PHILADELPHIA | Highrise Development Thread IX

[Philly-Drew]

If my memory serves me correctly, UNISYS wanted two floors, and wanted to put that sign outside of their two floors. That is bullshit. Any company can rent a floor or two in a trophy building and put their name on a building? That leads to questions like how many signs can you put on one building?

Comcast, FMC, etc can do it because they are lead tenants, and responsible for the building. UNISYS doing with two floors is crap.

I expect more from executive management of companies like that.

[bucks native]

Developers are pushing once again to build a mixed-use apartment complex at the long-vacant corner of 2nd and Race streets in Old City. The latest iteration of the project includes 148 rental units, 28 parking spaces, 51 bike parking spaces, and more than 14,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor, according to site plans submitted to the Historical Commission’s architecture committee, which will review the project on Tuesday.

205 Race Street is a project of developers Jeffrey Brown and Greg Hill of Brown Hill Development. This is the group’s third attempt to develop the property. Since then, a zoning overlay was adopted by City Council that allows the project to be built by right, and the architect redesigned the building to keep views of the billboard clear. (Yes, that actually happened, and the billboard features prominently in the latest renderings.)

[Jonboy1983]

Originally Posted by Philly-Drew

If my memory serves me correctly, UNISYS wanted two floors, and wanted to put that sign outside of their two floors. That is bullshit. Any company can rent a floor or two in a trophy building and put their name on a building? That leads to questions like how many signs can you put on one building?

Comcast, FMC, etc can do it because they are lead tenants, and responsible for the building. UNISYS doing with two floors is crap.

I expect more from executive management of companies like that.

Yet, Pittsburgh allowed UPMC to put their puke sign atop the US Steel Building as part of their agreement to lease space. At the time they were only leasing five floors. I'm glad Philly pretty much told Unsys to go jump in the Schuylkill River. I do have a problem with corporate signs on top of too many buildings, especially if the buildings aren't even theirs outright.

[philatonian]

Originally Posted by bucks native

Developers are pushing once again to build a mixed-use apartment complex at the long-vacant corner of 2nd and Race streets in Old City. The latest iteration of the project includes 148 rental units, 28 parking spaces, 51 bike parking spaces, and more than 14,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor, according to site plans submitted to the Historical Commission’s architecture committee, which will review the project on Tuesday.

205 Race Street is a project of developers Jeffrey Brown and Greg Hill of Brown Hill Development. This is the group’s third attempt to develop the property. Since then, a zoning overlay was adopted by City Council that allows the project to be built by right, and the architect redesigned the building to keep views of the billboard clear. (Yes, that actually happened, and the billboard features prominently in the latest renderings.)

Glad to see this being revisited, even though it's the umpteenth time. I think it's amazing that the billboard actually weighed in on the decision. Absolutely amazing.

[McBane]

Originally Posted by philatonian

Glad to see this being revisited, even though it's the umpteenth time. I think it's amazing that the billboard actually weighed in on the decision. Absolutely amazing.

I don't remember hearing the "billboard story". Can someone please share? Sounds scandalous.

[Flyers2001]

Originally Posted by philatonian

Glad to see this being revisited, even though it's the umpteenth time. I think it's amazing that the billboard actually weighed in on the decision. Absolutely amazing.

Since I started posting on this website I have been a big fan of this project. That corner/area would prosper so much from development there. This development could add to the foot traffic around Colombus Blvd.

Hopefully we get more progress this time around.

[1487]

Originally Posted by ILovePhilly

Hill has an office in Center City already in 1500 centre square. I heard a while ago they were going to be moving the Jersey people into a combined Center City office and I'm glad they are finally getting that under way. Also moving downtown are all of Jacobs Engineering employees currently in the West Chester office. (or, the jobs are moving, I suppose the Jacobs employees may or may not go with them). I don't know how many employees they have out there currently but they will be consolidating with their (much smaller) Center City presence somewhere in CC.

Is Hill in 1500 market or in the Graham building next door on south 15th Street? I know they have a small presence here already but I presume everyone will be consolidating in one larger office.

[PhiLaw]

A very raw blog post but have a look-see at a parking garage on 9th and Chestnut:

http://philaphilia.blogspot.com/2014/07/fill-this-front-jefferson-garage.html

[techchallenger]

Originally Posted by McBane

I don't remember hearing the "billboard story". Can someone please share? Sounds scandalous.

http://articles.philly.com/2013-04-13/en...llboard-company-apartment-tower-old-city

[summersm343]

Proposal for a decent sized apartment complex on Main Street Manayunk. Looks to be about 8 floors or so at it's tallest

http://planphilly.com/articles/2014/07/1...-scheme-for-manayunk-s-lower-main-street

[josef]

Have you guy seen this? Kinda interesting.

"New construction signage unveiled in Phila designed to make notification of problems easier" via @TMacDonaldWHYY

[Plokoon11]

^ Its a good idea!

[McBane]

Replete w/ L&I's new logo that closely resembles a swastika.

[PhiLaw]

Originally Posted by McBane

Replete w/ L&I's new logo that closely resembles a swastika.

Ha I never noticed that!

[relnahe]

Originally Posted by McBane

Replete w/ L&I's new logo that closely resembles a swastika.

Swastika's are diagonal, it resembles the Buddhist sign of balance.

[cubanChris]

Originally Posted by relnahe

Swastika's are diagonal, it resembles the Buddhist sign of balance.

Correction. It resembles a shitty logo.

(Just teasing)

[Philly-Drew]

Originally Posted by McBane

Replete w/ L&I's new logo that closely resembles a swastika.

This does not look like a swastika at all to me.

[1487]

i like the sign just because it tells you stuff I want to know about construction projects in general. Often the permits are very vague and of course dont include renderings. This will come in handy. I just wont if its retroactive or if its only for new projects starting yesterday.

[Flyers2001]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Proposal for a decent sized apartment complex on Main Street Manayunk. Looks to be about 8 floors or so at it's tallest

http://planphilly.com/articles/2014/07/1...-scheme-for-manayunk-s-lower-main-street

After reading that, it seems like a real tough project. Rents may not be cheap as there seems to be some additional cost associated to build. I like the location, hopefully they can get this going and turn some other vacant plots into the same. I know much of Manayunk is dense, but it is a cool area.

[summersm343]

Thanks to Wondertwinphila for the heads up on this article

Rodin Square- now named The Dalian on Fairmount
Groundbreaking set for the fall

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/...oan-for-293-unit-apartment-building.html