixx (soccer), Soul (arena football) and Wings (lacrosse) play within 15 minutes of Center City.

44 primary and secondary schools.

250 acres of parks and urban landscapes including Independence National Historical Park.

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The Center City District (CCD) is a private-sector business improvement district, supported by more than 4,500 property owners. The CCD is committed to keeping the downtown of America’s most his-toric and dynamic city clean, safe and attractive and an exciting place to live, work and shop. Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC) is a not-for-profit organization of Center City business leaders whose mission is to strengthen Center City as a place to work, to visit and to live. Supported by contributions from businesses and foundations, CPDC seeks to enhance Center City as the vibrant, 24-hour hub of the Greater Philadelphia region. CPDC is managed by the staff of the Center City District.

Center City District /Central Philadelphia Development Corporation215.440.5500www.CenterCityPhila.orgWe want your business in Center City Philadelphia. Call us. Tell us your requirements and explain your needs. We’ll get you clear, concise and comprehensive answers quickly. Or, visit our web site to view available office space and link with local brokers.

Select Greater Philadelphia215.790.3777www.selectgreaterphiladelphia.comAs an information source for corporate real estate professionals, relocation specialists and corporate executives, Select Greater Philadelphia markets our region as a top-tier place to do business.

Philadelphia Department of Commerce215.683.2100www.phila.govThe City of Philadelphia’s one-stop location for information about local zoning, licenses, permits and financing.

Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation215.496.8181www.pidc-pa.orgThe source of public incentives for financing business relocations to and expansions in Philadelphia.

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