PHILADELPHIA | 3601 Market | 320 FT | 28 FLOORS
 

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Title: 3601 Market
Project: 364 apartments, 17,000 sqft of retail, fitness center, rooftop pool, lounge and 200 parking spaces
Architect: BLTa
Developer: University City Science Center, Wexford Equities and Southern Land Co.
Location: 3601 Market St. Philadelphia, PA
Neighborhood: University City
District: West Philadelphia
Floors: 28
Height: 320 ft

http://za.news.yahoo.com/science-cen...191600096.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...er-to-get.html

Not exactly a cutting edge design but progress nonetheless. Is it a law that new development in Philadelphia must have a flat roof?

NW corner?

Yes, NW corner. Replacing the surface parking lot.

It might take a daring design proposal or two to break this streak. Bear in mind that BLT is all about milquetoast architecture.

Can anyone that is spatially inclined tell me if this will be visible fwhen standing near 30th Street Station?

Yes, it will be.

Good job on starting this thread, summersm343. :tup: This will be a nice addition to the growing University City skyline.

green roof with pool = flat roof

That Brutalist building across the street (3551 Market?) is about the same height, so you won't be able to see much from the east. From the west, though, it will be one of the more prominent Science Center buildings.

3535 is 19 or 20 stories, so at 27, the new 3601 should have meaningful visibility. If you go to google street view, you have a clear shot at 3535 from the middle of the 30th and Market intersection.

:cheers:

Zoning Permit is up

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Article on this from the Daily Pennsylvania

http://www.thedp.com/article/2013/01...-market-street

Here is the parking will become this building:

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I think it depends on:
1) The setback. 3535 is a substantial building and is directly up against the sidewalk (with a really tasty $5 Lamb w/Rice truck including a soda/water!).

2) If they cheap out on feet/floor. It is apartments after all, they may be looking at keeping the construction cost as low as possible. Anyone know what kind of apartments they will be on the luxury/cheap scale?

Cheers,
G.

A bunch of renders here for 3601 Market:
http://www.phila.gov/CityPlanning/pr...%20Package.pdf

The building will be 27 floors and 309 feet according to this link. :cheers:

it will really be around 309' - 373' above sea level, but street level is already 64' at the site.

You're right... my mistake

[QUOTE=summersm343;6067727]A bunch of renders here for 3601 Market:
http://www.phila.gov/CityPlanning/pr...%20Package.pdf

Has the neighborhood association approved this? They are complaining about the Drexel dorm that is only going to be down the block...

^^ The context is a bit different. This falls directly on Market street and would be sandwiched into the existing Science Center development. The Drexel dorm is much closer to residential neighborhoods and while not far away, would feel a bit more abrupt. (Although, I am in favor of both projects - just trying to explain that the two sites have a very different context.)