His tenure also saw the transformation of the Penn Center and the Philadelphia waterfront.
Now a National Historic Landmark, the Penn Center celebrated 150 years education, leadership and service.
The flurry of leases leaves many potential tenants for Four Penn Center already committed elsewhere, he added.
Even at a modest 20 stories, Four Penn Center is not overshadowed by the majority of its neighbors.
Penn Center was not a critical success.
The firm, which is negotiating a 15-year lease, tentatively plans to move into 200,000 square feet of office space at Six Penn Center in mid-1998.
And its next move to Six Penn Center may be the early indicator of a revival in prime downtown office rentals.
Five Penn Center is a 36-story highrise in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Penn Center is the heart of Philadelphia's Central Business District.
Directly west of City Hall, the office towers of Penn Center now occupy the site.