PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread

[Arch+Eng]

Originally Posted by Londonee

Hopefully they demo that building, it's a total hideous eyesore. Nothing says cozy Children's boutique like shiny, black Darth-Vader-Helmet tile with, blacked-out windows along 16th Street. quaint...



The Children's Place is new there, relocating in late 2013.

No the building stays

[Londonee]

Originally Posted by 1487

interesting, that store has been there for years. I think there was a rite aid there before that. I hope it moves to a vacant space on chestnut. Way too much vacancy on chestnut east of 15th street.

Originally Posted by Arch+Eng

No the building stays

Is it a total facade overhaul at least? I mean, look at this thing...

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9513...7i13312!8i6656

[Knight Hospitaller]

Originally Posted by Londonee

Is it a total facade overhaul at least? I mean, look at this thing...

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9513...7i13312!8i6656

Perfect for a Star Wars themed Imperial Grille. There's a corner crying for something at least a few hundred feet tall.

[summersm343]

3rd and Market Apartment Complex Makes it's debut

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...ner-debut.html

[summersm343]

Little snippet regarding Southern Land Co. and future Philadelphia developments

The project is Southern's first foray into Philadelphia, and, although they've currently got something cookin' at the high-profile parcel near 19th and Walnut, we've heard this won't be the only building they develop inside the uCity Square/Science Center area.

Read more at http://www.phillymag.com/property/20...i9M6hIOzW7f.99

[summersm343]

The National - 6 story apartment development in Old City moves forward.

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...-old-city.html

[iheartphilly]

Originally Posted by summersm343

3rd and Market Apartment Complex Makes it's debut

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...ner-debut.html

This development was executed very well and spot on. From one of the photos, it looks like an electric range rather than gas. I thought gas was available in this neighborhood.

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by iheartphilly

This development was executed very well and spot on. From one of the photos, it looks like an electric range rather than gas. I thought gas was available in this neighborhood.

Most apartments are going with electric ranges instead of gas whether gas is available or not because it is cheaper, easier to maintain, and less of a hazard.

[Arch+Eng]

Originally Posted by Londonee

Is it a total facade overhaul at least? I mean, look at this thing...

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9513...7i13312!8i6656

I am pretty sure. There is a new floor for a portion of the building.

[hammersklavier]

I keep wondering when somebody'll consolidate those buildings between Pomerantz and the corner on Chestnut. I mean, none of them are particularly memorable, and they're all really underbuilt for being the in the highest-density part of the city.

[MikeNigh]

Originally Posted by hammersklavier

I keep wondering when somebody'll consolidate those buildings between Pomerantz and the corner on Chestnut. I mean, none of them are particularly memorable, and they're all really underbuilt for being the in the highest-density part of the city.

My guess is when the W is done the rif raf will finally get pushed out of this section and then something like consolidating will happen really fast.

[Frontst17]

Originally Posted by MikeNigh

My guess is when the W is done the rif raf will finally get pushed out of this section and then something like consolidating will happen really fast.

"Riff raff"... It's not 2003 anymore... All walks of life hang out down there

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by Frontst17

"Riff raff"... It's not 2003 anymore... All walks of life hang out down there

Old stereotypes die hard. I still laugh when people talk about 1500 block of Chestnut being filled with "riff raff."

[EastSideHBG]

The Inquirer's article for those interested:


New Ventures In Old City

JACOB ADELMAN, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
POSTED: Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 3:01 AM

Something's finally cooking at the National Products building, the long-vacant restaurant-supply showroom in Old City known for its orange glazed-tile facade and stainless-steel signs.

After more than a decade of failed proposals to develop apartments or condos at the Art Deco landmark near Second Street and Elfreth's Alley, a developer has applied for permits to begin dismantling the site for construction.

Planned are six stories of apartments in a structure that incorporates the historically protected 57-year-old facade.

It's at least the fourth long-dormant Old City residential project to show recent signs of life in the still-scruffy corner of central Philadelphia where developers are responding to resurgent interest from prospective residents.

"It's really a change in market conditions," said Job Itzkowitz, executive director of the Old City District, a business association. "Neighborhoods go through cycles."

The four projects would add 670 apartments to a neighborhood that had 2,624 housing units in 2013, according to the most recent U.S. census data for the tract bounded by Vine, Seventh, and Chestnut Streets and I-95. That was up from 1,900 units in 2000.

The flurry of residential building comes as the area sheds its reputation for raucous nightlife, which scared away some of those first drawn to its red brick homes and converted industrial buildings.

It also doesn't hurt that monthly Old City rents are 11 percent lower than in the more established residential areas to the west of Broad Street - $1,990 vs. $2,251 in August - according to the most recent data from real estate website Zillow.

A half-block south of the National Products site, PMC Property Group - perhaps the city's biggest residential landlord - is seeking approvals for 10 stories of apartments beside a historic cobblestone lane called Little Boys Court.

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/busines...ivy12WDgtAJ.99

[summersm343]

Old City's 'National' to Become Six-Story Apartment Building

http://philly.curbed.com/archives/20...s-building.php

[Castle]

Originally Posted by MikeNigh

My guess is when the W is done the rif raf will finally get pushed out of this section and then something like consolidating will happen really fast.

C'mon, guy ... Everybody knows that all the rif raf now hang around rec ghettos.

[MikeNigh]

Originally Posted by Castle

C'mon, guy ... Everybody knows that all the rif raf now hang around rec ghettos.

They were born into the rec ghetto, you were merely adopted by it.

[summersm343]

3.0 University Place - 6 floors - office space - 41st and Market
Update from Naked Philly

The building will rise six stories and will contain 189K sqft of leasable space. Though the building is located close to transit, it will still have 108 parking spots, all located on the basement level. Like its predecessor, it will come precertified LEED Platinum, with a collection of green elements. Notably, the green roof will manage stormwater that hits the building. And it will be a wonderful place for people working in the building to enjoy their lunch break.

http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phill...to-41st-market

[Knight Hospitaller]

Originally Posted by summersm343

3.0 University Place - 6 floors - office space - 41st and Market

Preserve the mural!

[1487]

Originally Posted by Frontst17

"Riff raff"... It's not 2003 anymore... All walks of life hang out down there

Not only that, most of the retail spots are leased up in this block- I dont see any mass consolidation anytime soon. Not sure what chestnut street people on this forum frequent, but Chestnut between broad and the Brickstone development is in far worse shape than the 1500 block.