 The Murano is a residential skyscraper in Center City , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States . Part of a condominium boom occurring in the city , the Murano was announced in 2005 and was developed jointly by Thomas Properties Group and P & A Associates . The building , named after Murano , Italy , was completed in 2008 at a cost of US $ 165 million . The site , previously occupied by a parking lot , was the location of the Erlanger Theatre from 1927 to 1978 . 
