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PHILADELPHIA | 3737 Chestnut l 278 FT l 25 FLOORS
Proposed for the corner of 38th and Chestnut in the heart of University City, is an apartment tower which is hoped to shore up the finances of the Philadelphia Cathedral and enable a steady income stream to be used for costly maintenance and repairs to the church (built 1889, rebuilt 1906) just up the street on 38th. The major bone of contention is the required demolition of two certified historic buildings on the Chestnut Street side (both of which are owned by the Cathedral). Another thorny issue is the massing on this busy corner which will likely overshadow the church itself. Anyway, it's just a proposal for now, and hopefully something more interesting can be done with the exterior.
http://hiddencityphila.org/wp-conten...Cathedral3.png Courtesy of BLT Architects http://hiddencityphila.org/wp-conten...cathedral2.png Courtesy of BLT Architects Further reading can be had here. I'll have more updates when they become available. |
Nice. Thanks for this Swinefeld. :tup:
More renderings: http://cdn.phillymag.com/wp-content/...38chestnut.jpg http://www.phillymag.com/property/20...-headlines-25/ |
Seems like if this church isn't allowed to build, they will go broke and another historic church will face the wrecking ball. I know NIMBYs think that every building built before 1993 is historic and should be preserved, they need to learn how to pick their battles. If this building allows the church to be preserved then don't stand in their way.
Shame a similar proposal couldn't be found for that beautiful church on Spring Garden at 11th. That was demolished, wasn't it? |
Church of the Assumption...? No, it was appeal, L&I overturned the Historic Commission's ruling, and the City (on behalf of Siloam) sued--itself--on the ruling. Confused?
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Anyone see this today in the Inquirer?
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I don't understand what the big deal is with letting them go through with this project? It's very sad that it takes an army to build a 25 story building in this city.
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Does this mean an end for this project?
This historical building crap these nimbies perseverate on is annoying, these buildings mean nothing. |
The Historical Commission okayed the demolition of the two brownstones. Looks like this project will be happening after all
http://planphilly.com/historical-com...ls-brownstones |
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Thanks for the updates:tup:
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An article on this from Hidden City and also a new render of it.
http://hiddencityphila.org/wp-conten...ralproject.png http://hiddencityphila.org/2012/06/the-next-question/ |
The developer for this will be Radnor Property Group
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Well now we know what is holding this up
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This can FINALLY move forward
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Also here is a new render of the tower
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...78545148_n.jpg http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...=image_gallery |
Another update
High-rise to replace two 38th and Chestnut brownstones
The new building will house apartments, offices and new retail locations A 25-story high-rise development will soon replace two historic brownstones at the corner of 38th and Chestnut streets. The tower will include apartments, church offices and retail space. The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral — located at 3723 Chestnut St. — hired Radnor Property Group to construct the new building and hopes to have it completed by the fall of 2015. More here |
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Notices of demolition are up on the rowhomes.
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Article on this from PhillyShark. Looks like, according to them, groundbreaking will occur in the fall
http://phillyshark.blogspot.com/2013...ent-tower.html |
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