In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, there was a gentlemen's agreement not to build any structure in Center City higher than the statue of William Penn on top of Philadelphia City Hall. The tradition lasted until the 1980s when developer Willard G. Rouse III of Rouse & Associates announced plans to build an office building complex that included two towers taller than City Hall.
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, there was an agreement among gentlemen not to construct any building in Center City that exceeded the height of William Penn's statue atop Philadelphia City Hall. This practice continued until the 1980s when developer Willard G. Rouse III of Rouse & Associates proposed a complex with two buildings surpassing the height of City Hall.