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Originally Posted by McBane
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On the other hand, Brandywine owns many valuable parcels in CC but unlike their properties around 30th Street Station, those are not located in KOZ. They may direct their resources for office building to the Cira complex and residential towards CC. Who knows.
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A mix of residential and office (and probably hotels - due to proximity to the Station) between 30th Street and the current business on W. Market would be ideal for keeping the area alive after dark and on weekends. If you're going to have mostly offices anywhere, around the Station makes the most sense, as it already provides a lot of activity at all hours on its own. All that area needs to go along with office space is more restaurants and pubs to serve commuters and travelers at all hours (and they'd do a fine lunch, and maybe dinner, business from the office workers too). Every time I'm near the awful Penn Station in NYC, the only thing I envy is the hum of urban life around it at all times. 30th Street ceasing to be an isolated island will do amazing things for this town.