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Originally Posted by Scottydont
That building isn't empty. Company called Sungard is in there (data center). Not sure if they use the entire space, but it's definitely not empty.
Overall your post is a bit doom and gloom. You get a few more developments like Hanover North Broad and the Philadelphia Community College expansion, and the area North of City Hall will do just fine.
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Re Sunguard - how many people work in this data center? Isn't it just servers? Is there any ground floor retail? From what I can tell, this building is devoid of any human activity so the fact that it is occupied doesn't mean it's doing anything to enliven the street.
If you re-read my post, I'm just being realistic about Broad Street's trajectory based on factors that are almost impossible to change, e.g., buildings like the Masonic Temple, the hospital, or Convention Center will never be torn down to make way for the types of buildings that activate a street, like a mixed use tower with ground floor retail.
All I'm really saying is that projects like 1300 Fairmount will help spur development west (and possibly east) rather than north and south. It's not really that much different on South Broad in that regard.