PHILADELPHIA | Highrise Development Thread IX - Page 32

LittleMike · #**621** Posted **Jan 6, 2014, 2:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by miesian

Find Mr. Maule on Hidden City and Instagram...mauleofamerica

sweet thanks. It's also cool to hear Brad is back in town...i'm gonna see what he has on instagram

bucks native · #**622** Posted **Jan 6, 2014, 4:15 PM**

DISCUSS: Mary Margaret Jones, Hargreaves at DAG

Thursday, January 9, 8am (sharp). Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street. Come to the Design Advocacy Group’s January meeting to hear Mary Margaret Jones of Hargreaves discuss designs for Penn’s Landing. Free.

Parkway · #**623** Posted **Jan 6, 2014, 5:36 PM**

The John C Anderson appartments on 13th opened today.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9379056

PhiLaw · #**624** Posted **Jan 7, 2014, 3:36 PM**

NakedPhilly on the new apartments going up on Front and Walnut. Looks nice..

http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/old-city/new-homes-rising-in-old-city-will-be-amazing

PhiLaw · #**625** Posted **Jan 7, 2014, 3:37 PM**

Museum Towers II

http://philly.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...tment-tower-with-16-townhomes-on-the.php

ILovePhilly · #**626** Posted **Jan 7, 2014, 4:34 PM**

Uniqlo coming to Center City! (and KOP mall)

From Racked.com

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UNIQLO CONFIRMED FOR 2014 2013-11-UNIQLO.jpgShoppist has picked up on the Uniqlo story with word that the Japanese retailer will open in Philly around Memorial Day 2014. The retailer will take over the Art Institute's four-floor spot at 1608 Chestnut. [Shoppist]

tsarstruck · #**627** Posted **Jan 8, 2014, 2:24 PM**

The City Planning's blog has a good overview of planned and rumored projects in West Philly:

Cranewatch Neighorhood Profile

Baconboy007 · #**628** Posted **Jan 8, 2014, 3:48 PM**

Does anyone know what is going on with the top two floors of this building? At night you can see that they are stripped/vacant and have been like that for a while. For some reason this always bothers me while I'm waiting for the bus, anyone know whats going on there?

Londonee · #**629** Posted **Jan 8, 2014, 5:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Baconboy007

Does anyone know what is going on with the top two floors of this building? At night you can see that they are stripped/vacant and have been like that for a while. For some reason this always bothers me while I'm waiting for the bus, anyone know whats going on there?

It's probably one of the penthouses which are sold as raw, customizable space. I'm guessing that they are in the $10 million range--so it just hasn't sold yet. If you see construction lighting, it could mean that they are fitting one out.

PhiLaw · #**630** Posted **Jan 8, 2014, 9:38 PM**

New employment data for Philadelphia

http://centercityphila.org/docs/CCR14_employment.pdf

EastSideHBG · #**631** Posted **Jan 8, 2014, 10:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhiLaw

Museum Towers II

http://philly.curbed.com/archives/2014/0...tment-tower-with-16-townhomes-on-the.php

Interesting, but the garage being directly behind the townhouses seems like an odd idea and it looks awfully close; not sure looking out one's back window and seeing a parking structure that close is a good selling point. But we will have to see how the finished product looks, I guess.

hammersklavier · #**632** Posted **Jan 8, 2014, 10:58 PM**

Remember how close the garage is to the townhomes at 22nd and Race.

Baconboy007 · #**633** Posted **Jan 9, 2014, 4:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by hammersklavier

Remember how close the garage is to the townhomes at 22nd and Race.

I think they are attached to the garage

Baconboy007 · #**634** Posted **Jan 9, 2014, 7:00 PM**

Good work on by Nutter to get Philly included in this:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20140109_Obama_makes_West_Philly_a__Promise_.html

I know Mantua is pretty bleak but wouldn't that area get it's gentrification in the next 5-10 years from the University City developments? With a couple towers being developed 8 blocks away I have to imagine it would. I wonder how the nimby's will treat this?

MikeNigh · #**635** Posted **Jan 9, 2014, 7:22 PM**

I like how promise is in quotations lol.

Nightman · #**636** Posted **Jan 9, 2014, 8:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhiLaw

New employment data for Philadelphia

http://centercityphila.org/docs/CCR14_employment.pdf

I agree that Philadelphia lags tremendously in job growth however I feel it is a bit tough to compare us to NYC, D.C. and Boston. NYC is the financial capital of the U.S., D.C. is the national capital with all federal employment and Boston is the state capital of Massachusetts. We would be slightly better off if we had all of the government jobs that are in Harrisburg. Just a thought. I see where Paul Levy is coming from in putting the comparisons out there. Something needs to get done sooner than later.

jakel · #**637** Posted **Jan 9, 2014, 8:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Baconboy007

Good work on by Nutter to get Philly included in this:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20140109_Obama_makes_West_Philly_a__Promise_.html

I know Mantua is pretty bleak but wouldn't that are get it's gentrification in the next 5-10 years from the University City developments? With a couple towers being developed 8 blocks away I have to imagine it would. I wonder how the nimby's will treat this?

The 'Promise Zone' actually includes many of these skyscrapers, both existing and proposed. Here's a map of the promise zone: http://www.phila.gov/Newsletters/PZoneAssets-Map.pdf

The following large scale projects fall within the 'Promise Zone':
- Lancaster Square
- 38th and Chestnut
- Proposed Police Headquarters
- 3737 Market
- 30th Street Station
- IRS Building
- Philadelphia Zoo
- The Railyards
- Cira Center

Probably a few more that I'm missing in that list, but needless to say, the 'Promise Zone' extends much further than the economic needs justify. I imagine the proposed tax incentives will be beneficial for Drexel, the Cira Center, and any future office development in the railyard / Market St area. I suppose we're a 'winner' in getting to tweak federal funds, which is a win for Philadelphia, but doesn't quite sit right with me. Really we need to reform our tax structure rather than carving out micro tax havens.

ILovePhilly · #**638** Posted **Jan 9, 2014, 8:50 PM**

I saw the news this morning about the Promise zone. It seems to me that there are many other neighborhoods that could be better opportunities to use this gift more effectively, places with less private investment already.

Anywhere in the whole Southwest or the western most parts of West Philadelphia, Allegheny, North Philadelphia, STRAWBERRY MANSION, Oxford, Olney, Nicetown are in more immediate need for this kind of deep reaching intervention. I agree it seems a bit off.

MikeNigh · #**639** Posted **Jan 9, 2014, 11:43 PM**

In other words drexel needs some help gentrifying it's side of west philly.

relnahe · #**640** Posted **Jan 10, 2014, 1:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by ILovePhilly

Anywhere in the whole Southwest or the western most parts of West Philadelphia, Allegheny, North Philadelphia, STRAWBERRY MANSION, Oxford, Olney, Nicetown are in more immediate need for this kind of deep reaching intervention. I agree it seems a bit off.

Its because Mantua is in a prime area. Places like Olney and Nicetown aren't.

What is amusing is the thing that has held Mantua back is the government itself. It has flooded that neighborhood with public housing hence the reason it hasn't turned around like virtually every other neighborhood in good proximity to Center City and University City.