PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread - Page 337

summersm343 · #**6721** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 10:43 AM**

218 Arch - PMC development - apartments/retail - 10 floors

summersm343 · #**6722** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 10:47 AM**

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

East Building

West Building

summersm343 · #**6723** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 11:02 AM**

Dalian on the Park - apartments/retail - 22nd and Pennsylvania Ave - 10 floors - COMPLETE

summersm343 · #**6724** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 11:07 AM**

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

summersm343 · #**6725** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 11:09 AM**

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

1487 · #**6726** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 12:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbanthusiat

Wow, what a great batch of CDR submissions! I'm still of the opinion that the new Aramark building will look great.

yes, its good to see a packed slate for next month. And we still should expect to see big stuff in the coming months like the Penn hospital and 1911 Walnut.

jsbrook · #**6727** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 12:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

Dalian on the Park - apartments/retail - 22nd and Pennsylvania Ave - 10 floors - COMPLETE

Looks ok. In my opinion, in serious need of some trees planted on the sidewalk on all sides. Or some other type of landscaping. Hopefully that happens in the next couple years.

jsbrook · #**6728** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 12:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

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

I really like the Study. It is different. We need some more buildings that are differ like this. Different textures, colors and materials to complement all the glass (and yellow brick and metal paneling).

Philly Kid · #**6729** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 2:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by jsbrook

Looks ok. In my opinion, in serious need of some trees planted on the sidewalk on all sides. Or some other type of landscaping. Hopefully that happens in the next couple years.

This is exactly what I think every time I pass by this site.

PhilliesPhan · #**6730** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 8:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbanthusiat

Wow, what a great batch of CDR submissions! I'm still of the opinion that the new Aramark building will look great.

Agreed! I didn't really like it at first, but it's really starting to grow on me. The three best parts about the revised design are that it reactivates a dead area of Market Street, it creates a new pedestrian promenade between Market and Chestnut, and that it won't wall off views of Center City. It's a win-win situation overall!

Londonee · #**6731** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 8:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by jsbrook

Looks ok. In my opinion, in serious need of some trees planted on the sidewalk on all sides. Or some other type of landscaping. Hopefully that happens in the next couple years.

Yeah, I agree. It actually kind of looks like a hospital or a new suburban office building from some of those angles. It's just very staid and uptight - rigid - like there's a crowbar shoved up its ass. The whole building feels like it needs to relax just a bit.

Great infill, but I'd give this one a "C-" on execution.

iheartphilly · #**6732** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 8:49 PM**

The Dalian looks like a damn fortress. Definitely needs some soft elements around the building to distract the look of it. And, I don't see cutouts on the sidewalks for planting street trees.

mja · #**6733** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 10:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

The Dalian looks like a damn fortress. Definitely needs some soft elements around the building to distract the look of it. And, I don't see cutouts on the sidewalks for planting street trees.

The Spring Garden side is awful and it's maddening. Part of it is that there appears to be a small undeveloped lot between the medical building and the Dalian on Spring Garden and I guess they're assuming that something will eventually get built there that will block some of the awfulness, but in the meantime it is just really horrendous.

iheartphilly · #**6734** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 11:39 PM**

Re:2400 Market

The 5 additional stories will nicely frame this shot. But personally, I would of prefer two skinnier towers bookending the base.

Untitled by iheartphilly iheartphilly, on Flickr

PHL10 · #**6735** Posted **Sep 23, 2016, 5:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by mja

The Spring Garden side is awful and it's maddening. Part of it is that there appears to be a small undeveloped lot between the medical building and the Dalian on Spring Garden and I guess they're assuming that something will eventually get built there that will block some of the awfulness, but in the meantime it is just really horrendous.

Agreed. While I understand that they consider the front of the building looking over the Parkway, the treatment given to Spring Garden side is a disgrace.

Londonee · #**6736** Posted **Sep 23, 2016, 6:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

The Dalian looks like a damn fortress. Definitely needs some soft elements around the building to distract the look of it. And, I don't see cutouts on the sidewalks for planting street trees.

There are street trees in boxes surrounding the building in the renderings, so we'll see if that's added once everything is 100% finished (I'm hopeful they will).

jsbrook · #**6737** Posted **Sep 23, 2016, 7:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by iheartphilly

The Dalian looks like a damn fortress. Definitely needs some soft elements around the building to distract the look of it. And, I don't see cutouts on the sidewalks for planting street trees.

That is a shame...I hope that's wrong or they at least do some other kind of non-planting landscaping as on South Broad in the blocks after City Hall.

Philly-Drew · #**6738** Posted **Sep 23, 2016, 11:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by jsbrook

Looks ok. In my opinion, in serious need of some trees planted on the sidewalk on all sides. Or some other type of landscaping. Hopefully that happens in the next couple years.

I second that emotion. The building needs to be "warmed up" for sure. And the Spring Garden side is very bad.

Daario · #**6739** Posted **Sep 23, 2016, 11:26 PM**

speaking of the Dalian: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/t...ole-Foods.html

jsbrook · #**6740** Posted **Sep 24, 2016, 9:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by Londonee

There are street trees in boxes surrounding the building in the renderings, so we'll see if that's added once everything is 100% finished (I'm hopeful they will).

Yes, hope so. I did see that in the renderings announcing Cheu noodle bar, which I love. A good tenant for the building.