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Originally Posted by mja
Look, I get that being needlessly confrontational is kinda your thing, but you're reading negativity into my comments that isn't even there.
I'm hopeful about the project, but it was completely unexpected and i was merely expressing my astonishment that such a thing could exist at this point in time. I actually don't share the pessimism of a few other posters, and generally believe that people too often confuse pessimism for wisdom, but if you are going to try to claim that the idea of a reputable high profile New York developer launching into a $160 million mixed-use project in the middle of North Philly shouldn't have been astonishing, or wouldn't have been to you prior to this announcement, then I'm going to call bullshit.
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a significant portion of the development going on now in fringe areas could qualify as astonishing. I'm astonished people are building $400k homes in Kensington. But these are the times we're in now and national developers see value here.
BTW Temple is in the middle of north philly and the university and private entities are pouring hundreds of millions into the area. There is a 19 story tower proposed for Broad and Oxford- middle of North Philly. Nothing in 2017 is as shocking as it would've been 10 years ago. This site is in betwen the two hubs of Temple on Broad so while this MUCH investment in this specific area is definitely new, the area itself is ideal for connection to many things. Temple students are seen all over North Broad, right up to Broad and Erie. Some used to go to the Pathmark on Glenwood before it closed.