PHILADELPHIA | The Standard at Philadelphia | 209 FT | 19 FLOORS

[mcgrath618]

New building just dropped.

Title: The Standard at Philadelphia
Architect: Cube3
Developer: Landmark Properties
Location: 119 S 31st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
District: West Philadelphia
Neighborhood: University City
Floors: 19
Height: 209 FT



CDR Submission

[summersm343]

Another project to add to this area along with Schuylkill Yards. Love to see it! This area needs some love.

[summersm343]

Big New Building Coming Near the Eastern Edge of Penn and Drexel

View of current site from 31st Street:


Rendering from 31st Street:


31st Street side rendering:


View from 30th & Chestnut Streets:


Aerial rendering:


Read/view more here:
http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phill...ge-penn-drexel

[summersm343]

Wrong thread.

[summersm343]

The Standard At Philadelphia Unveiled At 119 South 31st Street In University City





Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2021/03/new-...ladelphia.html

[mcgrath618]

Wrong thread, Summers.

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

Wrong thread, Summers.

LOL thanks!

[arkitect13]

Im Honestly torn on this building, the height and number of units is great! But the design is weird, and from the north or south fat and kinda ugly, Id Honestlyprefer if they cut the lot in half and made a 400ft condo tower instead of this. But Maybe it will grow on me.

[SEFTA]

Originally Posted by arkitect13

Im Honestly torn on this building, the height and number of units is great! But the design is weird, and from the north or south fat and kinda ugly, Id Honestlyprefer if they cut the lot in half and made a 400ft condo tower instead of this. But Maybe it will grow on me.

Yeah. A tower would have been better there. I really don't see how they'll have windows on the sides so close to the lot line but I guess it's bigger than it appears.

[City Wide]

Originally Posted by SEFTA

Yeah. A tower would have been better there. I really don't see how they'll have windows on the sides so close to the lot line but I guess it's bigger than it appears.

The code used to, maybe still does, call for a "side court clearance", and I think the distance was/is around 54". So, if something was built on the next plot of land and they wanted windows in that building as well, the distance between the two buildings would be 9' to 10'.

If you love stucco, you'll love this building. The whole thing looks like somebody doesn't want to spend $1 more then they have to. I can't believe that this thing has a name.

Does anyone know if Penn owns this property? They used to own, and maybe still do, the building to the south.

[Knight Hospitaller]

Originally Posted by City Wide

I can't believe that this thing has a name.

Imagine how much time and thought went into "The Standard."

[Philly Fan]

Originally Posted by Knight Hospitaller

Imagine how much time and thought went into "The Standard."

Probably the standard amount.

[mcgrath618]

From the highrise thread:

Originally Posted by Boku

Developer buys former Horizon House HQ in University City, plans 18-story project

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadel...hq-for-17.html

Horizon House, a nonprofit that focuses on mental health services, has sold its former Philadelphia headquarters for $17.92 million to a developer of student housing.

Landmark Properties of Athens, Georgia, bought the five-story, 79,200-square-foot building at 119 S. 31st St. and has plans to raze the structure to make way for a new development. The property is also known as 120 S. 30th St. and sits across from Evo at Cira Centre South, another student housing project.

The seller was represented by JP Colussi and Jacob Cooper from MSC.

Landmark plans to develop an 18-story, 291,850-square-foot structure on the .68-acre site that will have 280 units and serve as student housing. It will add more than 800 beds to the University City neighborhood. The project will be called the Standard at Philadelphia and will also have 3,082 square feet of retail space and 37 parking spaces.

[PHLtoNYC]

I still don't know about this one. The site is tough to develop something that isn't overly wide from the North and South.

Material selection will be important.

[kool-ski]

ZONING PERMIT NUMBER: ZP-2021-009734

Type of work
FULL DEMOLITION
FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE(S), SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN OF APPLICATION DP-2021-001263.
Permit status
ISSUED
Aug. 16, 2021
Contractor
BALLARD SPAHR LLP
1735 MARKET ST; 51ST FL
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 USA

also...

ZONING PERMIT NUMBER: ZP-2020-010027

Type of work
NEW CONSTRUCTION, ADDITION, GFA CHANGE
FOR ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE, AND ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) ON 15TH FLOOR AND GREEN ROOF.
Permit status
ISSUED
May. 09, 2021
Contractor
BALLARD SPAHR LLP
BALLARD SPAHR LLP 1735 MARKET ST; 51ST FL PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 USA

[Daario]

Ayo this shit is ugly af. What's the point of a CDR if this is allowed to be built

[Inquizative]

Originally Posted by Daario

Ayo this shit is ugly af. What's the point of a CDR if this is allowed to be built

I'll get a petition signed to make it prettier to your specifications...

[mcgrath618]

Unfortunately, demolition has begun. Replacing an ugly eyesore with a bigger, slightly less ugly eyesore:

[Justin7]

The primary exterior material will be exterior insulation finish system (EIFS) panels with varying finish colors and textures.

The east façade will be an EIFS panel with a light gray textured finish. The west façade will also be an EIFS panel but with a dark grey simulated metal panel look.

Hoping this is less bad than it sounds!

[das18]

The balls the on the developer to name this "The Standard" (definition: something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model or example). But then again if you are the negative type you would say that this is indeed the standard for new construction here in Phila.