PHILADELPHIA | Sugarhouse Casino Phase 3 | 300 FT x2 | 25 FLOORS x2

[BUILDER5000]

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[BUILDER5000]

Showing Phase 1

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[Plokoon11]

I'm glad there is finally a philly project to actually follow instead of all these proposed bldgs. I like this project because it will make the water front more busy and not just open areas of grass.

[hammersklavier]

Originally Posted by BUILDER5000

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I have a question: Why is there equipment on that bottom pier? I thought that that bottom pier was the site of a separate proposal (Pier 41 IIRC)...

EDIT: nvm...I checked the maps again and I can see where that optical illusion comes from. Pier 40 North (the actual site of the proposal) is partially obscured by Waterfront Square...

P.S. As long as we're building skyscrapers on the waterfront for the SugarHouse hotel (yes, I know, that's Phase II) and Waterfront Square, I see no reason why Pier 40 North won't come back out of the woodwork when the market heats up again some.

[BUILDER5000]

this is phase 1 being worked on
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[Plokoon11]

Any more picture updates?

[hammersklavier]

Sorry, I didn't get a good shot when I was on the El heading past...

But the metal framing looks to be mostly done; laying the roof trusses and beginning façade work should be the next parts (especially as this is being built in the strip-mall anchor-store style).

[Plokoon11]

When can we expect the hotel? When Sugar House becomes popular? I'm guessing the sales will play a factor.

[hammersklavier]

New photos! (Yay!?)















By the way, they're replacing a sewer under the north side of the site. I corralled a construction guy and he told me so.

[omp835]

I would imagine they have to address the water runoff situation with a new sewer because of all the impervious asphalt they are laying down on the parking lot.

[hammersklavier]

Originally Posted by omp835

I would imagine they have to address the water runoff situation with a new sewer because of all the impervious asphalt they are laying down on the parking lot.

It's more than just that. Remember, back when this used to be an industrial site, it was blanketed with impervious surfaces--just like the old PECO station, e.g., still is. From what I gathered, they're replacing an outflow (or adding a new one?) in the general sewer network. (He said something about 40-foot pipe and that's just way over-the-top for 10 acres' worth of impervious surface.)

[Nightman]

The Keating Group has two webcams for the project on their site.

http://www.keatingweb.com/html/camViewList.php

[omp835]

http://planphilly.com/pwd-starts-major-work-fishtown

[jrdizzy]

From the Patco speedline.

[Plokoon11]

Finally an update!

[3rd&Brown]

When are they going to get that god awful burnt out ferry out of the water?

[hammersklavier]

I don't think that's on the SugarHouse site...

[theWatusi]

That's the Trump site, right? Between Sugarhouse and WFS.

[Parkway]

I think the Trump site was the next lot to the south of WFS. I'm not sure who owns the ferry.

[hammersklavier]

Yeah, Trump lies on the south side of WFS. (Interestingly enough, the onetime mouth of the Cohocksink Creek is that inlet between the two sites.) I believe that the ferry pier's owners planned a condo at the height of the last building boom but I have no idea what happened to it. Deader than a doornail now, I suppose. Although as SugarHouse gets filled in that site's going to become more valuable.