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Originally Posted by SEFTA
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The saddest loss to me is the non residential uses. It's imperative that we start building more truly mixed use projects, especially near subway lines. We need more office space, whether that's business or doctors or lawyers or whatever, or we're risking building endless bedroom communities where everyone has to commute out for both jobs and services beyond restaurants or bars. To me that seems to be a consistent weakness in a lot of hot Philly neighborhoods
While it isn't the case here, I have the same thoughts every time an old factory lot gets an apartment building, when instead of providing space for jobs, it just provides housing for more people who need jobs.
Large lots are difficult to come by, so I wish these projects would have to incorporate some kind of office space. A majority of Philly is already set aside with small lots for housing.