Summer, one of the major reasons I merged Chestnut is because it won't get enough traffic to deserve its own thread. It's a relatively minor building in the grand scheme of things.
Anyhoo, new news on the National:
http://nakedphilly.com/old-city/the-national/
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The structure will be a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments (available at market rate) and feature two ground-floor commercial spaces (1200 and 1400 sq. ft.). We wonder who will occupy those spaces? The new building will replace the former National Products building, which closed almost a decade ago. Not to worry, though. The iconic tile wall with deco touches that fronts the building along N. 2nd Street will be preserved and restored. The finished product promises to be an interesting intersection of modernist and contemporary architecture, and will sit immediately next to row homes built in the early 18th century. Awesome.
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