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affordable housing wasn't mentioned and I see no way the changes would aid that. Don't even know why you went off on that tangent. Not sure what part of Philly you are talking about but the area west of Temple generally had decent size rowhouses so the suggestion that no on can build a modern single family house on existing lots makes no sense to me. If you can build a 10 units student building on these lots you sure as hell can build a single family house. It's happening in South Philly and other parts of North Philly- not sure what makes this area so different. Single family zoning shouldn't exist in the city today? Seriously? This isn't new york. Philadelphia still has a huge amount of single family housing relative to that and other large cities. That's one of it's attributes and likely one thing that has attracted younger people from other cities who want to experience home ownership. Crap student housing isn't quality multifamily housing. It's cheap, the owners could care less about the long term viability of the area and you end up with a transient population that generates a ton of trash who has zero commitment to the area. As I said, I would not want to be an existing resident in this area nor would I ever plan on buying a house in this area if this is the long term trajectory of the neighborhood. |
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We definitely all should get together for a drink when the Four Seasons opens. Arguing endlessly is more difficult without anonymity.
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I think multi-family housing is good and should be encouraged, but I also see the point about having too many student housing complexes and wanting a good mix. I don't think it is as black and white as everyone seems to imply, on both sides.
But one thing that hasn't come into this discussion is the fact that this isn't something they are doing just around Temple. These corrective zoning bills have been put forth for areas all over the city. Basically the 2035 plan called for RM zoning to be changed to RSA zoning anywhere where existing rowhomes are the predominant housing type--and the city has been following through with that. It had nothing to do with Darrell Clarke and had everything to do with the PCPC deciding, based on their professional knowledge, that it was a good strategy to maintain the character of rowhouse neighborhoods throughout the city. Again, I happen to disagree and I think more multi-family housing in rowhouse neighborhoods would be a good thing--but they did have a solid rationale for the change. I also think that the recommendation painted with too broad a brush, as there are unique circumstances associated with different neighborhoods. But no policy is perfect. |
Just an update on Liberty Square since I live right at the site. The Thompson street building has the garage excavated and 4 of the 5 stories built up.
They are now excavating along germantown for the garage under the second building. There was a big delay because of ground water issues and attaining permits to drain that water so they should be blasting ahead now. http://www.blackstonedt.com/uploads/...om_960x450.jpg http://www.blackstonedt.com/projects/liberty-square Oh shit...did a new project just steal Liberty Square's name!?!?!? https://philly.curbed.com/2017/5/9/1...rdc-properties |
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No one was debating the best way to develop affordable housing BTW. Not sure how that entered the discussion. |
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Out with Clarke, but the same ship of fools that voted him into office will decide who's next. How about bring J. Street back to power! |
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If anything all the fear of Temple student housing development throughout North Central should be a serious sign to Temple to build more on-campus housing. Especially since application numbers and enrollment keep going up. |
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As long as Temple constrains the supply of on-campus housing while the demand for it remains astronomical, student housing will continue to dominate the neighborhood. This will only continue as Temple climbs in national rankings (my college, the Fox School of Business, is one of the main reasons for this). The only thing I hope comes out of the rezoning is more student housing being constructed in Hartranft and other areas east of the train station. There isn't as much student housing north and east of campus. |
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Wake me up when this is over.
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^ Even kittens would be nice at this point.
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