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Old Posted Apr 28, 2014, 9:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Pennsgrant View Post
Digging the throwback design as the new developments in philly were/are getting a little glass happy.
Agreed. Really like this design and it screams Philadelphia to me. I like the base and it fits in well with area. 19th and Chestnut is an area with a lot of little store fronts and foot traffic and I think it is important to maintain that. The base does a decent job even though I always feel like there are missed opportunities. This area is very walkable and it is part of what makes downtown Philly great. Towers are great but how it relates to the pedestrian is highly important. West Market street for all its towers is not very walkable IMO ... it feels cold and impersonal.

My opinion of the tower could change depending on the quality of the materials but based on this simple rendering it looks like a winner to me.