PHILADELPHIA | Mural West @ 523 N. Broad | 363 FT | 32 FLOORS

[summersm343]

Naked Philly article. All conceptual:
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/w...s-for-mural-west-at-broad-spring-garden/

[mja]

Not sure that it means anything, but I passed a guy on the street down by Jefferson holding a gigantic poster of what I think was a new rendering of a building here. I didn't get a good glimpse of it - he was in the way - but it seemed tall and kinda beefy. It may have been slightly similar to the rendering on the first post. You could still see the mural, which is how I knew what it was. I'd have taken a photo but I had a pastry and a coffee in hand.

[mcgrath618]

Originally Posted by mja

Not sure that it means anything, but I passed a guy on the street down by Jefferson holding a gigantic poster of what I think was a new rendering of a building here. I didn't get a good glimpse of it - he was in the way - but it seemed tall and kinda beefy. It may have been slightly similar to the rendering on the first post. You could still see the mural, which is how I knew what it was. I'd have taken a photo but I had a pastry and a coffee in hand.

I love chance happenings like this. Very funny.

I hope this project is still happening, but I have little faith it'd be under current ownership given everything going on with him in court.

[mja]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

I love chance happenings like this. Very funny.

I hope this project is still happening, but I have little faith it'd be under current ownership given everything going on with him in court.

Looking at it now, and trying to recall as much detail as possible in what was about a 5 second partial glimpse, it's definitely some sort of variation of the version in the first post. The crown in the rendering was very similar or perhaps even the same, but there were some changes with massing (I think) and facade treatment (definitely).

[El Duderino]

looks like this is going to be some sort of public space, and i kinda like it:

A Community Oasis for Broad & Spring Garden
https://jackphillyre.substack.com/p/a-community-oasis-for-broad-and-spring
10/16/2024

[PHLtoNYC]

Originally Posted by El Duderino

looks like this is going to be some sort of public space, and i kinda like it:

A Community Oasis for Broad & Spring Garden
https://jackphillyre.substack.com/p/a-community-oasis-for-broad-and-spring
10/16/2024

Jack's question at the end... "What do you want to see go in this space?"

My answer: A 30-story mixed-use tower.

[mcgrath618]

There aren't too many parks in Callowhill. I think this is a great use of the site! There are plenty of other vacant lots in the area that can continue to be developed.

[skyhigh07]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

There aren't too many parks in Callowhill. I think this is a great use of the site! There are plenty of other vacant lots in the area that can continue to be developed.

I’m guessing this will serve as more of a temporary park until conditions change for redevelopment. Probably a smart move. That intersection could use some sprucing up.

[bdurk]

I really hope it's just a temporary use. This lot is an incredible lot for a tower and a residential one needs to be built here imo. It's too close to the BSL to be a park. If it was up to me we'd have a 500 footer here, a northern Arthaus if you will. I hope they develop this eventually.

[BroadandMarket]

Without constant cleaning and policing, I don't think a public space is a good idea here. I think it would be a neighborhood nuisance more than an asset. It's just not a space someone wants to sit in a park, surrounded on 2 sides by 5 lane roads. It's loud and dirty.