PHILADELPHIA | Drexel University | Chestnut Square | 19 floors

summersm343 · #1 Posted: **Feb 2, 2012, 6:29 PM**

http://www.ramsa.com/projects-search...ut-square.html

Title: Chestnut Square
Project: 869 student beds, 30,000 sqft of retail space
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern
Developer: Drexel University/ American Campus Communities
Location: 3200 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
Floors: 19
Height: ?? ft

Drexel University has partnered with American Campus Communities to create a 19 story and two 8 story dormitories with 30,000 square feet of retail space fronting Chestnut street on the 3200 block. The dorm overall will provide 869 beds for students.

The construction of the residence halls and retail space will take place in the small strip of land between the locations of the Creese Student Center and MacAlister Hall and Chestnut Street.

The plans also include a 101,500 square foot parking garage that will be able to hold 267 vehicles. The garage would be built behind Creese, where loading facilities are today, with entrances and exits on 32nd Street.

Site Prep has started.

http://drexelmasterplan.wordpress.co...te-next-steps/

Pennsgrant · #2 Posted: **Feb 3, 2012, 3:12 PM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...m-project.html

summersm343 · #3 Posted: **Feb 3, 2012, 5:05 PM**

Rendering of the Image in the article.

Pennsgrant · #4 Posted: **Feb 3, 2012, 5:42 PM**

Vast improvement to what that block is now.

Penn will be building new dorms soon, across the street(Hill Field). Between 33rd + 34th + Chestnut.

Penn Connects
http://www.pennconnects.upenn.edu/al...sq_large_4.jpg

christof · #5 Posted: **Feb 3, 2012, 6:16 PM**

When I was a freshman at Penn in 1996, Hill Field was fenced in. The Fine Arts school was located in the blue shed at that intersection. Penn's Bookstore was where Huntsman now stands, while its future location was still a parking lot.

As Penn and Drexel goes, so goes the Philadelphia Region this century.

christof · #6 Posted: **Feb 4, 2012, 1:25 PM**

And the Inky finally catches onto the project. Better late than never, I guess.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20...mpid=124488469

Jelly Roll · #7 Posted: **Jun 10, 2012, 12:43 AM**

I believe they put the crane up this weekend. Might be time to move this to under construction and update the database.

Jelly Roll · #8 Posted: **Jul 9, 2012, 4:39 PM**

http://earthcam.com/client/hunterrob...hestnutsquare/

I think it is time to update this to under construction and update the database

summersm343 · #9 Posted: **Jul 9, 2012, 4:57 PM**

Nice! Saw the crane was up the other day and completely forgot to take a pic of it. Time to move this to construction

colemonkee · #10 Posted: **Jul 9, 2012, 5:55 PM**

Moved to Highrise Construction forum and edited thread title to remove "SITE PREP", since, well, it's clearly beyond the site prep phase.

summersm343 · #11 Posted: **Jul 9, 2012, 5:57 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by colemonkee

Moved to Highrise Construction forum and edited thread title to remove "SITE PREP", since, well, it's clearly beyond the site prep phase.

Thanks

Can you do us a favor and change the title of the project from "Drexel University Chestnut Street Dorm" to "Chestnut Square." Chestnut Square is the official name of this project.

hammersklavier · #12 Posted: **Jul 12, 2012, 9:35 PM**

Done.

summersm343 · #13 Posted: **Jul 12, 2012, 11:27 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by hammersklavier

Done.

Thanks

summersm343 · #14 Posted: **Jul 30, 2012, 5:09 AM**

Update from today 7/30/2012

dlg569 · #15 Posted: **Jul 31, 2012, 2:00 AM**

The Philly colleges are on a building spree.

Pennsgrant · #16 Posted: **Jul 31, 2012, 2:28 AM**

This one is going up quick as well.

The 19 story section will be imposing and Brandywine is supposed to start the Cira South(smaller of the 2 towers) this year. Thats a block or 2 to the east.

Pennsgrant · #17 Posted: **Aug 10, 2012, 3:07 AM**

summersm343 · #18 Posted: **Aug 10, 2012, 4:21 PM**

This is going to add so much to the area

Jelly Roll · #19 Posted: **Aug 16, 2012, 9:21 PM**

Did anyone get a picture of the steel column that fell off the building and was sticking out of the superintendent's trailer today? I heard that there was no injuries in the accident.

caltrane74 · #20 Posted: **Aug 22, 2012, 5:40 PM**

The one thing I have to say about the developments in Philadelphia, is that I admire their use of steelframe construction.