PHILADELPHIA | The Mark at Philadelphia | 407 FT | 34 FLOORS - Page 7

Philly Fan · #**121** Posted **Oct 17, 2024, 5:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

If you compare the recent pictures to the renderings on page 1 of this thread, there are some obvious value engineering differences. Notably, less windows and smaller windows and a change in façade color.

True, but I was comparing the photos to the most recent renderings in this thread, in post #107 above. As far as I can see in the photos, they're reproducing what's depicted in those more recent renderings.

reparcsyks · #**122** Posted **Oct 17, 2024, 7:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by TK2001

No no no. You gotta do the Philly special where a buildings title is The (name). Let's just call it The Lego

If you want to go 100% Philly -- "Lego Square"

mcgrath618 · #**123** Posted **Oct 17, 2024, 7:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Philly Fan

True, but I was comparing the photos to the most recent renderings in this thread, in post #107 above. As far as I can see in the photos, they're reproducing what's depicted in those more recent renderings.

Yeah, and the most recent renderings make this thing look appallingly ugly.

PurpleWhiteOut · #**124** Posted **Oct 17, 2024, 8:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcgrath618

Yeah, and the most recent renderings make this thing look appallingly ugly.

Yeah, the newest renderings came out when cladding started to begin and there are significant deviations from the original CDR design in colors, complexity, window sizes, etc

shakman · #**125** Posted **Oct 24, 2024, 5:10 PM**

Looks a highrise prison.

City Wide · #**126** Posted **Oct 30, 2024, 9:17 PM**

I don't get what all the fuss is about. This turd was 'designed', and that's being generous, to be what its turning out to be, big and ugly. It would've have taken a first-tier architect and a developer with deep pockets and a willingness to spend to have gotten anything much different. A general rule, any building with through the wall HVAC units covered by louvers, is going to be a K-mart type of building (I'm referring to what looks like small windows) I don't know what Penn could have done, but this is going to be a long term piece of 🞵🞵🞵🞵 right next to their campus, and extremely hard to miss. Maybe it can be covered with ivy and/or flowers.

PHLtoNYC · #**127** Posted **Oct 30, 2024, 9:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by City Wide

I don't get what all the fuss is about. This turd was 'designed', and that's being generous, to be what its turning out to be, big and ugly.

It would've have taken a first-tier architect and a developer with deep pockets and a willingness to spend to have gotten anything much different.

A general rule, any building with through the wall HVAC units covered by louvers, is going to be a K-mart type of building (I'm referring to what looks like small windows) I don't know what Penn could have done, but this is going to be a long term piece of 🞵🞵🞵🞵 right next to their campus, and extremely hard to miss. Maybe it can be covered with ivy and/or flowers.

The original renderings were okay, until the bait and switch updated design (whenever that happened).

To the second part, there are several newer high-rise apartment buildings along Chestnut that are decent. It seems that in very recent years design standards have fallen to extreme lows, or are costs just too high, or as you said, better developers?
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9551854,..._ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Seems to be a theme in Philadelphia of presenting half decent buildings only to see the final product look like a dollar store version. The Ben comes to mind. I can't get over how ugly that building is whenever I see it.

I wonder if other cities (not NYC) have this issue?

colemonkee · #**128** Posted **Oct 31, 2024, 1:28 AM**

Lots of other cities have that issue, it's not specific to Philly or NY. And Philly has gotten some really solid buildings recently. This one is a pretty awful disappointment, but quite a few of the newer towers in Philly have turned out rather nice, imo.

UrbanRevival · #**129** Posted **Oct 31, 2024, 2:26 PM**

The best thing about this project is the residential density being added in West Philly.

Design-wise, it's easily the most underwhelming high-rise we've seen in a number of years. The best hope at this point is good street level interaction.

gjrip · #**130** Posted **Oct 31, 2024, 5:36 PM**

Wow that blue is gross. This thing was already borderline and saved only by its decent height, but now it's a full yuck from me.

Mayormccheese · #**131** Posted **Nov 4, 2024, 6:33 PM**

Just drove by this it’s stunning how horrible it looks.

TK2001 · #**132** Posted **Nov 17, 2024, 6:27 PM**

The Mark by Philly SkyGuy, on Flickr

Knight Hospitaller · #**133** Posted **Nov 18, 2024, 3:21 AM**

Barf!

Jawnadelphia · #**134** Posted **Nov 18, 2024, 4:11 PM**

I'm about ready to start 🞵🞵🞵🞵 emailing this developer ... this building is a joke.

Contact info below:
https://www.landmarkproperties.com/contact-us/

Redddog · #**135** Posted **Nov 18, 2024, 4:13 PM**

I've seen prisons that are more inviting.

japmes · #**136** Posted **Nov 18, 2024, 4:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Redddog

I've seen prisons that are more inviting.

Wow, it does look like a prison. So disappointing.

kingtut · #**137** Posted **Nov 18, 2024, 5:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by japmes

Wow, it does look like a prison. So disappointing.

But it looks much better a night.

Knight Hospitaller · #**138** Posted **Nov 18, 2024, 6:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by kingtut

But it looks much better a night.

When there's no moonlight

PHL10 · #**139** Posted **Nov 18, 2024, 7:09 PM**

I'm not making excuses for them but it is being advertised as student housing - could be much better nonetheless. Bigger windows would have been a good start.

PHLtoNYC · #**140** Posted **Nov 18, 2024, 9:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHL10

I'm not making excuses for them but it is being advertised as student housing - could be much better nonetheless. Bigger windows would have been a good start.

This is also student housing, yet it's palatable. https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9567068,..._ep=EgoyMDI0MTExMy4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

What changed in the last ~10 years? The cost of glass or faux masonry is too high? Laziness? Is landmark just a 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 developer?

Landmark is planning a similar looking tower at Temple, a shame Landmark will birth another turd on Broad Street.