PHILADELPHIA | Roberts Center for Pediatric Research | 375 FT | 23 FLOORS

[summersm343]

12/20/2016

[christof]

Any word on when phase 2 will begin on this?

[summersm343]

Update from Building Philly



https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly/

[R5Ryder]

This turned out way better than I expected.

Is there going to be any night lightng scheme?

[3rd&Brown]

Originally Posted by R5Ryder

This turned out way better than I expected.

Is there going to be any night lightng scheme?

I hope not, except for perhaps the crown.

Too much Vegas going on.

[radiocolin]

Was doing some flying in the nearby school police lot tonight.

Originally Posted by christof

Any word on when phase 2 will begin on this?

When I went to the original zoning meeting, the answer from the representative was "not for many years. The plans don't even exist yet. I expect to be retired before towers 2 and 3 even break ground."

[summersm343]

New Years Day Kite Aerial Photography - Philadelphia Art Museum by Wind Watcher, on Flickr

[Groundhog]

Curious how the later phases would look from this angle.

[summersm343]

1/13/2017

[thisisforreal]

From this afternoon:

[3rd&Brown]

I find it hard to believe that the next tower/phase will be in "years".

These things tend to be built well after the need comes to fruition. I guarantee you this building is filled almost from the start. And if CHOP needs overflow space, they'll need to start planning for the next phase now. And by planning, I mean building.

[summersm343]

They said "Phase 2" wouldn't be for a few years in 2013 when they originally started planning Phase 1... so yeah, we'll probably see plans for Phase 2 this year or next year with a 2019 or 2020 expected completion.

[thisisforreal]

Originally Posted by summersm343

Summers, on the first page of the thread, this is the only rendering of Phase II that I can find. Got anything better? Looks like something around 160-180 feet?

[japmes]

Originally Posted by thisisforreal

From this afternoon:

I'm hoping they do some kind of lighting scheme for the crown. It's barely visible at night.

[broadstrbullys]

This thing is visible looking down Fitzwater Street from near 5th and Passyunk! Tried to take a picture with my phone but it was crap. If anyone gets a clear day and has their camera handy it is pretty neat that you can see it from there.

[summersm343]

Transformations: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia continues its building boom

CHOP is continuing to develop about nine acres of land in acquired in 2010 across the Schuylkill River from the hospital’s main campus between the river and Schuylkill Avenue in a multiphase project. The first building, a 21-story tower consisting of 466,000 square feet of clinical research and office space, is expected to open this year.

Why it’s transformational: The Schuylkill Avenue project joins recent CHOP developments — including the opening of the Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care; the South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center, in a partnership with the city; and three specialty care centers during the past two years — that have expanded the pediatric medical centers footprint in the city and region. The Schuykill Avenue project will provide needed space for CHOP researchers and back-office staff. Three additional project towers are planned for the site over the next two decades.

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...spital-of.html

[Groundhog]

[thisisforreal]

Some 2013 information on Phase II:

[christof]

3 buildings over the next 20 yrs? Man, that means another building likely won't happen until the early 2020's.

[Mr Saturn64]