PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread II

[El Duderino]

Originally Posted by chimpskibot

Does anyone know what project is currently going up adjacent to the gas station on Spring Garden and Delaware Ave ? Or are my eyes deceiving me from the el and that is actually the Rivers Casino Parking lot project? There is currently a 3-4 story code coming out of the ground.

Excitingly, this could either be 933 N. Penn (first pic) or the second building that's part of the project at 700-30 N. Delaware Ave. (second pic), which has just started going vertical in the last week or so. Still no action yet for the DeSimone tower that's right next door to the gas station.

[PHLtoNYC]

Construction underway in the Bellwether District.

Done Deals: Bellwether District goes vertical
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadel...l-project.html

[PHLJD13]

Originally Posted by Gatorade_Jim

Yeah I didn't really understand how bad Philly is for white collar employment until I started looking for inhouse counsel jobs at companies here. On the big search websites it's generally NYC, DC, SF, CHI, and then it falls off a fair amount. Philly isn't even on the list. If I wanted to go in house and not work at Comcast, a university, or one of a few pharma companies, I'm either forced to work in the suburbs or have to leave the city. It's really unfortunate.

Currently facing that exact same reality. Unless you find a wholly remote position or one that only requires quarterly site visits (which, of course, are ultra-competitive), in-house counsel prospects in the City are non-existent. You're looking at far-flung suburbs or leaving the area. Outside of Eds&Meds, Philly is still a very blue-collar job market.

[Mark in Mount Airy]

Originally Posted by PHLJD13

Currently facing that exact same reality. Unless you find a wholly remote position or one that only requires quarterly site visits (which, of course, are ultra-competitive), in-house counsel prospects in the City are non-existent. You're looking at far-flung suburbs or leaving the area. Outside of Eds&Meds, Philly is still a very blue-collar job market.

While what you say may very well be true for your specific position (in-house counsel) the article below in the Washington Post suggests that Philadelphia is a white-collar managerial labor market. Our city comes in fourth among U.S. metro areas by leadership ratio, where higher numbers mean they manage more outside workers.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...gerial-cities/