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Originally Posted by Londonee
I have to say, I'm pretty skeptical. I just don't think this part of Broad Street is ready for something this enormous without fundamental change along the axis South of South. It's just utter no-mans land.
Dranoff's 777 S. Broad Street, a few blocks north - closer to CC - currently has ZERO retail spots filled. The owner of Tashan called taking a gamble at this location a big mistake. There's just no there, there. City planning totally failed south Broad Street:
I feel like they need to eliminate the empty lots and strip mall aesthetic to Broad Street, replaced with reasonable scale buildings from South to Christian, before attempting to build this thing all the way down at Washington Avenue. If Dranoff can't fill a single retail space in a more desirable location 3 blocks away, how is this gonna work?
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Dranoff is just one building with a few retail spots. This project could be a destination where people will travel to to dine, shop and drink.
People told Blatstein he was out of his mind when he built the Piazza, and that has become not only a destination, but an anchor for the redevelopment of Northern Liberties.
Broad and Washington is already surrounding by nice neighborhoods on all side, and even though this stretch of Broad needs work, this could be the project to set that off. Plus, there is a new development proposed across the street from this as well. There is also new development happening a few blocks South.
Broad between Center City and Washington Ave is about to explode. It would be silly not to build something there now, just because the stretch needs work.