PHILADELPHIA | Highrise Development Thread IX

[summersm343]

New thread created: Broad and Spring Garden

Link here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=7672686#post7672686

[PhillySteaks]

Originally Posted by summersm343

New thread created: Broad and Spring Garden

Link here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=7672686#post7672686

Can that be built by right? If not, I'd expect to see SGCA all over this. I'd love to see this get done personally. It'd be a real catalyst for the intersection.

[Philly Fan]

View II
1101-1137 Cecil B. Moore Avenue

Not sure if there's a thread on this yet, but Intech now has this listed in its Current Projects Pre-Construction section:

VIEW II

Size 460,328 SF
Location Philadelphia, PA
Owner Goldenberg Group

View II is located at 1101-1137 Cecil B. Moore Avenue and is the second phase of student housing near Temple University being developed by the Goldenberg Group. The project will include two mixed-use towers connected by a six-story connector bridge. The project also includes significant site and hardscape work and surface parking. The first tower is the 18-story East Tower consisting of an innovation center on the first two floors with student housing above. The second tower is the 12-story West Tower consisting of retail space on the first two floors, amenity spaces on the third and fourth floors, and student housing above. The six-story connector bridge has a two-story amenity space on the second and third floors with student housing above. The project has a total of 460,328 square feet and 352 student housing units with 874 beds and 528 bathrooms.

http://www.intechconstruction.com/current.php?mode=0&id=7

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by PhillySteaks

Can that be built by right? If not, I'd expect to see SGCA all over this. I'd love to see this get done personally. It'd be a real catalyst for the intersection.

Not sure what the lot is zoned but it is a huge lot. I would assume that yes, this an be built by right.

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by Philly Fan

View II
1101-1137 Cecil B. Moore Avenue

Not sure if there's a thread on this yet, but Intech now has this listed in its Current Projects Pre-Construction section:





http://www.intechconstruction.com/current.php?mode=0&id=7

Boom! There it is. Creating a thread now. Finally more high rises coming to Templetown.

[Redddog]

Is it me or is Temple exploding?

[summersm343]

New thread created: View II

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=7673301#post7673301

[McBane]

I hadn't seen either of these posted yet.

Expanding University City drug innovator Spark overflows into FMC Tower, other area offices

This would be great to see this company stay in Philly and even better, anchor a new tower.

Of course, any company looking to set up shop in Philly will have contend with more anti-business regulations that do not exist in the suburbs, NJ, or Delaware.

Comcast warns of costly legal battle if Kenney doesn't veto wage discrimination bill

This is another well-intentioned but straight up stupid regulation that puts Philly at a disadvantage. When we have an economy like NYC, then you have the clout to make revolutionary regulations. But for a city whose economy is hangstrung by high taxes, this is bone headed. What irks me even more, it passed in Council 16-0. Republicans voted for this? There isn't one single pro-business councilperson? What a bunch of clowns. All of them.

The business community and chamber of commerce isn't innocent either. They lack the balls to support anyone but the same idiots. Cowards.

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by McBane

Comcast warns of costly legal battle if Kenney doesn't veto wage discrimination bill

This is another well-intentioned but straight up stupid regulation that puts Philly at a disadvantage. When we have an economy like NYC, then you have the clout to make revolutionary regulations. But for a city whose economy is hangstrung by high taxes, this is bone headed. What irks me even more, it passed in Council 16-0. Republicans voted for this? There isn't one single pro-business councilperson? What a bunch of clowns. All of them.

The business community and chamber of commerce isn't innocent either. They lack the balls to support anyone but the same idiots. Cowards.

Agree 100%

This is the kind of stuff that continues to hold Philly back. We cannot be proposing bills of this kind when we're already struggling to attract businesses as it is.

[summersm343]

World's largest private insurance broker opens Center City office

Lockton Companies, the world’s largest privately held insurance broker, has opened a Center City location to accompany its existing Blue Bell site.

The new office at 1800 JFK Blvd. will initially house 16 employees and consume 5,500 square feet. Lockton entered the market in 2011 by opening a Blue Bell location at 751 Arbor Way, which now has 11 employees spread over 6,600 square feet.

“This move downtown brings us closer to our clients, markets and potential employees in the greater Philadelphia area,” said Chris Keith, president of Lockton Philadelphia. “We plan to significantly expand our operations within the greater Philadelphia metro area and the addition of the Center City office is just the first step.”

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/...r-lockton-blue-bell-center-city-jfk.html

[pwp]

Originally Posted by Philly Fan

View II
1101-1137 Cecil B. Moore Avenue

Not sure if there's a thread on this yet, but Intech now has this listed in its Current Projects Pre-Construction section:





http://www.intechconstruction.com/current.php?mode=0&id=7

God help us... View I is the ugliest building in Philadelphia

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by pwp

God help us... View I is the ugliest building in Philadelphia

Disagree 100%. There are much much uglier buildings. These highrises with students living in them, and the retail and commercial brought to the area are a huge plus over the vacant school and the subsequent empty lot on the site.

[1487]

Originally Posted by McBane

I hadn't seen either of these posted yet.

Expanding University City drug innovator Spark overflows into FMC Tower, other area offices

This would be great to see this company stay in Philly and even better, anchor a new tower.

Of course, any company looking to set up shop in Philly will have contend with more anti-business regulations that do not exist in the suburbs, NJ, or Delaware.

Comcast warns of costly legal battle if Kenney doesn't veto wage discrimination bill

This is another well-intentioned but straight up stupid regulation that puts Philly at a disadvantage. When we have an economy like NYC, then you have the clout to make revolutionary regulations. But for a city whose economy is hangstrung by high taxes, this is bone headed. What irks me even more, it passed in Council 16-0. Republicans voted for this? There isn't one single pro-business councilperson? What a bunch of clowns. All of them.

The business community and chamber of commerce isn't innocent either. They lack the balls to support anyone but the same idiots. Cowards.

The wage disclosure bill is minor, it's not a tax nor is it onerous. And Philly isn't the first place to do this. Calling this a job killer is borderline absurd. What they seem to be saying is they can't maintain the status quo and follow this regulation. There is no law against bargaining with a prospective employee over salary so the notion that you can't determine what to pay a CEO if this law is passed makes no sense.

[jjv007]

Originally Posted by McBane

I hadn't seen either of these posted yet.

Expanding University City drug innovator Spark overflows into FMC Tower, other area offices

This would be great to see this company stay in Philly and even better, anchor a new tower.

Of course, any company looking to set up shop in Philly will have contend with more anti-business regulations that do not exist in the suburbs, NJ, or Delaware.

Comcast warns of costly legal battle if Kenney doesn't veto wage discrimination bill

This is another well-intentioned but straight up stupid regulation that puts Philly at a disadvantage. When we have an economy like NYC, then you have the clout to make revolutionary regulations. But for a city whose economy is hangstrung by high taxes, this is bone headed. What irks me even more, it passed in Council 16-0. Republicans voted for this? There isn't one single pro-business councilperson? What a bunch of clowns. All of them.

The business community and chamber of commerce isn't innocent either. They lack the balls to support anyone but the same idiots. Cowards.

Wholeheartedly agree

[PhilliesPhan]

Originally Posted by Redddog

Is it me or is Temple exploding?

Yes it is! Not only is the University itself excelling in national rankings and reputation, but the Templetown neighborhood is also exploding. Infill development has enlivened a neighborhood once deemed too dangerous to live in, and it has happened pretty rapidly. I was talking to a 28 year old student (I'm 21) who attended Temple back when she was 18, but ended up dropping out for a while. She said that the rule of thumb was to not go past 17th Street back in 2006; as of last semester, I have seen student housing pop up as far as 19th Street. I have also spent many nights walking past 18th and Cecil B. Moore (mainly to get to Gratz for a party) and nothing has ever happened to me. I don't even feel remotely unsafe walking around Templetown late at night.

Temple should focus on attracting young professionals to Templetown. North Broad between Girard and Cecil B. Moore should be an innovation corridor similar to Market Street in University City. Girard, Cecil B. Moore, and Susquehanna Avenues should all become stronger commercial spines with a stronger mix of retailers. Finally, residential infill should continue between Girard, Susquehanna, 20th, and the SEPTA Main Line viaduct. Templetown could evolve to become a neighborhood with a good mix of students, young professionals, faculty and staff, and current residents of the neighborhood similar to University City. If Temple could construct its own renowned schools in the fashion of Penn Alexander, that too would be a huge boon for the area.

[Justin7]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Agree 100%

This is the kind of stuff that continues to hold Philly back. We cannot be proposing bills of this kind when we're already struggling to attract businesses as it is.

How is this going to hold Philly back? An employee should be paid what he or she is worth to the company hiring. This is remedial free-market-supply-and-demand that I'm amazed anyone would side with Comcast on this one. Always amazed by how far right this forum is.

[El Duderino]

Originally Posted by Justin7

Always amazed by how far right this forum is.

Not to be political, but I think "pro-business" might be a fairer term (and yes, i'm clearly aware of that overlap).

[jsbrook]

Originally Posted by 1487

The wage disclosure bill is minor, it's not a tax nor is it onerous. And Philly isn't the first place to do this. Calling this a job killer is borderline absurd. What they seem to be saying is they can't maintain the status quo and follow this regulation. There is no law against bargaining with a prospective employee over salary so the notion that you can't determine what to pay a CEO if this law is passed makes no sense.

Correct. I am a lawyer, and Comcast's arguments are weak sauce. Certainly the constitutional one. The bill is not onerous, nor is the proposed prohibition that uncommon, though this is more typically done at the state level. Still, it's not a particularly strong worker protection (it just stacks the deck a little bit in favor of employees in negotiating salaries and prevents an employer from independently determining current and past salary, which I don't have a problem with them doing). If Kenney vetoes to keep Comcast happy because of its stature in the city, I won't be that disappointed.

[br323206]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Not sure what the lot is zoned but it is a huge lot. I would assume that yes, this an be built by right.

Zoning is CMX-4.

[pwp]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Disagree 100%. There are much much uglier buildings. These highrises with students living in them, and the retail and commercial brought to the area are a huge plus over the vacant school and the subsequent empty lot on the site.

Yeah, I disagree. Has nothing to do with the economic impact of the building -- that would have also been achieved with a more elegant design. The architecture of this building is completely out of place and its color scheme is horrendous. As a Temple alum and someone who is very pro-growth and pro-development, this is one of the few times where I'd have chosen to endure a vacant lot for a few more years in lieu of this development.