PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread - Page 371

hammersklavier · #**7401** Posted **Feb 6, 2017, 5:22 PM**

I'm fine with Texas doughnuts on Festival Pier although I'm not entirely sure from the angles we see that rendering from whether it respects keeping the Spring Garden easement open.

OTOH while the Trump Tower site is a difficult one to build on, I'm not at all sure that townhouses are the highest and best use there.

br323206 · #**7402** Posted **Feb 6, 2017, 5:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

Riverfront site of failed Trump Tower Philadelphia for sale now as townhouse project

Looks like the renderings show the Festival Pier development next to this rendered into the project as well.

Read more here:
http://www.philly.com/philly/busines...t.html?photo_3

These townhouses might not be such a great place to live after 20 more years of climate change.

jjv007 · #**7403** Posted **Feb 6, 2017, 8:11 PM**

Can we ban townhomes inside the city forever lol?

Flyers2001 · #**7404** Posted **Feb 6, 2017, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by jjv007

Can we ban townhomes inside the city forever lol?

The whole area has become townhomes.

EastSideHBG · #**7405** Posted **Feb 6, 2017, 9:04 PM**

Iron Hill to open brew pub in Center City's East Market mixed-use complex
Updated: FEBRUARY 6, 2017 — 12:59 PM EST
http://www.philly.com/philly/busines...e-complex.html

Daario · #**7406** Posted **Feb 7, 2017, 4:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by jjv007

Can we ban townhomes inside the city forever lol?

What's so wrong with townhomes? Also the design seems so out there that I kinda like it.

Daario · #**7407** Posted **Feb 7, 2017, 4:08 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by summersm343

Riverfront site of failed Trump Tower Philadelphia for sale now as townhouse project

Looks like the renderings show the Festival Pier development next to this rendered into the project as well.

Read more here:
http://www.philly.com/philly/busines...t.html?photo_3

Somehow the commenters on Philly.com saw this article as an attack on Trump, and turned the whole thing into a political debate. The Philly.com comment section seems to have always been awful.

summersm343 · #**7408** Posted **Feb 7, 2017, 5:50 PM**

Checking in on the Gallery Mall’s construction progress

http://philly.curbed.com/2017/2/7/14...os-philadephia

1487 · #**7409** Posted **Feb 7, 2017, 7:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

Checking in on the Gallery Mall’s construction progress

http://philly.curbed.com/2017/2/7/14...os-philadephia

too bad they didn't include more pics

volguus zildrohar · #**7410** Posted **Feb 7, 2017, 9:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhilliesPhan

I was extremely (but pleasantly) surprised while riding the El from 69th Street Terminal yesterday on my way to class.

I didn't have time to take pictures, but it looks like Front Street isn't the only street abutting the El that is seeing infill development! I decided to sit on the right side of the El today, and noticed that there is infill development occurring near 60th Street Station. I was surprised to see new infill development that far west of 50th Street, especially on Market! Certain sections of Market Street in along the El's viaduct in West Philly look disastrous.

I don't know if this has already been noticed/captured in pictures that have been posted here, but it was nice to see! I'll have to stop by and take pictures when I have some free time from my studies.

The south side of the 6000 block of Market.

That block is part of The Haddington Historic district. The street took a major beating during the El reconstruction project a decade ago. The work has been underway for a while now but I'm not entirely sure who it's going to be marketed towards.

1487 · #**7411** Posted **Feb 8, 2017, 1:06 PM**

^I saw that yesterday as well. The development that is going on along chestnut and walnut as far west as 52nd generally hasn't moved north towards market but I imagine that will change eventually

shadowbat2 · #**7412** Posted **Feb 12, 2017, 4:27 AM**

Steele Building January 2016:

Steele Building January 2016 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

February 2017:

Steele Building, February 2017 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

shadowbat2 · #**7413** Posted **Feb 12, 2017, 7:22 AM**

Gallery mall update:

Tenth and Market, February 2017 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Gallery I, February 2017 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Ninth Street under the Gallery, February 2017 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Ninth and Filbert, February 2017 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Looking along Filbert Street by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

This crane was at 9th and Filbert lowering pipes down from an equipment penthouse:

Crane at Ninth and Filbert by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Lowering old pipes by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Interior of Gallery II:

Gallery II atrium, February 2017 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Benny's last stand.... by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

Gallery II atrium, February 2017 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr

1487 · #**7414** Posted **Feb 13, 2017, 1:20 PM**

nice set of pics. I really am interested to see how they make the first floor of this building usable and street facing.

1487 · #**7415** Posted **Feb 13, 2017, 1:24 PM**

I was near 15th and vine and fronting 15th there is construction going on- something about 4-5 stories. Not sure if this is just the rear of Hanover on Broad or a separate building by different developer. Since I was in the car I couldn't tell if it was connected to the apt building structure fronting broad near Callowhill.

Knight Hospitaller · #**7416** Posted **Feb 13, 2017, 3:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

I was near 15th and vine and fronting 15th there is construction going on- something about 4-5 stories. Not sure if this is just the rear of Hanover on Broad or a separate building by different developer. Since I was in the car I couldn't tell if it was connected to the apt building structure fronting broad near Callowhill.

If it was adjacent to the Hahnemann high rise, it is the back side of the Hanover complex.

1487 · #**7417** Posted **Feb 14, 2017, 6:23 PM**

new permits issued for the 401 race project. Seems like modifications were made to foundation design and now it is moving forward.

volguus zildrohar · #**7418** Posted **Feb 15, 2017, 10:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

^I saw that yesterday as well. The development that is going on along chestnut and walnut as far west as 52nd generally hasn't moved north towards market but I imagine that will change eventually

What's going on along those streets are just the ripple effects of Penntrification. Much of the area west of Market - and particularly north - is non-transient residential, more stable and little less fertile for new development.

I grew up there and save for the commercial corridors not much has changed over the decades.

jsbrook · #**7419** Posted **Feb 16, 2017, 2:38 AM**

It looks like they will be keeping the same hideous skin/facade for the gallery except for the first couple floors that will be opened up to the street. I supposed the higher floors could be reclad but it doesn't look like it. Anyone know for sure?

1487 · #**7420** Posted **Feb 16, 2017, 1:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by jsbrook

It looks like they will be keeping the same hideous skin/facade for the gallery except for the first couple floors that will be opened up to the street. I supposed the higher floors could be reclad but it doesn't look like it. Anyone know for sure?

I wouldn't presume the facade won't change above the lower level. To be honest we don't have really detailed renderings showing finalized product in terms of what the building will look like. We've seen some very stylish conceptual stuff but nothing concrete as we get with CDR presentations. I don't even know if there are any images out there of the Filbert Street side of the project.