Now that Goldtex has defied convention and won the war against the region’s unions, let’s talk about the new apartment building that stands to define the city’s latest hip address.
It’s certainly grand. Post Brothers brought ambitious design, high end appliances, and the kind of amenities usually reserved for condos to the rental market. But their next challenge may be finding those renters.
Though it’s often thought of as outdated, ho-hum, and blight-ridden, North Broad is due for some big changes in the near (and not-so-near) future. Here are ten big changes in the works for Philly’s aging central artery.
Ten Big Changes Coming to North Broad Street – Development Watch – Curbed Philly.
We’ve been clear that Philadelphia isn’t New York and the VIADUCTgreene corridor isn’t about becoming New York’s High Line, as we stated from our earliest postings. We’ve been clear that we believe that no post-industrial place recreated as civic space speaks so much about its city nearly as much as VIADUCTgreene’s 3-mile corridor speaks about Philadelphia -Past, Present, and Possible, as we say.
Since nearly everyone talks about Philadelphia’s great opportunity as “High Line like,” it’s really fun to make the distinctions while celebrating the similarities. How about wildness?
Piet Oudolf. VIADUCTgreene. sidetour Saturday. – VIADUCTgreene.
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has released its opinion on the case of Church of the Assumption, the vacant church near 11th and Spring Garden Streets, finding that the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas erred in not dismissing the case after the property was sold to a new owner last year.
Assumption Ruling Keeps Legal Wheels Turning | Hidden City Philadelphia.
Last week, developers presented a project to the Callowhill Neighborhood Association to create forty apartment units here, with eighteen parking spots. Based on our reading of the plans, the existing facade will be maintained, with a commercial space of about 9,000 sqft on the first floor. A three story addition will rise above the current building, providing each floor with six 1-bedroom units, two 2-bedroom units, and two 3-bedroom units. The fifth floor units will all have rooftop decks, accessible from inside the apartments. Almost all of the parking will be located underground.
Former Furniture Manufacturer Will Become Apartments | NakedPhilly.
[Wynn’s] exit leaves five competitors for Philadelphia’s second casino license, three in South Philadelphia and two in Center City, even as some industry observers voice doubt that there are enough gamblers in the Philadelphia market for another casino.
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Reached at his casino architect’s office in Las Vegas, Bart Blatstein, who has proposed a $700 million development at Broad and Callowhill Streets, said: “It shows that we’ve got the best project and the best location and the best plan.”
The old Independence Press Building at the southeast corner of 11th & Green Streets will officially have a new owner by the end of the day. Last purchased for $4.05 million in 2010, this nine-story abandoned factory will be auctioned off with a suggested opening bid of just $3.1 million, a far cry from its recent asking price of $6.9 million.
Ideas in Competition. Bridging and Building the Vine. http://www.acsa-arch.org/
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Callowhill, callously referred to as the Loft District by realtors, isn’t that. It’s not a dead industrial zone awaiting the salvation of suburban refugees blessing Philadelphia with its next hip neighborhood. Unlike the Northern Liberties’ Piazza, Callowhill isn’t a blank slate. Its proximity to Center City and industrial infrastructure make it a viable work horse.
With construction documents in hand and a financing package in the making for the first phase of the conversion of the Reading Viaduct into a park, the two leading non-profits advocating for the project are merging. Tonight, at the closing party for Design Philadelphia, the Reading Viaduct Project, led by Sarah and McEneaney and John Struble, and Friends of the Rail Park, led by Aaron Goldblatt, Leah Murphy, and Liz Maillie, will officially “marry” and work together going forward under the name Friends of the Rail Park. “We share common goals and have a wealth of energy, skills, knowledge and optimism,” said McEneaney, the highly acclaimed artist, who along with Struble founded the Reading Viaduct Project a decade ago. “We are working with the City of Philadelphia, Center City District, Studio Bryan Hanes, and Urban Engineers to help make phase one a reality.”
Official “Marriage” Of Reading Viaduct Advocates | Hidden City Philadelphia.
