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PHILADELPHIA | The Blue Horizon @ 1314 N. Broad Street | 165 FT | 13 FLOORS
Title: The Blue Horizon
Architect: Wulff Architects
Developer: Rendez Blu LP?
Location: 1314 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
District: North Philadelphia
Neighborhood: Templetown
Floors: 13
Height: 165 FT













Renderings Revealed For Vertical Extension At 1314 North Broad Street

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Renderings have been revealed for a large mixed-use development situated at 1314 North Broad Street in Cecil B. Moore, within the Temple University area in North Philadelphia. Designed by Wulff Architects, the project involves the renovation of a set of existing, four-story brownstones, with a 13-story addition built at the rear. The expanded building will include 103,493 square feet of floor space. Commercial space will be located on the first through fourth floors, spanning 14,819 square feet of space, as well as 208 residential units. No parking is planned with the development, which is a logical proposal given its prime transit-accessible location.
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A New Direction for the Legendary Blue Horizon on North Broad

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Renderings look straight out of a 1980s video game.
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just happy the facades were salvaged
Is it just the facades or the buildings preserved?
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Renderings look straight out of a 1980s video game.
This is hilarious. Remember Road Rash when you passed through cityscapes?

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It is a pretty brutal design... hopefully CDR whips them into shape and we get a better design from it. With that said... this won't be THAT noticeable from Broad Street, and the most important thing is the Blue Horizon historic building is being preserved.
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It is a pretty brutal design... hopefully CDR whips them into shape and we get a better design from it. With that said... this won't be THAT noticeable from Broad Street, and the most important thing is the Blue Horizon historic building is being preserved.
Although not the portion containing the ballroom/boxing arena. That's toast. The 1918 Sanborn map shows the building layout; where you see the balconies is, of course, the boxing arena. That part gets demolished as far as I can see.

https://digital.libraries.psu.edu/digital/collection/maps1/id/18092
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The design doesn't work well with the historic building. It's very jarring.
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Rightttt they couldn't match the new addition with the current facade?

Who in their right mind thinks "Ahh Yess throw some metal gray and black paneling on the new addition that matches our current facade of historic brick and other details".

It's like if you are gonna add an addition at least make it match.
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Rightttt they couldn't match the new addition with the current facade?

Who in their right mind thinks "Ahh Yess throw some metal gray and black paneling on the new addition that matches our current facade of historic brick and other details".

It's like if you are gonna add an addition at least make it match.
An addition designed in a pseudo-Second Empire style like those row homes would be a crown jewel of North Broad. Materials wouldn’t even need to drive up the costs too much.
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Title: The Blue Horizon
Architect: Wulff Architects
Developer: Rendez Blu LP?
Location: 1314 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
District: North Philadelphia
Neighborhood: Templetown/Temple University Area
Floors: 13
Height: 165 FT




Renderings Revealed For Vertical Extension At 1314 North Broad Street



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https://phillyyimby.com/2021/06/renderin...north-broad-street-in-cecil-b-moore.html
The color rendering is horrible
but this version could have been interesting. I mean, obviously, this rendering has no detail but I visualize potential.

The building will have little impact on Broad Street, being set back so far.
I am so grateful the buildings are preserved at it!
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Interesting

“Good Design” Is Making Bad Cities"
but It Doesn’t Have To
Searching for a third way in the battle between aesthetics and affordability."

https://slate.com/business/2021/04/good-...HfhYTOoS2xQrb6f6fI5PN_BcRk4TvwGCnwVMMAqQ

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They've could have done more to match the facade of the Blue Horizon. It's looks like they just stuck a building behind it, the Blue Horizon appears to be an afterthought. Or not even a thought at all.
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Zoning Permit Issued Today
ZONING PERMIT NO.: ZP-2021-013224
ISSUED: Nov. 29, 2021


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Type of Work: New construction, addition, GFA change

FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE AT REAR; FOR THE ERECTION OF A THIRTEEN(13) STORY REAR ADDITION, 161 RESIDENTIAL USE BUILDING WITH ON-SITE PARKING, ROOF DECK AND ELEVATOR OVERRIDE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION.
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