Thread: PHILADELPHIA | 30th Street Station District | 1,200 FT - 180 FT | 85 - 12 FLOORS
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Old Posted Sep 28, 2017, 2:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Boku View Post
No, this plan is spearheaded by Amtrak. They sent out their RFQ for a master developer back in August. This project is also contingent on building out Schuylkill Yards first as that will make the Amtrak property more valuable and desirable.

The pie-in-the-sky hope would be for Amazon to build on Schuylkill Yards and accelerate the build out of that and the 30th Street District plan.
Fair point. I don't necessarily think that Amazon coming here is "pie-in-the-sky" thinking though.
Oh well. Now we wait. At least I think I'll be alive to see this done.
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