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Originally Posted by TonyTone
Water St is technically kind of an Alley now? I like the street though gives me a real nice post Dock & Riverfront Vibe.
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You're not wrong, but along this particular stretch, it retains its seawall vibe, even though so much of the river's been filled in over the intervening centuries.
In the oldest map of Philadelphia, you can see where Water meets Front and turned into Willow Street in a way that echoes the 1600s shore of the Delaware
But hey, they're only building on half the lot. You'll still be able to look out to the river from the steps. It's kind of astonishing the steps even exist, and that they were incorporated into the plans like that.
The new height tops out at 316' (elevation 322') when you include the mechanical space, the roof is 275' (elevation 281')