PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread - Page 356

AbortedWalrus · #**7101** Posted **Dec 16, 2016, 4:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by jsbrook

Such a cool building. And some of the larger layouts look awesome. I don't love the location. I wish we could have restored buildings like this sold as condos in center city. Would really be amazing.

Don't love the location? It's really a fantastic location. It's right on the BSL with access to the Broad Ridge Spur, so getting to Center City takes minutes. Spring Garden/Fairmount have a ton of restaurants and shops that make the area really nice to live in, too. Take a look at Summers post about the changes in Francisville. Francisville and the Ridge Ave corridor in it is going to explode with business in the next few years I would wager.

Scottydont · #**7102** Posted **Dec 16, 2016, 4:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by AbortedWalrus

Don't love the location? It's really a fantastic location. It's right on the BSL with access to the Broad Ridge Spur, so getting to Center City takes minutes. Spring Garden/Fairmount have a ton of restaurants and shops that make the area really nice to live in, too. Take a look at Summers post about the changes in Francisville. Francisville and the Ridge Ave corridor in it is going to explode with business in the next few years I would wager.

Currently the location is not the best. But projects/restorations like this will help be a starting point for rebuilding the area.

Larry King · #**7103** Posted **Dec 16, 2016, 4:33 PM**

Any word on commercial tenants in the divine Lorraine?

jsbrook · #**7104** Posted **Dec 16, 2016, 7:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by AbortedWalrus

Don't love the location? It's really a fantastic location. It's right on the BSL with access to the Broad Ridge Spur, so getting to Center City takes minutes. Spring Garden/Fairmount have a ton of restaurants and shops that make the area really nice to live in, too. Take a look at Summers post about the changes in Francisville. Francisville and the Ridge Ave corridor in it is going to explode with business in the next few years I would wager.

Probably. Almost definitely, but it's not quite there yet in my opinion...Still love the building. When this and the surrounding area fully 'happens,' maybe they can remove those hideous lightposts on N. Broad they wasted all that money installing.

jsbrook · #**7105** Posted **Dec 17, 2016, 6:58 PM**

Does anyone know if the parcel around 23rd and Walnut with the Sunoco station is slated for development or being looked at? On the one hand, it's a really convenient spot to gas up, and I'd sort of be sorry to see it go...but it seems like a great corner spot for a good project, too, with Walnut in Center City past Rittenhouse Square filling in and University City developing.

PhilliesPhan · #**7106** Posted **Dec 17, 2016, 7:49 PM**

Okay, so I was walking down Chestnut a few minutes ago when I noticed a new zoning notice on the Hale building. I can't post the picture of it right now as I'm still in Center City, but one thing that really caught my attention was "an addition to an existing attached structure". Could we be seeing something similar to what Pearl did with 1528 Walnut Street?

PhilliesPhan · #**7107** Posted **Dec 17, 2016, 8:06 PM**

Never mind! I read the date wrong on my last post. That notice is old.

jsbrook · #**7108** Posted **Dec 17, 2016, 8:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhilliesPhan

Never mind! I read the date wrong on my last post. That notice is old.

What IS going on with the Hale Building? It's been ages since there's been any progress. I guess Brickstone has a lot of balls in the air...but would be nice to see this one get moving again...

Philly-Drew · #**7109** Posted **Dec 18, 2016, 1:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by Larry King

Pretty cool. That lot on 12th is tiny, looks like it's like 10-12 feet wide. callahan ward seems to own the project, they build really nice houses

I agree that Callahan Ward does good work. They've done a few smaller projects in Northern Liberties, and they've all been done well.

1487 · #**7110** Posted **Dec 19, 2016, 1:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by jsbrook

What IS going on with the Hale Building? It's been ages since there's been any progress. I guess Brickstone has a lot of balls in the air...but would be nice to see this one get moving again...

Ive been wondering the same thing for months. It would be nice if the local business media did an update story on this project.

volguus zildrohar · #**7111** Posted **Dec 19, 2016, 9:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

1600 block of Ridge

For those of you not familiar with what is going on in Francisville... it's pretty amazing. This is just one block in that neighborhood.

In the past:

Today:

Article from Naked Philly:
http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/francisville/checking-in-on-the-1600-block-of-ridge-avenue

Nice to see what's going on up there even though the rise in values priced me out of the neighborhood. Ridge Avenue south of Girard has a different look from even five years ago.

summersm343 · #**7112** Posted **Dec 21, 2016, 12:15 AM**

Construction begins on massive Gallery Mall project

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Construction has officially begun at the massive Gallery Mall, which will be transformed into the Fashion Outlets of Philadelphia when all is said and done.

Shoemaker and Skansa have been contracted to co-lead construction efforts, which will involve renovating about 1,400,000 square feet of both interior and exterior space, making it the largest retail repositioning project in the region.

It’s not the companies’ first time tackling Gallery Mall. Shoemaker spearheaded construction of Gallery I in 1977. Skansa built Gallery II about a decade later.

Preliminary construction, namely interior demolition, actually started earlier this year, not a minute after developer PREIT was awarded a $10 million RACP state grant.

Construction will now include a long list of repairs, including replacement of common area floor finishes, ceilings, lightings, and columns, as well as some selective structural demolition.

On the exterior, crews will transform the facade, sidewalks, and streetscapes on Market, 11th, 10th, 9th, and Filbert streets. There will be a glass entrance, and a continuous row of ground-level shops and digital signage.

If all goes to plan, construction should finish up in August 2018. These renderings offer a sneak peek of what to expect:

http://philly.curbed.com/2016/12/20/1401...outlets-philadelphia-construction-begins

summersm343 · #**7113** Posted **Dec 21, 2016, 12:23 AM**

Building sold in flourishing Spring Arts section of Philadelphia

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A former Reading Railroad building that has been vacant for more than a year after a small fire broke out in it has sold for $6.5 million.

An undisclosed local partnership bought the 5-story, 72,000-square-foot building at 915 Spring Garden St. in Philadelphia from Pintzuk Brown Realty Group Inc. of Jenkintown, Pa.

The property was highly desirable because it’s one of the last available large parcels in the Spring Arts neighborhood, which is undergoing a renaissance. The building is a short walk from music venue Union Transfer, and several restaurants and other businesses that make up a small commercial strip on Spring Garden Street.

The building has a “perfect” layout to develop into apartments, which is what the new owner plans to pursue, Mallin said. The structure takes up an entire city block and fronts 250 feet of the Reading Viaduct, which is being transformed into a linear park.

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/...treet-apartments-union-transfer-cre.html