PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread

[Knight Hospitaller]

You'd think the Mormon lesson would've been learned by my Catholic co-religionists (which only just figured out how to make better use of the Cathedral block). Some retail at Cascia would be a nice income stream and keep the corner lively.

[jsbrook]

Tax burden of living in the city is coming closer to approaching that of the suburbs. Good news for the city!:

http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/1...a-suburbs-pew/

[iheartphilly]

Originally Posted by jsbrook

Tax burden of living in the city is coming closer to approaching that of the suburbs. Good news for the city!:

http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/1...a-suburbs-pew/

Here's an article showing the pluses of suburb living from the same digital magazine:

http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/1...stein-suburbs/

[Philly-Drew]

Originally Posted by tsarstruck

Nope. I'm just glad it's not this travesty:

Don't be so judgmental. I'd like to see this built on the SLS lot.

[summersm343]

Ronald McDonald House Expansion - 3900 block of Chestnut - 8 floors

Along with the renovation of existing structures, this expansion will enable PRMH to go from serving approximately 800 families annually over the past three years to an estimated 1,900 families annually. It will increase available room nights from roughly 16,000 to more than 40,000 per year.

http://www.universitycity.org/sites/...y%202017_0.pdf

http://www.philarmh.org/campaign-for...al-renderings/

[City Wide]

for whatever its worth-----Phila had the very first McDonald house; it was in a twin on Spruce St., maybe around 42th.

[iheartphilly]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Ronald McDonald House Expansion - 3900 block of Chestnut - 8 floors







http://www.universitycity.org/sites/...y%202017_0.pdf

http://www.philarmh.org/campaign-for...al-renderings/

This is very good to see. The value goes beyond just money.

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by City Wide

for whatever its worth-----Phila had the very first McDonald house; it was in a twin on Spruce St., maybe around 42th.

And to go a little deeper down the rabbithole, it was the thought up by the Eagles.

[Groundhog]

Double post

[philatonian]

Originally Posted by tsarstruck

Nope. I'm just glad it's not this travesty:

It's definitely better than this nonsense, but what they're proposing seems like it could have easily been housed in the row houses they demolished.

[philatonian]

Originally Posted by iheartphilly

This is very good to see. The value goes beyond just money.

I wish they could have saved the Furness twins, but the cause is worth it.

[jsbrook]

Originally Posted by iheartphilly

Here's an article showing the pluses of suburb living from the same digital magazine:

http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/1...stein-suburbs/

Yes, I've read it. But the more equivalent tax burden and the narrowing differential between the two is fact.

[McBane]

Competing with the suburbs is a zero sum game. I take no joy in rising taxes in our suburban communities. It's not Philly vs the burbs. It's the Philly Metro area vs Dallas, Boston, Atlanta, LA, etc; it's PA vs Texas, Tennessee, Arizona, Colorado, etc. And right now, we're losing. It doesn't help that Phila/Bucks/Montco/Delco/Chester are ajoined to every other county in the State. We're the only state in the NE to not legalize medical marijuana, gay marriage, etc. By the time medical marijuana is legal here, the rest of the NE will have legalized it completely.

Wow, I really went off topic here...

[jjv007]

Originally Posted by McBane

Wow, I really went off topic here...

Yes you did.

[summersm343]

2400 Market - Aramark Headquarters - office/retail - 10 floors

[summersm343]

Broad & Callowhill - apartments/retail - two 6 floor buildings

East Building



West Building

[summersm343]

Penn Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics - 36th and Sansom - 7 floors

[summersm343]

The Study Hotel at University City - 33rd and Chestnut - 10 floors

[summersm343]

218 Arch - apartments/retail - 10 floors

[Muji]

I like how the Study turned out! I find that the dark grey brick and very Modernist volumes remind me something you'd find in the Netherlands, which to me at least is a good thing. The many new street trees are also nice to see.