You'd think the Mormon lesson would've been learned by my Catholic co-religionists (which only just figured out how to make better use of the Cathedral block). Some retail at Cascia would be a nice income stream and keep the corner lively.

Tax burden of living in the city is coming closer to approaching that of the suburbs. Good news for the city!:

http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/1...a-suburbs-pew/

Here's an article showing the pluses of suburb living from the same digital magazine:

http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/1...stein-suburbs/

Don't be so judgmental. I'd like to see this built on the SLS lot.
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Ronald McDonald House Expansion - 3900 block of Chestnut - 8 floors

http://www.philarmh.org/fileadmin/_p...6e82942e59.jpg

http://www.philarmh.org/fileadmin/_p...3aaae185b1.jpg

http://www.universitycity.org/sites/...y%202017_0.pdf

http://www.philarmh.org/campaign-for...al-renderings/

for whatever its worth-----Phila had the very first McDonald house; it was in a twin on Spruce St., maybe around 42th.

This is very good to see. The value goes beyond just money.

And to go a little deeper down the rabbithole, it was the thought up by the Eagles.

Double post

It's definitely better than this nonsense, but what they're proposing seems like it could have easily been housed in the row houses they demolished.

I wish they could have saved the Furness twins, but the cause is worth it.

Yes, I've read it. But the more equivalent tax burden and the narrowing differential between the two is fact.

Competing with the suburbs is a zero sum game. I take no joy in rising taxes in our suburban communities. It's not Philly vs the burbs. It's the Philly Metro area vs Dallas, Boston, Atlanta, LA, etc; it's PA vs Texas, Tennessee, Arizona, Colorado, etc. And right now, we're losing. It doesn't help that Phila/Bucks/Montco/Delco/Chester are ajoined to every other county in the State. We're the only state in the NE to not legalize medical marijuana, gay marriage, etc. By the time medical marijuana is legal here, the rest of the NE will have legalized it completely.

Wow, I really went off topic here...

Yes you did.

2400 Market - Aramark Headquarters - office/retail - 10 floors

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...0b&oe=58886AC4

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...d5&oe=58B76027

Broad & Callowhill - apartments/retail - two 6 floor buildings

East Building

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...f3&oe=588B8105

West Building

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...9e&oe=58C983CD

Penn Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics - 36th and Sansom - 7 floors

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...23&oe=58BD743D

The Study Hotel at University City - 33rd and Chestnut - 10 floors

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...1b&oe=588AA9E9

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...b2&oe=58B8CD18

218 Arch - apartments/retail - 10 floors

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0...af&oe=58BFC6C7

I like how the Study turned out! I find that the dark grey brick and very Modernist volumes remind me something you'd find in the Netherlands, which to me at least is a good thing. The many new street trees are also nice to see.