PHILADELPHIA | Bridgeman's View Tower | 915 FT / 279 M | 66 FLOORS | NEVER BUILT - Page 4

TheMeltyMan · #61 Posted **Apr 5, 2007, 7:29 AM**

Yeah it does a bit. From some renderings it even looks like the Murano.

VA_Gentleman · #62 Posted **Apr 5, 2007, 1:20 PM**

Man I wish they were building this downtown instead. I guess it's still better to have a big building outside of downtown then nothing at all.

Crunked Up · #63 Posted **Apr 6, 2007, 4:31 PM**

Come on guys, just 85 more feet!!! You can do it!

BigDan35 · #64 Posted **Apr 7, 2007, 1:53 AM**

So for all of you guys that have been following this proposal for sometime (this is the first I have ever heard of it) what do you think is the likliness, percentage wise, that the Bridgeman's View tower will actually be approved and built?

TheOldMan · #65 Posted **Apr 7, 2007, 3:04 AM**

Big Dan, it already has been approved and groundbreaking is set for November.

Cro Burnham · #66 Posted **Apr 7, 2007, 4:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by BigDan35

So for all of you guys that have been following this proposal for sometime (this is the first I have ever heard of it) what do you think is the likliness, percentage wise, that the Bridgeman's View tower will actually be approved and built?

It has no sales that I am aware of. I'd say the percentage chance of it being built someday aren't bad, but I am very skeptical about the November target. That's alot of condos to sell by November at a time when the sales pace for condos has slowed quite a bit and the cost of construction certainly hasn't dropped lately.

brenster · #67 Posted **Apr 7, 2007, 8:16 PM**

maybe they don't need more than 50% sold before building if part of the structure is going to be a hotel?.. just a guess though

giamomj · #68 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 4:59 PM**

Anyone seen any rough pricing fro 1 - 2 BR condos at BVT? If the pricing points are below $350K, that would see a lot of condos. Of course, that may not be cost-effective.

Gia

SJPhillyBoy · #69 Posted **Apr 10, 2007, 8:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by giamomj

Anyone seen any rough pricing fro 1 - 2 BR condos at BVT? If the pricing points are below $350K, that would see a lot of condos. Of course, that may not be cost-effective.

Gia

From page 1...

Units/Condominium: 794 units, starting at $750,000

Condo pre-selling will begin within eight months and be handled in house. One-bedroom units of about 1,000 sf are priced in the mid-$700,000s. “Bi-level and tri-level penthouses of up to 5,000 sf or more are available,” he says, and puts overall pricing within the range of $700 per sf to $750 per sf.

It will consist of 794 condos starting in the mid-$700,000 range,

skellergroup · #70 Posted **Apr 25, 2007, 3:18 PM**

Has there been anymore renderings/devlopments on the BVT?

dfane · #71 Posted **Apr 27, 2007, 12:56 AM**

I sure hope this building gets built

spyguy · #72 Posted **May 8, 2007, 2:58 AM**

Came across this randomly. I'm not sure if it's the latest design or not (sorry if it's old), but I don't think it has been posted in the thread before.

TheOldMan · #73 Posted **May 8, 2007, 5:22 AM**

^^^^ awesome ! nice find That Guy. hopefully groundbreaking will begin in the fall.

Swinefeld · #74 Posted **May 8, 2007, 11:43 AM**

Nice. Where did you find that?

SJPhillyBoy · #75 Posted **May 8, 2007, 12:43 PM**

spyguy, No one has seen that rendering. That is new to us. Nice spy work. Thanks for posting. This building is probably going to get built. It is really going to be a beautiful addition to Philly and actually start a second skyline for the city on the Delaware River along Delaware Ave.

Look how it dwarfs Water Front Square.

skyscraper · #76 Posted **May 8, 2007, 3:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by SJPhillyBoy

Look how it dwarfs Water Front Square.

wait until Trump Tower goes up between BVT and WFS. That's going to look cool.

GarCastle · #77 Posted **May 8, 2007, 3:56 PM**

In case anyone wants a good laugh:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_Billy_Penn

Or check out the architects site, seems they mostly do residential or small commercial:
http://www.agooslovera.com/News/bridgman.html

theWatusi · #78 Posted **May 8, 2007, 5:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by GarCastle

In case anyone wants a good laugh:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_Billy_Penn

Quote:

After One Liberty Place opened, Philadelphia's franchises began a pattern of narrow, but spectacular, failures to win a conference or national championship...

In reference to the "second skyline" this is awesome. I think just having BVT as a landmark will draw in more surrounding development and hopefully these other projects will get built.

phillyskyline · #79 Posted **May 8, 2007, 5:44 PM**

I would love to see it happen but starting prices for 1 bedroom unit at 750K with a Nov groundbreaking? I think it's asking too much in a short amt of time. Great find spyguy...

ichigo · #80 Posted **May 8, 2007, 6:44 PM**

If it looks anything like the picture that spyguy posted, then that building should be in center city

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