PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread

[nemesisinphilly]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

That's good news. Isn't he planning a concept in The Laurel too?
I love Alpen Rose

I believe so. I haven't heard anything that would contradict the initial announcement about him taking the restaurant space at the Laurel. There just hasn't been any paperwork(liquor license etc) for it yet.

Does anyone know what's planned for the retail space at Arthaus?

[TonyTone]

Originally Posted by Knight Hospitaller

Things are very off in retail. I had to go to King of Prussia last night on an errand and stopped in the mall around 7PM. Although the mall closed at 8PM, a very large number of stores were already closed. Foot traffic was way off from what I'm used to. I don't go to the mall often, but I've never seen so few people at any time of day or week. This is supposed to be one of the successful malls. I wouldn't want to see an unsuccessful one.

THIS is one of the biggest issues I've had with the pandemic.

All stores that used to stay open 24 hours or later either changed their hours or are so off the charts with when they open and close due to staffing and store traffic that it's very frustrating.

I can understand why but why commercial stores like malls are closing an hour earlier and then the stores inside the mall close even earlier just makes no sense.

[The 700 Block]

13 stories at 48th and Spruce by right. Replacing an auto body shop and crappy one story retail building
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/w...irteen-story-tower-coming-to-48th-spruce

[PHLtoNYC]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

Not their first PA location though. See Design Within Reach in this 2009 streetview at 1710 Walnut St, Philadelphia: https://goo.gl/maps/RyiTQhLSEd5aj4RH9

Ah, my bad. Wow, it's interesting seeing Walnut 2009 vs. 2020. Although the 2020 street view is awful because of the ongoing social unrest that year.
*Re-opening / relocating their only PA location.

Originally Posted by nemesisinphilly

I believe so. I haven't heard anything that would contradict the initial announcement about him taking the restaurant space at the Laurel. There just hasn't been any paperwork(liquor license etc) for it yet.

Does anyone know what's planned for the retail space at Arthaus?

Restaurant, per the Arthaus thread.

[summersm343]

Construction Underway At 2046-50 East Lehigh Avenue In East Kensington

Project Renderings:







Current progress:



Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/05/construc...st-lehigh-avenue-in-east-kensington.html

[summersm343]

4519 Chestnut Street Update

Project Rendering:



Current progress:





Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/05/no-const...et-in-spruce-hill-west-philadelphia.html

[summersm343]

Construction Complete At SOLO On Chestnut (corner of 43rd and Walnut - was called NextLVL before it was sold)







Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/05/construc...n-university-city-west-philadelphia.html

[summersm343]

St. Joseph's University unveils $300M capital campaign to fund new projects

Saint Joseph's University formally unveiled on Friday a $300 million fundraising campaign to fund various capital projects on the school's Philadelphia campus.

Money raised will be used to fund multiple projects on the school's 125-acre Hawk Hill campus that straddles West Philadelphia and Lower Merion. As part of the merger, St. Joe's will also absorb USciences' 24-acre campus in University City.

Of the $300 million, St. Joe's says that $150 million will go toward upgrading living and educational boarding on campus. Another $75 million will pay for scholarships and the remaining $75 million will go toward academic and mission-driven programs.

The campus master plan includes a new student center, a pedestrian underpass on City Avenue, three new residence halls, two new parking garages, renovations to athletic facilities and a general realignment of the campus, including a new quad area.

Article behind paywall here:
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...es-fundraising-campaign-300-million.html

[TonyTone]

Public urination has damaged an elevator just repaired at SEPTA’s Somerset Station




https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/...1H16W40-lX1FkIdnrJbTmvjBKiinp8F4za-zFs6Y

Hey McGrath has SEPTA looked at cost analysis for opening bathrooms back up or adding porta pottas to certain stops to stop people from using the bathroom in stations.

I know the thinking is that if they open bathrooms back up in the BSL and MFL people will camp in them and mess them up but with the new guards coming in it could help a lot and also stop from damages and the system from literally smelling like Piss. I used the station in NY for one day and I didn't even get the strong amount of piss smell you smell from just walking by the BSL on lets say Walnut.

[Busy Bee]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Construction Complete At SOLO On Chestnut (corner of 43rd and Walnut - was called NextLVL before it was sold)



Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/05/construc...n-university-city-west-philadelphia.html

Positively Soviet

[bdurk]

Originally Posted by summersm343

St. Joseph's University unveils $300M capital campaign to fund new projects



Article behind paywall here:
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia...es-fundraising-campaign-300-million.html

lol this is bold to announce after all the flack they got from their students last week for taking away contraceptives and stuff

[PHLJD13]

Bluestone Lane has gone into the old Saxbys at 20th and Walnut.

[summersm343]

An In-Depth Look At Village Square On Haverford In Mantua

Project Renderings:









Site plan:



Current site:



Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/05/an-in-depth-look-at-village-square-on-haverford-in.html

[PHLtoNYC]

^ Awesome to see a full supermarket coming to Mantua.

[Broadcastthatboom]

Originally Posted by PHLJD13

Bluestone Lane has gone into the old Saxbys at 20th and Walnut.

Love that! Now if only there's some development on the Parkway lot across the street... a parking lot isn't the most aesthetically-pleasing sidewalk café view hah. For being on the same block as The Laurel, it's a prime Rittenhouse lot and surprised something hasn't happened there.

[William Van Alen]

Washington Ave updates:
Construction fencing is up at the Anastasi's site at 9th & Washington. Looks like they've taken down the old awning so far.

The triangular lot b/w 8th & Passyunk at Washington seems to have been cleaned up a bit. There's some equipment across the street out front of Friendly Lounge, but it looked like tubes which I figured were probably for street infrastructure?

On another note, I was on East Girard this weekend and was amazed by the progress around the intersection of Girard & 2nd. The amount of building going on there is impressive.

[summersm343]

Old City Addition Reaches Its Apex After Redesign

Renderings of 223-25 Market Street overbuild:





Current progress:





Read/view more here:
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/old-city/old-city-addition-reaches-its-apex-after-redesign

[PhilliesPhan]

7 story building incoming for the corner of 13th/Ridge/Mt. Vernon:

ZP-2022-004077
May 9, 2022
1315 RIDGE AVE, Philadelphia, PA 19123-2406
GREENWAY PLAZA LLC 5

For the erection of a new 7 story structure plus cellar to contain a vacant commercial space, 24 dwellings units, accessory private roofdeck(s) accessed via pilot house(s), 1 new auto-share parking stalls for a total of 11 parking stalls (1 ada, 1 auto-share) & 5 new bike stalls for a total of 21 class 1a bike stalls on the same lot as 6 other structures containing a sum of 24 existing dwellings units, for a total of 48 residential dwelling units and a vacant commercial space.

It seems like the entirety of the Ridge Avenue corridor is on fire, from Spring Garden to Francisville to Strawberry Mansion to Roxborough!

[summersm343]

^^Nice! Love it

[summersm343]

3.0 University Place - 42nd & Market - update from Naked Philly



https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-philly/w...idation-at-42nd-market-mean-huge-project