PHILADELPHIA | The Development Thread VIII - Page 485

tsarstruck · #**9681** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 3:01 PM**

Don't know if anyone's posted this before, but this is a pretty amazingly well kept list of Philly projects. And by all means, if you have additions or amendments, let him know:

http://thephillyskinny.blogspot.com/p/the-skinny.html

summersm343 · #**9682** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 3:12 PM**

Yes!!!! Finally!!!!

summersm343 · #**9683** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 3:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Busy Bee

Hey all, I don't follow Phila news very closely so pardon if this has been discussed but is there any news on that awesome Divine Lorraine project?

There hasn't been any further news yet.

PhiLaw · #**9684** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 3:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILovePhilly

They just added another rendering on Hidden City from Brandywine and Pelli Clarke Pelli

Center City, welcome to University City. University City, meet Center City.

This is a game-change in terms of our skyline.

Baconboy007 · #**9685** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 3:49 PM**

I know beggars can't be choosers here but any plans to fill in that gap between the road and the building? Or does anyone know why they wouldn't?

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Originally Posted by ILovePhilly

They just added another rendering on Hidden City from Brandywine and Pelli Clarke Pelli

bucks native · #**9686** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 3:56 PM**

Top of garage. Look at that green roof. I looks sloped and angular and off-base. Sharp! Is that the plan?

bucks native · #**9687** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 4:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Baconboy007

I know beggars can't be choosers here but any plans to fill in that gap between the road and the building? Or does anyone know why they wouldn't?

Can't fill it in. Those are train tracks. Might cover them one day.

summersm343 · #**9688** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 4:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Baconboy007

I know beggars can't be choosers here but any plans to fill in that gap between the road and the building? Or does anyone know why they wouldn't?

I do not think Brandywine owns the air rights. There are train tracks that run through there. I would assume, as the area around 30th Street builds up more, that a developer will come in interested in building on that parcel.

summersm343 · #**9689** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 4:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by bucks native

Can't fill it in. Those are train tracks. Might cover them one day.

You could cap over it and build on top of the cap. Similar to what their doing to the Hudson Yards in Manhattan and similar to what they plan to do with the Powelton Yards north of 30th Street Station/Cira Centre

gfspeople · #**9690** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 4:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by Baconboy007

I know beggars can't be choosers here but any plans to fill in that gap between the road and the building? Or does anyone know why they wouldn't?

It would be extremely difficult to cover the gap between the building and Schuylkill Ave, because that is where Amtrak exits 30th station.

theSisko · #**9691** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 4:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by sayitaintso

Issue here is school district funding problem that must be solved in City Council before Comcast announces its building intentions as city regulatory actions will be needed before Comcast can built.

City told Comcast to hold off announcement until school district problem is put at bay first.

With the announcement yesterday of the $50 million to the schools and the city advancing the district another $60 million, might we start to hear some new news regarding the proposed Comcast tower?

summersm343 · #**9692** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 4:54 PM**

Looks like The Evo is officially 430 feet tall. FMC Tower at Cira Centre South is 656 feet tall.

http://investor.brandywinerealty.com/Cache/1001179948.PDF?Y=&O=PDF&D=&FID=1001179948&T=&IID=103209

Londonee · #**9693** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 5:25 PM**

Anyone post the new Drexel Tower at 34th and Lancaster. 24 Stories, $170million project, 560,000sf of space.
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/...0/drexel-to-start-170m-construction.html

Anyways, with all of this new construction immediately next to 30th Street Station, as well as the thousands of workers and students already in place, how can there not be a hotel under construction that directly serves this complex (and the railway)?

It's insane. In a few years we'll have millions of square feet of office and residential space, surrounding one of the busiest transit hubs in America--and not single hotel to serve it all.

summersm343 · #**9694** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 5:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Londonee

Anyone post the new Drexel Tower at 34th and Lancaster. 24 Stories, $170million project, 560,000sf of space.
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/...0/drexel-to-start-170m-construction.html

Anyways, with all of this new construction immediately next to 30th Street Station, as well as the thousands of workers and students already in place, how can there not be a hotel under construction that directly serves this complex (and the railway)?

It's insane. In a few years we'll have millions of square feet of office and residential space, surrounding one of the busiest transit hubs in America--and not single hotel to serve it all.

Yes. We have a thread for it here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=200023

Also, I am almost positive there are plans for a hotel right at 30th and Market, in between 30th Street station and Drexel's Bulletin Building.

hammersklavier · #**9695** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 5:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

Yes. We have a thread for it here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=200023

Also, I am almost positive there are plans for a hotel right at 30th and Market, in between 30th Street station and Drexel's Bulletin Building.

We were just discussing that, actually. Drexel's moved its hotel proposal to 33rd and Chestnut, apparently.

summersm343 · #**9696** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 5:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by hammersklavier

We were just discussing that, actually. Drexel's moved its hotel proposal to 33rd and Chestnut, apparently.

There can be two hotels

ILovePhilly · #**9697** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 6:11 PM**

I also want to throw out there that the POPE is coming to Philadelphia in September 2015 for the World Meeting of Families. They are expecting at LEAST tens of thousands of visitors. So.... build those hotels!!

BuildItBigger · #**9698** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 6:26 PM**

Not to be outdone with the FMC Tower news, I wouldn't be surprised to hear some more news leaks about "Another Comcast Tower".

MikeNigh · #**9699** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 6:41 PM**

I wonder if Comcast will instead take some of FMC's old space in the BNY Mellon building?

Nightman · #**9700** Posted **Oct 31, 2013, 7:35 PM**

Best view of philly is from camden

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_je...m_to_add_300-foot_observation_tower.html