PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread - Page 211

tsarstruck · #**4201** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 1:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Cro Burnham

Anybody have a chance to stop by Pearly Properties addition to the Waverly Court building that's happening near 13th & Pine? Great density infill and overbuild. It must be up a few floors by now.

I biked by it Pope weekend. Wasn't paying a ton of attention, but if my vague memories can be trusted, it's topped out.

Cro Burnham · #**4202** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 1:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by tsarstruck

I biked by it Pope weekend. Wasn't paying a ton of attention, but if my vague memories can be trusted, it's topped out.

Cool, thanks!

McBane · #**4203** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 1:43 PM**

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but Inga just opened up a small can of worms...

http://www.philly.com/philly/gallery...?viewGallery=y

To sum up our last discussion - we expressed varying degrees of dislike for the masts. A few folks may have taken other people's words out of context to suggest that these lights will reverse N. Broad's momentum, but I don't think anyone actually meant that.

Teakwood · #**4204** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 1:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by McBane

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but Inga just opened up a small can of worms...

http://www.philly.com/philly/gallery...?viewGallery=y

To sum up our last discussion - we expressed varying degrees of dislike for the masts. A few folks may have taken other people's words out of context to suggest that these lights will reverse N. Broad's momentum, but I don't think anyone actually meant that.

Wow, Inga really plagiarised my argument on this one, lol.

1487 · #**4205** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 2:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by McBane

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but Inga just opened up a small can of worms...

http://www.philly.com/philly/gallery...?viewGallery=y

To sum up our last discussion - we expressed varying degrees of dislike for the masts. A few folks may have taken other people's words out of context to suggest that these lights will reverse N. Broad's momentum, but I don't think anyone actually meant that.

I saw that, pretty predictable. She is angry about the lights because she has other issues with broad street that cannot be solved by ANY lighting project. But that's typical of her approach. Her inference that the new light masts will encourage people to drive faster is almost crazy. Ive heard numerous people say that they like the new lights and think they are unique. In years past her theme was "the city is allowing developers to build anything they want and Philadelphia should reject any buildings that don't meet my standards". Now she has shifted to "philadelphia is a car crazy city that needs to cater to pedestrians and bikers who are being held hostage by developers and city officials who only care about cars".

iamrobk · #**4206** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 2:28 PM**

Everyone I know who has seen those lights has thought "WTF?!" and just been confused by them.

hammersklavier · #**4207** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 2:51 PM**

I'm pretty sure those lights are our city's 21st century version of the Penns Landing horseshoe -- a monument to silly and frivolous (grant-fueled) spending.

AbortedWalrus · #**4208** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 2:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by McBane

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but Inga just opened up a small can of worms...

http://www.philly.com/philly/gallery...?viewGallery=y

To sum up our last discussion - we expressed varying degrees of dislike for the masts. A few folks may have taken other people's words out of context to suggest that these lights will reverse N. Broad's momentum, but I don't think anyone actually meant that.

I'd like to know where she gets her numbers, because the project cost was $8.7M, not $14M, and not all of the money went to the lights. It went to the buttload of streetscape improvements all along N. Broad too.

1487 · #**4209** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 7:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by AbortedWalrus

I'd like to know where she gets her numbers, because the project cost was $8.7M, not $14M, and not all of the money went to the lights. It went to the buttload of streetscape improvements all along N. Broad too.

Not only that, it was a State project- they paid for it. I like how she found one person to say you can't cross broad street based on the light timing and that is basically enough evidence that one cannot safely cross broad street.

AbortedWalrus · #**4210** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 8:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

Not only that, it was a State project- they paid for it. I like how she found one person to say you can't cross broad street based on the light timing and that is basically enough evidence that one cannot safely cross broad street.

At the Fairmount Station hundreds of people cross Broad with literally no problems whatsoever. Spring Garden is the same. Where is this magical impossible to cross place? Girard? Cecil B Moore?

summersm343 · #**4211** Posted **Oct 16, 2015, 9:54 PM**

Committee proposes permanent redesign for Grays Ferry Triangle plaza at 23rd and South

http://planphilly.com/articles/2015/...23rd-and-south

Philly-Drew · #**4212** Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 5:18 PM**

Need another reason to love 1706 Rittenhouse? Here is a cool video that details the automated parking garage:
http://youtu.be/w3vtpGtyw1k

PhilliesPhan · #**4213** Posted **Oct 18, 2015, 5:27 AM**

Happened to be in Chestnut Hill earlier for the Harry Potter Festival!

shadowbat2 · #**4214** Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 2:58 AM**

1100 block Chestnut:

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Hale Building, asbestos abatement underway:

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New College House:

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Real quality materials, looks like stone

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The Study:

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Mount Sinai Demo in South Philly:

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hammersklavier · #**4215** Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 4:33 AM**

Mount Sinai is a terrible loss. The Preservation Alliance is asleep at the wheel...again.

1487 · #**4216** Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 12:48 PM**

Nice update pics.

Cro Burnham · #**4217** Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 1:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by hammersklavier

Mount Sinai is a terrible loss. The Preservation Alliance is asleep at the wheel...again.

Are they tearing everything down? I thought they might be keeping the old part along 6th St (or is it 4th?). I thought there was already senior housing in it.

Londonee · #**4218** Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 2:16 PM**

Is there a plan at the 1100 Chestnut construction site to build something on the Sansom Street side? I walked past the other day, and i have the sneaky suspicion that a parking lot is going there? Anyone know for sure?

Cro Burnham · #**4219** Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 2:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Londonee

Is there a plan at the 1100 Chestnut construction site to build something on the Sansom Street side? I walked past the other day, and i have the sneaky suspicion that a parking lot is going there? Anyone know for sure?

Alot will probably be for loading docks for Target, etc.

3rd&Brown · #**4220** Posted **Oct 19, 2015, 4:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by PhilliesPhan

Happened to be in Chestnut Hill earlier for the Harry Potter Festival!

I know the neighbors fought this tooth and nail but it is exactly the type of development that is needed up and down Germantown Avenue.

If GTA could have buildings like this dotting it all the way down to Broad it would totally revitalize the commercial strips through Mt Airy and Germantown itself.

Here's to hoping. I hope the building does well/sells out quickly because I would love to see the developer do more of it.