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Originally Posted by City Wide
1. Does Drexel own all the land for Schuylkill Yards?
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Yes.
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2. Is there any reason to believe that the ShOP drawings represent anything that will actually be built? Weren't they hired to come up with a master plan showing where to build new, where to have green spaces, what the streets could look like, not to actually design any buildings?
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You are technically correct, which is the best kind. However, since Brandywine hasn't made any waves about changing the lead architect on the project, it appears this is to be SHoP's baby.
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3. Does any of the projected SY's plan include any direct academic use by Drexel, classrooms, dorms, offices for staff? Or in the present thought that SY's is the science center east?
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The plans so far haven't included university uses, but they haven't excluded them either. Also keep in mind that Drexel has classroom and lab space in the Bulletin Building and 3101 Market. The latter, especially, will need to be moved (it is housed in temporary space) to make SY happen.
The current Drexel master plan also strongly suggests that Drexel wants to expand classroom space in the SY area, which should help speed delivery time up somewhat, as that ensures co-lead tenants for a lot of the individual structures.
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4. What was approved recently seems to include above ground parking. Has there been any releases of where thats suppose to be and what it might look like? Parking garages!
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The campus master plan strongly suggested that there would be structured parking on the SY site, especially on the 3000 block of Chestnut. Unless Drexel decides to sink a deep garage on the 3100 block of Market, expect there to be
some structured parking as part of this project -- but also expect it to be inconspicuous.