PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread

[SouthCentralPA]

I was visiting Philly this weekend and was able to grab a few photos of some developments! All photos taken by me on my phone on either 08/21/2021 or 08/22/2021.


Taken at 2nd & Girard. Near the Acme.


Taken at 13th & Buttonwood. Across the street from Prohibition Taproom.


Taken on Buttonwood between Broad & 13th. Looks like it might front Nectarine?


I believe this is 3700 Lancaster?

[Nova08]

Originally Posted by Urbanthusiat

Cambridge Innovation Center to double its lab space in University City with $11M expansion

Providing a little more color on this article...

"We are doubling down, literally, on our lab infrastructure in Philly in response to enormous demand there," said Tim Rowe, CEO of the Massachusetts-based Cambridge Innovation Center, which is known as CIC. "Philadelphia is emerging as a stronger and stronger place to build a life sciences company. … We saw Philadelphia was our strongest facility during the pandemic. You can imagine the demand will be even higher when things return to pre-pandemic life."

[PHLtoNYC]

Originally Posted by Urbanthusiat

Cambridge Innovation Center to double its lab space in University City with $11M expansion

Originally Posted by Nova08

Providing a little more color on this article...

Fantastic news. Philadelphia is emerging as a national and now international life sciences hub. And I don't see the momentum slowing down anytime soon.

[PHLtoNYC]

Painted Bride mosaics saved with Philly’s approval of a new apartment building

https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/hou...al-isaiah-zagar-apartments-20210825.html

One big step closer to reality! Glad to see this project likely moving forward. But my god these neighbors, their lawyers already rejecting the plan. Don't people have anything else to do with their time and money?

[mcgrath618]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

Painted Bride mosaics saved with Philly’s approval of a new apartment building

https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/hou...al-isaiah-zagar-apartments-20210825.html

One big step closer to reality! Glad to see this project likely moving forward. But my god these neighbors, their lawyers already rejecting the plan. Don't people have anything else to do with their time and money?

I'm pretty sure that this is the part of Old City that banned bars, so no.

[allovertown]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

Painted Bride mosaics saved with Philly’s approval of a new apartment building

https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/hou...al-isaiah-zagar-apartments-20210825.html

One big step closer to reality! Glad to see this project likely moving forward. But my god these neighbors, their lawyers already rejecting the plan. Don't people have anything else to do with their time and money?

What an incredible project. Really hope it moves forward.

These neighbors though... what a bunch of truly pathological sickos. The great thing about the fact that Philly is growing so well as of late, we should feel more comfortable than ever telling people like this to fuck off to the suburbs.

[Redddog]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

I'm pretty sure that this is the part of Old City that banned bars, so no.

That's sort of a dead zone in Old City. There's not much around there. As far as I know, the ban is from Market to Race.

[mcgrath618]

The City Fitness & International Bar’s Outdoor Space on Front & Cecil B. Moore is Being Turned into a 204 Unit Development

If you’ve ever driven up Front Street in Fishtown, then you definitely have seen a flurry of activity in the lot located at 1700 N. Front St. The space which is across from Cecil B. Moore has been used for a variety of local events as well as City Fitness outdoor classes and outdoor dining for The International Bar. Now it looks like all of it will be coming to an end in order to make way for a new 5-story, 62 foot tall, 172,844 square foot building with 204 residential units, 16,429 square feet of commercial space, and 70 bicycle stalls.

Real estate agent Kyle McShane broke the news on his Rising Real Estate blog adding, “Due to the more than 45,000 square foot parcel’s CMX-2.5 zoning, no automobile parking is required and this project can proceed by-right while utilizing the moderate income housing bonus. The development team will present the project to the Civic Design Review (CDR) on September 14th for non-binding feedback.”

https://wooderice.com/the-city-fitness-i...eing-turned-into-a-204-unit-development/





Yet another developer who CLEARLY DOES NOT UNDERSTAND TRAINS.

[mcgrath618]

Apartments Coming to Former Murry’s on Lancaster Avenue

Development, generally of the student housing variety, continues to push northward in West Philly. Over the years, we’ve seen construction creep further into Mantua and West Powelton, and every time we think it’s reached a stopping point, a new project comes along and moves things a bit farther north. So today we bring you a story about 4077 Lancaster Ave., a property that’s technically in the Belmont neighborhood, an area where we’ve seen relatively few projects to date. But we suspect we’ll have be covering more projects in this area in the years to come.

The property in question has some nice size to it, covering over 11K sqft. For many years, a market called Murry’s called this property home, in a one-story building that only dated to the late part of the 20th century. Murry’s shut its doors for good a half dozen years back or so, and a Family Dollar opened a couple doors down within a few years of its closing.

http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/west-philly/apartments-coming-former-murrys-lancaster-avenue

[mcgrath618]

So Long to Trios, Construction Starting at 4th & Girard

We last looked at the southeast corner of 4th & Girard a little less than a year ago, noting that local pizza joint Trios would soon be closing after about a decade holding down this corner. At the time, we noted that Trios occupied a sub-optimally utilized property on the border between Northern Liberties and South Kensington, with only a small one story building surrounded by surface parking. This surely made sense when the building was constructed here in the 1960s for a KFC franchise, but given what’s happened to the south over the last twenty years or so, and to the north over the last decade, this was no longer the highest and best use for this 8,000 sqft parcel.

When we wrote our story, we noted that developers were looking to build a six-story building here with 50 apartments and ground-floor retail. Because the property is zoned CMX-2, this kind of project required a zoning variance and we predicted that the project might undergo some significant changes as it weaves its way through the community process. Maybe it changed some, but according to public record, the project did indeed receive a variance and the zoning permit calls for a 6-story building with 50 units over commercial. It also indicates 9 parking spots, but we don’t know whether those were added as part of the community process or they were always part of the plan.

Current Site:


Rendering:


http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/no...g-trios-construction-starting-4th-girard

[Nephi215]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

The City Fitness & International Bar’s Outdoor Space on Front & Cecil B. Moore is Being Turned into a 204 Unit Development


https://wooderice.com/the-city-fitness-i...eing-turned-into-a-204-unit-development/





Yet another developer who CLEARLY DOES NOT UNDERSTAND TRAINS.

Cool project. Didn't know that regional rail cars ran on the EL, but hey.

[PHLtoNYC]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

The City Fitness & International Bar’s Outdoor Space on Front & Cecil B. Moore is Being Turned into a 204 Unit Development


https://wooderice.com/the-city-fitness-i...eing-turned-into-a-204-unit-development/





Yet another developer who CLEARLY DOES NOT UNDERSTAND TRAINS.

Glad to see this huge parking lot go. Nice brickwork, minus the Cecil B. Moore façade.

This was posted on the Rising Real Estate page and boy are some peoples panties in a knot over this project. Issues mostly with parking, but also a few related to overcrowding, lack of open space, lack of affordability, Philadelphia is ruined by development, etc.

I am starting to think that these complaints are because people aren't used to this level of growth and development in the city? (minus the typical parking complaints).

[mcgrath618]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

Glad to see this huge parking lot go. Nice brickwork, minus the Cecil B. Moore façade.

This was posted on the Rising Real Estate page and boy are some peoples panties in a knot over this project. Issues mostly with parking, but also a few related to overcrowding, lack of open space, lack of affordability, Philadelphia is ruined by development, etc.

I am starting to think that these complaints are because people aren't used to this level of growth and development in the city? (minus the typical parking complaints).

Because Philadelphia was sooooooo much better in the 70s when nothing was getting built.

[allovertown]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

Glad to see this huge parking lot go. Nice brickwork, minus the Cecil B. Moore façade.

This was posted on the Rising Real Estate page and boy are some peoples panties in a knot over this project. Issues mostly with parking, but also a few related to overcrowding, lack of open space, lack of affordability, Philadelphia is ruined by development, etc.

I am starting to think that these complaints are because people aren't used to this level of growth and development in the city? (minus the typical parking complaints).

They have an issue with Philadelphia's lack of affordability and they're against this development? They're not fighting for rent control or property tax freezes for long time residents, their strategy is simply don't build this apartment building that would house 200+ people. And they think that this would mean that there would be more affordability, if those 200+ people who could live here were instead bidding on the existing housing infrastructure that exists in the neighborhood. Have these people heard of supply and demand?

I think you're right that people aren't used to this type of development, and I think they're very confused as to why it is happening and how it affects them. They seem to think if no one was building, their neighborhood would stay the same. They don't seem to understand that the demand to live there still exists regardless of whether or not someone is building new units. Building new units actually relieves pressure on existing housing and makes things more affordable.

[bigfish]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

The City Fitness & International Bar’s Outdoor Space on Front & Cecil B. Moore is Being Turned into a 204 Unit Development


https://wooderice.com/the-city-fitness-i...eing-turned-into-a-204-unit-development/





Yet another developer who CLEARLY DOES NOT UNDERSTAND TRAINS.

Why is a Silverliner 4 on the El also why does it look like City Line Avenue is in the background...

[TonyTone]

Originally Posted by allovertown

They have an issue with Philadelphia's lack of affordability and they're against this development? They're not fighting for rent control or property tax freezes for long time residents, their strategy is simply don't build this apartment building that would house 200+ people. And they think that this would mean that there would be more affordability, if those 200+ people who could live here were instead bidding on the existing housing infrastructure that exists in the neighborhood. Have these people heard of supply and demand?

I think you're right that people aren't used to this type of development, and I think they're very confused as to why it is happening and how it affects them. They seem to think if no one was building, their neighborhood would stay the same. They don't seem to understand that the demand to live there still exists regardless of whether or not someone is building new units. Building new units actually relieves pressure on existing housing and makes things more affordable.

More construction = New York City (to a lot of people).

Less Construction = Lower price and less New York City.

[PHLtoNYC]

Originally Posted by allovertown

They have an issue with Philadelphia's lack of affordability and they're against this development? They're not fighting for rent control or property tax freezes for long time residents, their strategy is simply don't build this apartment building that would house 200+ people. And they think that this would mean that there would be more affordability, if those 200+ people who could live here were instead bidding on the existing housing infrastructure that exists in the neighborhood. Have these people heard of supply and demand?

I think you're right that people aren't used to this type of development, and I think they're very confused as to why it is happening and how it affects them. They seem to think if no one was building, their neighborhood would stay the same. They don't seem to understand that the demand to live there still exists regardless of whether or not someone is building new units. Building new units actually relieves pressure on existing housing and makes things more affordable.

Originally Posted by TonyTone

More construction = New York City (to a lot of people).

Less Construction = Lower price and less New York City.

All makes perfect sense. Ironic though that a lot of complainers appear to be 20-somethings. I should stop reading the comments and just enjoy the project, lol.

[Urbanthusiat]

There’s always self-selection bias too. People against a project are far more likely to comment. There’s always going to be people against a project, just part of the business.

[TonyTone]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

All makes perfect sense. Ironic though that a lot of complainers appear to be 20-somethings. I should stop reading the comments and just enjoy the project, lol.

A big issue is parents spreading the same b/s about cities being cesspools of just crime & bad people or they are just suburb kids that have no idea how a city works and hate the growth of it.

[Jerryiz]

Originally Posted by bigfish

Why is a Silverliner 4 on the El also why does it look like City Line Avenue is in the background...

Right on the money with that post