PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread

[PHLtoNYC]

Greystar undertakes $100M redevelopment of Penn graduate housing complex

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...cx_testVariant=cx_8&cx_artPos=1#cxrecs_s

"Greystar Real Estate Partners is undertaking a $100 million redevelopment of a graduate student dorm built 50 years ago at the University of Pennsylvania."

"Penn entered into a long-term ground lease of Sansom Place East at 3600 Chestnut St. with Greystar, which is an arrangement the university has made with other developers who have undertaken similar redevelopments or new ground-up projects. The project involves overhauling the interior of the building to have 473 units with 588 beds, 12,000 square feet of amenity space that will include a fitness center, co-working space and study rooms. It will also involve renovating an outdoor plaza."

"This is the second project in Philadelphia for Greystar, which is seeking to expand its presence in the city and throughout the region. The South Carolina company is developing a $190 million, 20-story apartment project at 12th and Sansom streets that will have 399 apartments along with 11,000 square feet of commercial space. It is expected to be completed by next summer. It also manages 9,000 multifamily units across the region."

"“We’re making a very concerted effort to grow our footprint in the Philadelphia market and have a large appetite for opportunities in the overall Philadelphia metropolitan area,” said George Hayward, senior director at Greystar. “We firmly believe in the steady fundamentals in the market.”"

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by mcgrath618

The start of construction for the Penn's Landing Park was pushed forward to Q4 this yer:

https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/o...ark-at-penns-landing-south-street-bridge

Edit: OCF says that construction will take roughly four years, and that they don't think that it will be ready in time for the sesquicentennial. However, I see literally no other reason for why they would have pushed the construction date up a year. I imagine they'll have a target date of the end of Q2 2024 and that it will come down to the wire.

Absolutely love this. True game changer.

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

PHL to kick off $90M cargo expansion project with new $15M facility

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...-first-phase-of-90m-cargo-expansion.html

"Philadelphia International Airport is readying to break ground on the first phase of its $90 million undertaking to triple its cargo footprint with a new facility on the former grounds of its economy parking lot."

""Quite frankly we don't have that [specialty equipment] yet," Tyrrell said. "New York is bursting at the seams. Most of the air cargo that's handled in our catchment area goes right by our front door up to New York." That is about $53 billion a year, he said, with 70% going to New York airports rather than Philadelphia."

"The overall cargo expansion project puts PHL on a path to competitiveness with such airports. PHL currently has less than 400,000 square feet of cargo warehouse space, whereas New York has 4 million, Tyrrell said. The $90 million project will add 1 million square feet of cargo warehouse space, bringing the airport total up to 1.4 million square feet."

Love it! All of this money being pumped into the Port and Airport will mean nothing but good things for Philadelphia and the region.

[Redddog]

Originally Posted by allovertown

Yes there's two sides to this debate. Totally agree. You can check out that NYT article and numerous others that they've published and they're usually sure to get quotes from both sides.

On one side you have rigorous academics, with decades of data and research. On the other side you have let's see, uh... Police spokespeople, police chiefs, and uh "consultants" who are... Hmm... It seems like they're former police. Definitely two very equally valid sides with equally valid arguments.

In all seriousness, there are some things that cops can do that do increase public safety. Most useful is simply being present, on the street. No need to really do anything, just walking around has shown to decrease crime. If while they're walking around, they're also interacting with people, helping people, building trust, making friends, all the better.

The problem is, cops don't really like to do these things. So when you factor how expensive it is to hire a cop, and how little of their time each cop generally devotes to the few things that actually make communities safer, it's not exactly a great investment. Factor in how cops do enjoy doing things like harassing people, decreasing trust in the police, irresponsibly discharging their weapons, etc. that actually make communities less safe and it's basically a wash.

You'd be better off spending that money to replace lead pipes. Truly, just about anything.

I have a hard time believing that most CC residents said that would prefer LESS police presence in the city.

What was the poll that uncovered that bit?

[DeltaNerd]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

PHL to kick off $90M cargo expansion project with new $15M facility

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...-first-phase-of-90m-cargo-expansion.html

"Philadelphia International Airport is readying to break ground on the first phase of its $90 million undertaking to triple its cargo footprint with a new facility on the former grounds of its economy parking lot."

""Quite frankly we don't have that [specialty equipment] yet," Tyrrell said. "New York is bursting at the seams. Most of the air cargo that's handled in our catchment area goes right by our front door up to New York." That is about $53 billion a year, he said, with 70% going to New York airports rather than Philadelphia."

"The overall cargo expansion project puts PHL on a path to competitiveness with such airports. PHL currently has less than 400,000 square feet of cargo warehouse space, whereas New York has 4 million, Tyrrell said. The $90 million project will add 1 million square feet of cargo warehouse space, bringing the airport total up to 1.4 million square feet."

PHL is also conducting a study to look at the terminals and see what can be doing about it. Expected a master plan update by Q4 2022.

https://www.phl.org/masterplanupdate

In the presentation they state that they have too many terminals to staff TSA and the current terminal layout is causing slow plane movements.

I'm not sure what this means but one possibly would be a rebuild of PHL terminals and to be honest they need to demo all the terminals and build it with bigger gate space. I would love if we have two check in areas one for international flights and one for domestic flights.

[skyhigh07]

See, I think you’re rhetorically “splitting” here. It’s not “rigorous” and noble academics vs meathead cops. I think that’s what you’d like to believe, but it’s idealism and not reality. In fact, the right wing rag, Vox, referenced the link below in a recent article on the matter. The survey found most “rigorous” academics agree that increasing police budgets does in fact increase public safety. And I’m not digging through Fox News and Republican think tank articles here lol. I understand that you’ve gotten into your head to think the opposite. Chanting it in large groups over and over tends to do that, but I’m just looking at basic reality.

But I’m glad you can at least see some utility of law enforcement. And I agree it’s necessary that they engage and develop relationships with members of the community. I can’t speak for all cops but if we need to hire more that are community minded, continuously demonizing and defunding them probably is going to narrow your applicant pool… which it already has.


https://cjexpertpanel.org/surveys/policing-and-public-safety/#q-121

^^^ All of these guys probably taught at Trump University! AmIright? Hahaha, snark, snark, snark…

Originally Posted by allovertown

Yes there's two sides to this debate. Totally agree. You can check out that NYT article and numerous others that they've published and they're usually sure to get quotes from both sides.

On one side you have rigorous academics, with decades of data and research. On the other side you have let's see, uh... Police spokespeople, police chiefs, and uh "consultants" who are... Hmm... It seems like they're former police. Definitely two very equally valid sides with equally valid arguments.

In all seriousness, there are some things that cops can do that do increase public safety. Most useful is simply being present, on the street. No need to really do anything, just walking around has shown to decrease crime. If while they're walking around, they're also interacting with people, helping people, building trust, making friends, all the better.

The problem is, cops don't really like to do these things. So when you factor how expensive it is to hire a cop, and how little of their time each cop generally devotes to the few things that actually make communities safer, it's not exactly a great investment. Factor in how cops do enjoy doing things like harassing people, decreasing trust in the police, irresponsibly discharging their weapons, etc. that actually make communities less safe and it's basically a wash.

You'd be better off spending that money to replace lead pipes. Truly, just about anything.

[summersm343]

Construction Progresses At 300 Christian Street In Queen Village

Project Renderings:



Current progress:



Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/04/construc...in-queen-village-south-philadelphia.html

[summersm343]

Permits Issued For 7611-17 Germantown Avenue In Mount Airy

Current site:



Project Renderings:







Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/04/permits-...n-mount-airy-northwest-philadelphia.html

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

A big step.

The Painted Bride Art Center has been sold with its signature mosaic intact

https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/painted-bride-sale-mural-mosaic-isaiah-zagar-20220406.html

"The Painted Bride Art Center building in Old City has been sold after years of legal battles centered around the preservation of its signature mosaic.
Architect and developer Shimi Zakin of Atrium Design Group bought the more than 14,000-square-foot building at 230 Vine St. on March 31 for $3.85 million. He plans to incorporate the 7,000-square-foot mural by artist Isaiah Zagar into the development of an apartment building with commercial space on the ground floor."

LOVE this project. Really hope it happens. What jackass neighbor is trying to hold this up??? Truly mind boggling to me.

[mcgrath618]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Permits Issued For 7611-17 Germantown Avenue In Mount Airy

Current site:



Project Renderings:







Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/04/permits-...n-mount-airy-northwest-philadelphia.html

Someone at that firm likes their classic cars...

[summersm343]

First look: Inside The Clay Studio's new $14.5M South Kensington arts building

The Clay Studio will open this week its new $14.5 million arts building in Philadelphia’s South Kensington neighborhood as the nonprofit looks to flesh out its programming, increase events business and bolster its resident artist initiative via a new endowment.

The 34,000-square-foot building at 1425 N. American St. broke ground in December 2019 and will open on April 8. The Clay Studio, established in 1974, serves about 35,000 people annually through its arts, education and community programs.

The organization's longtime Old City home at 137-139 N. 2nd St. is up for sale.

Article behind paywall below. Photos of new building available in the link:
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...tudio-new-south-kensington-facility.html

[PHLtoNYC]

Hoping the tourism numbers continue to rebound...

Visit Philadelphia's $2M spring marketing campaign targeting drive markets is largest spend since pre-pandemic

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...cx_testVariant=cx_8&cx_artPos=8#cxrecs_s

"Visit Philadelphia has launched a $2 million spring marketing campaign that emphasizes targeting travelers within the drive market in the largest advertising campaign from the destination marketing organization since the Covid-19 pandemic hit."

"The nonprofit is continuing its “Pack Light. Plan Big. For Philly.” messaging, tapping into industry trend research that indicates people are looking to take a big trip after more than two years of restricted travel, Chief Marketing Officer Neil Frauenglass told the Business Journal."

"The campaign will run locally in the five-country Greater Philadelphia region, plus Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, aiming to attract people who work in the the city during the week to come for a weekend getaway. It also will extend regionally to New York, Baltimore and Washington, D.C."

"The destination marketing organization has a $14.4 million operating budget until its fiscal year concludes in October. Its standard pre-pandemic operating budget was $16 million. The nonprofit is largely funded by Philadelphia’s hotel tax, and with reduced traffic at local properties due to the pandemic Visit Philadelphia has tapped into other funding sources, including a $1.5 million grant from the city."

"The organization is also doubling down on marketing efforts in Canada, the city’s “largest international feeder destination,” Frauenglass said. It has ramped up public relations outreach in Canada in recent months and is noticing an increase in Canadian visitors as a result."

"Ultimately, Visit Philadelphia projects year-end Center City hotel room demand to be “in striking distance” of 2019 numbers, down 4% from the pre-pandemic heyday."

"From October 2021 through February, more than 521,000 leisure hotel room nights were booked at Center City properties, per Visit Philadelphia. Another 240,000 are anticipated from April to June."

[allovertown]

Originally Posted by skyhigh07

See, I think you’re rhetorically “splitting” here. It’s not “rigorous” and noble academics vs meathead cops. I think that’s what you’d like to believe, but it’s idealism and not reality. In fact, the right wing rag, Vox, referenced the link below in a recent article on the matter. The survey found most “rigorous” academics agree that increasing police budgets does in fact increase public safety. And I’m not digging through Fox News and Republican think tank articles here lol. I understand that you’ve gotten into your head to think the opposite. Chanting it in large groups over and over tends to do that, but I’m just looking at basic reality.

But I’m glad you can at least see some utility of law enforcement. And I agree it’s necessary that they engage and develop relationships with members of the community. I can’t speak for all cops but if we need to hire more that are community minded, continuously demonizing and defunding them probably is going to narrow your applicant pool… which it already has.


https://cjexpertpanel.org/surveys/policing-and-public-safety/#q-121

^^^ All of these guys probably taught at Trump University! AmIright? Hahaha, snark, snark, snark…

I don't think this survey of experts is making the point you think it is.

Read the individual respondents answers and how many of them, answer "agree" and then couch their response in qualifiers. Do increased police budgets increase public safety? Barely more than half of the experts thought that there was even a slight correlation! What does that say about police and how valuable they truly are to public safety? Isn't public safety their whole purpose?


If 95% of what a cop does has no effect on crime. Would adding 100 cops reduce crime? Probably. Slightly. Does that mean adding 100 cops would be the most effective use of the resources it would cost to hire those 100 cops? According to the survey that you yourself posted, the answer is no! In the very same survey experts were far more likely to agree that increasing police accountability and social services budgets would have a far more positive effect on public safety!

We don't live in a fantasy world of unlimited money. Why should we throw more money at police when they're so incredibly ineffective? Shouldn't we start with making them use the incredible expenditure of resources we already give them correctly, in ways that actually increase public safety, before we start giving them more money?

If you respect these experts so much that you shared their opinions here, shouldn't we listen to them? Shouldn't we focus on increasing police accountability first? Shouldn't we increase social spending first? They agree both would be more effective than giving more money to police. Or like I said, replace lead pipes, whatever, spending that money on virtually anything besides cops would be more worthwhile.

[Scottydont]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Permits Issued For 7611-17 Germantown Avenue In Mount Airy


Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/04/permits-...n-mount-airy-northwest-philadelphia.html

I live right down the street from here. I'll be sure to take some pictures for everyone when this starts/

[cardeza]

Originally Posted by skyhigh07

I think you’re probably right. The naysayers are just burying their heads in the sand at this point. The data is there. Interesting to see that it’s African Americans are leading in terms of wanting more police meanwhile it’s the privileged, “let them eat cake” local whites that don’t want it. It’s really disappointing to see the 14 point drop in people who are planning on leaving in 5-10 years. While it’s probably a national urban trend and Philly is not doing as bad as other places, it confirms the population drop is real and will likely continue until things change.

yeah survey showed that educated people in low crime areas are against more police- how ironic. Its similar to the Krasner election- strongest support is likely in those same communities- those were there is minimal impact from his policies. The folks that arent dealing with crime that often are saying he's doing a great job. And no, I'm not suggesting that all of the crime increase can be placed at his feet- there are national trends at play here as well. But he surely isn't doing a thing to help the situation. Then again, he's never really said his focus was on citizens being safe so he is not a hypocrite.

[cardeza]

Originally Posted by allovertown

Violence is a problem in Philadelphia. Unfortunately increasing funding to police is not effective way to reduce crime. Study, after study, after study, after study has shown this. Putting that money toward literally just about anything else in the community is more effective.

Cops don't stop crime. Cops don't solve crimes. Cops don't make people more safe. Sorry if factual reality disappoints you and doesn't support your biases.

Who mentioned increasing police budgets? No one. They have vacancies that are unfilled- people may be saying they would like to just see the vacancies filled so more officers are available to patrol. I do love people who are so smart that they are qualified to dictate what other citizens should and should not want. Good luck selling your message that police have zero value in terms of safety and crime prevention or at least crime resolution in the areas where folks are dodging bullets daily. Actually, let me correct that- in many cases people are taking bullets, not dodging them.

[summersm343]

GUYS... ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I'm not sure how many more times, and in how many more ways we can have this conversation. We all agree that gun violence and crime is one of the biggest issues for Philadelphia, and one of the largest remaining issues holding the city back and threatening to upend it's recent resurgence. Something needs to be done, even if we have differing opinions on how it should be handled. With that said, this is not the place to talk about it. It's time to move on. If you want to continue to talk about it, do so in the dedicated thread for it below. Any posts from here on out will be instantly deleted.... so don't even bother typing it up. Any further, continuous offenders will be suspended.

Link to Philadelphia - Politics, Gun Violence and other City Matters thread:
https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=249251

[summersm343]

PHMC opens Penn Medicine-staffed health center at former Mercy Philadelphia Hospital site

Public Health Management Corp. said Thursday it has opened a federally qualified health center at the former Mercy Philadelphia Hospital site in West Philadelphia.

The latest addition to the campus at 54th Street and Cedar Avenue will operate as the PHMC Health Center on Cedar.

PHMC took over the former Mercy Philadelphia Hospital site in a partnership it formed in late 2020 with the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Independence Blue Cross.

The coalition of Philadelphia organizations stepped in about a year after Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, Mercy Philadelphia Hospital's parent company, announced its intent to end inpatient services at the medical center — formerly known as Misericordia Hospital — because of mounting financial losses.

PHMC, Penn Medicine and Independence Blue Cross have worked together to keep the site, called the PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar, vibrant with an array of medical care and social services.

The new health center will be staffed by clinicians from Penn Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.

The center, which will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, will provide primary and preventive care, behavioral health services, prenatal and postnatal care, substance use disorder treatment, chronic disease management and social services assistance. The center will accept walk-ins and offer in-person and telehealth appointments. It was established to serve patients from six months old to senior adults.

Article behind paywall here:
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...cx_testVariant=cx_8&cx_artPos=1#cxrecs_s

[summersm343]

Landmark milk bottle atop redeveloped Harbisons Dairy building returns to light up (East) Kensington

The conversion of the landmark Harbisons Dairy plant in (East) Kensington into a mixed-use development added the finishing touch this week when the 120-foot-tall milk bottle atop the retrofitted building was illuminated.

The dairy plant originally opened in 1895 and operated for just under a century at the Coral Street location. It was sold in 1968 by Harbisons before closing in 1990. The property was put on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 2018, which prohibited the building from being substantially altered or removed without permission from the city. It was put up for sale the same year and bought by an affiliate of Pop! Promos for $4.2 million in September 2019. Co-developers Sterling Wilson and Southwood Properties converted the former dairy plant into a 95,000-square-foot mixed-used building with 86 residential units that is also home to three commercial businesses.

“It’s really the cherry on top,” Wilson said in a statement. “What started as a dream in 2019 has finally come to fruition. With the many construction challenges this historic building presented, we couldn’t be happier to see the milk bottle re-lit, creating a warm glow for many years to come.”

Article behind paywall below. Photos available in the link:
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...cx_testVariant=cx_8&cx_artPos=3#cxrecs_s

[summersm343]

Metal Finishing Out, Apartments In Near Lehigh Avenue

Current site:





Project renderings:

2151-61 E. Albert St. which last served as the location for All-Brite Metal Finishing, a business that provided various metal-centric services for 40 years.

Thanks to a recent ZBA meeting, we have a better idea of how things will soon change here. Developers have proposed a 26-unit, four-story building with 7 car spaces and 9 bicycle spaces.

Read/view more here:
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/e...ing-out-apartments-in-near-lehigh-avenue