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Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC
“I’ve done everything I can in Philadelphia,” Adler said. "One more deal, the Family Court building that I want to buy. Then I retire from Philly, and I put my efforts in New York City and San Francisco.”
Amazing if he could turn the Family Court Building into a really special hotel, like Philadelphia's version of the Ritz Paris. Let's hope he stays in Philadelphia for a while longer, as New York is a totally different game.
He said he doesn't build new, not sure what he can do with the Disney Hole, unless he partners with another developer?
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Listen, I hope he's successful, especially at the Battery, which I have a vested interest in because I live in Northbank and he owns all the land between Northbank and The Battery.
I will say, however, I'm super disappointed in his proposal for the Franklin Mills Mall. It's such an amazing opportunity to do something transformative in that part of the city and Bensalem. I mean, he could create a truly beautiful urban neighborhood. Instead, it's a hodgepodge proposal (a waterpark! commercial playing fields! one apartment building!). They throw words around like mixed-use to make it sound like a cohesive urban concept, but it's just lipstick on a pig. Carving up a parking lot into a bunch of separate un-related concepts, much like what's happened at Plymouth Meeting Mall.
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