To each his own.

I think it's terrible.:shrug:

Spring Garden School reopens as affordable housing for veterans in West Poplar

Read more here:
https://philly.curbed.com/2017/11/10...center-opening

Now we're talking...

http://www.philly.com/philly/busines...-20171109.html

Put your money where your mouth is then. :P

Is that Miami Vice-esque teal part of the finished cladding? I hope not. I passed by the other day and saw this, but assumed the teal was an insulation layer underneath metal panels.

On another note, does anyone know what is going in at the old Vare school on Moyamensing? I spoke to a construction worker who told me it'll be condos, but I am wondering if there is another structure (or maybe townhomes) going up in the back or if it is just parking. They are doing a lot of digging there. Vare is a beautiful old school, so I think this will be a big boon for Pennsport.

Blatstein pulled permits to demo and build 1148 n 2nd St 208 w girard down to 1102 n 2nd. looks like two buidings 100+ units if i'm reading this right.

I'm fairly confident the teal is going away. I think there was more of it before and it's been covered as they've continued to add more of the facade.

Five townhomes on the parking lot: http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phill...g-forward-last

Mixed-use project to bring 113 units to vacant Northern Liberties lot

https://philly.curbed.com/2017/11/13...hern-liberties

^^Finally

Any thoughts on the height?

Article says 4 floors.

Hale building from a few days ago:
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4521/...b3732ab3_c.jpg20171105_072244 by shad obat, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4550/...a656772a_c.jpg20171105_072116 by shad obat, on Flickr

that building looks so much better its not even funny. Hopefully this spurs improvements to the very dead 1300 block of chestnut. I cant believe the olive garden space is STILL vacant.

There is little on that block that can be developed that isn’t already in the works. Macy’s occupies one side. The two buildings next to Bru, and across Juniper from Hale, are already being developed into new restaurants. SweatbFitness is about to open in the building Walgreens occupies. I believe a large Wawa is moving into the store I. Goldberg vacated. Scientology has been sitting in the PMC Group building forever. Maybe they will do something with it finally. Really, the only spot looking for a new tenant or owner is the storefront where Scratch Biscuits was. Actually, that frstelli’s place in a nice building next to Macy’s on the other side just closed for tax evasion. So a new tenant can go there too. Would be nice to see the Olive Garden space fill too. That is the final one. The facade on those first floors is hideous and crumbling. The owner (a different one than the residential owner of the Griffin apartments above) should redo it.

something replaced scratch biscuits already. The scientology building is vacant as you said and there is another vacant storefront with a roll down metal gate on chestnut, but it might be 1200 block. I thought there was another vacancy near I goldberg

The healthy Bodega type store (Sweet Fresh or something like that) is gone but it looks like they are already working of fitting out the space for a new tenant.

There are some additional vacancies on the 1200 block. Some of those are being filled. There are two restaurants replacing those furniture stores. Both blocks are starting to turn over, which is good to see.

Developers Present Initial Plan to Redevelop Chocolate Factory

http://www.ocfrealty.com/wp-content/...zeRender-4.jpg

http://www.ocfrealty.com/wp-content/...zeRender-5.jpg

Read more here:
http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phill...colate-factory

If they pull this off and do so using good materials, it will be a coup for Washington Avenue.