PHILADELPHIA | Highrise Development Thread X - Page 300

Redddog · #**5981** Posted **Apr 27, 2023, 3:31 PM**

Wasn't that a Rite Aid?

https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate...-20220812.html

Ugly AF.

mja · #**5982** Posted **Apr 27, 2023, 4:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Redddog

Wasn't that a Rite Aid?

https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate...-20220812.html

Ugly AF.

23rd is the Rite Aid lot. 22nd is the Sunoco.

Redddog · #**5983** Posted **Apr 27, 2023, 5:21 PM**

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The Sunoco at 23rd and Walnut has been chain-linked fenced off for a few days now. No cars permitted to enter and gas station appears closed. Any updates on this site?

Ah.

Interesting.....

cardeza · #**5984** Posted **Apr 27, 2023, 5:27 PM**

Does anyone know why the 1101 Walnut thread is closed? I walked by today and there has been some activity on the site- looks like they are shoring adjacent properties- they have been digging.

Gatorade_Jim · #**5985** Posted **Apr 27, 2023, 6:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Redddog

Wasn't that a Rite Aid?

https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate...-20220812.html

Ugly AF.

Turns out after working with CCRA, it actually got uglier! I'm not sure if we have a thread for it given the height but it's my most despised proposal in the city at the moment. People at the CCRA meeting seemed to let that be known though. One community member compared the most recent design iteration to a soviet style dormitory, which I think is about right. It's insane to me that we get solid brick proposals in Port Richmond but this dogshit on Walnut street, less than a three minute walk from multimillion dollar rowhomes. Hopefully the tough financing market kills the project.

Mayormccheese · #**5986** Posted **Apr 27, 2023, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Gatorade_Jim

Turns out after working with CCRA, it actually got uglier! I'm not sure if we have a thread for it given the height but it's my most despised proposal in the city at the moment. People at the CCRA meeting seemed to let that be known though. One community member compared the most recent design iteration to a soviet style dormitory, which I think is about right. It's insane to me that we get solid brick proposals in Port Richmond but this dogshit on Walnut street, less than a three minute walk from multimillion dollar rowhomes. Hopefully the tough financing market kills the project.

That location with height would be seen from all over the city plus has the potential to be a show stopper view coming from either direction on 76 and bridge center city walnut to ucity. It’s walking distance to fitler square, rittenhouse square, schuylkill river trail and the parkway. It could be an anchor for that neighborhood which is a little sleepy. Oh it’s also next to greenfield school. It’s absolutely wild that this is is the proposal we got.

DudeGuy · #**5987** Posted **Apr 27, 2023, 8:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by cardeza

Does anyone know why the 1101 Walnut thread is closed? I walked by today and there has been some activity on the site- looks like they are shoring adjacent properties- they have been digging.

I pointed this out the other day and got crickets. Agitating for more conversation about this! Ladies and gentlemen we have site activity!

mcgrath618 · #**5988** Posted **Apr 27, 2023, 8:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by DudeGuy

I pointed this out the other day and got crickets. Agitating for more conversation about this! Ladies and gentlemen we have site activity!

I unlocked it about a half an hour ago.

TK2001 · #**5989** Posted **Apr 27, 2023, 11:27 PM**

Philadelphia skyline from Citizens Bank Park by Philly SkyGuy, on Flickr

Jerryiz · #**5990** Posted **Apr 28, 2023, 2:19 AM**

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Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology
https://www.facilities.upenn.edu/map...and-technology

SouthCentralPA · #**5991** Posted **Apr 28, 2023, 2:26 AM**

Awesome photos TK!

PHLtoNYC · #**5992** Posted **Apr 28, 2023, 1:06 PM**

^ My favorite skyline angle. Shows the size, scale, architecture so well.

colemonkee · #**5993** Posted **Apr 28, 2023, 3:15 PM**

Those are fantastic skyline shots!

JohnIII · #**5994** Posted **Apr 28, 2023, 3:43 PM**

Citizen Bank Park has one of the best shows of the Skyline. Hope to see the skyline grow more and more.

TPZ-1 · #**5995** Posted **Apr 29, 2023, 4:13 AM**

Other than the South St. bridge, this is my favorite view of the skyline. Nice shots as usual TK - Much appreciated!

TK2001 · #**5996** Posted **Apr 29, 2023, 3:36 PM**

Philadelphia skyline from Citizens Bank Park August 2017 by Philly SkyGuy, on Flickr
To compare

cardeza · #**5997** Posted **May 1, 2023, 2:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by TPZ-1

Other than the South St. bridge, this is my favorite view of the skyline. Nice shots as usual TK - Much appreciated!

One vantage point rarely captured is from the west along West Chester Pike just before you get to 69th street. You really get good view from there with all the UC stuff in the foreground and the taller CC towers in the rear.

PHL10 · #**5998** Posted **May 1, 2023, 3:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by cardeza

One vantage point rarely captured is from the west along West Chester Pike just before you get to 69th street. You really get good view from there with all the UC stuff in the foreground and the taller CC towers in the rear.

Totally. Even shows up fairly well in Google maps:

PhilliesPhan · #**5999** Posted **May 1, 2023, 4:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by TPZ-1

Other than the South St. bridge, this is my favorite view of the skyline. Nice shots as usual TK - Much appreciated!

One underrated view is from the Girard Avenue Bridge/the Connecting Railroad Bridge (along the Northeast Corridor). The skyline looks amazing with trees on either side, the winding Schuylkill River, and, in the spring, the cherry blossoms lining Kelly Drive.

I don't hear too many people talk about this one either, but I love the view of the skyline from Delmar Street in Roxborough--especially at night. It gives off Los Angeles vibes.

PHL10 · #**6000** Posted **May 1, 2023, 4:54 PM**

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One underrated view is from the Girard Avenue Bridge/the Connecting Railroad Bridge (along the Northeast Corridor). The skyline looks amazing with trees on either side, the winding Schuylkill River, and, in the spring, the cherry blossoms lining Kelly Drive.

I don't hear too many people talk about this one either, but I love the view of the skyline from Delmar Street in Roxborough--especially at night. It gives off Los Angeles vibes.

It's picturesque for sure but to your point, it gives off an LA vibe or even Dallas or Houston. All you can see is a line-up of about a dozen buildings, all built since 1980s with no depth and no sense of the crazy-dense pre-war high clusters that cover Center City.