PHILADELPHIA | AC Hotel by Marriott | 181 FT | 15 FLOORS - Page 2

summersm343 · #21 Posted **Aug 29, 2017, 10:28 PM**

8/28/2017 - New signage up

1487 · #22 Posted **Aug 30, 2017, 2:10 PM**

I thought this was dead

summersm343 · #23 Posted **Aug 30, 2017, 3:27 PM**

Will AC Hotel Finally Move Forward at NFL Films Building?

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Here we are, three years later, and the property looks worse than it did back when we last wrote about it. There’s no hotel here, at least not yet.

But that could soon change. A building permit was pulled a couple months ago for a hotel, but with different specs than we originally reported. The permits call for a fifteen-story building here, with a rooftop pool and underground parking. As was the case before, SPG3 is doing the architecture work, and we now know that we can expect an AC Marriott Hotel here. This hotel brand is relatively new to North America, and the marketing suggests a European bend at breakfast time, with Spanish egg tarts and Nespresso subbing for plain, boring American eggs and coffee. And their website amazingly boasts that their “bartenders are true urban spirits who will share the unique buzz of the city and all it has to offer.” So at least they’ve got that going for them.

Though the project has experienced a three year delay, we’re optimistic that it will finally start moving forward soon. And while we can’t quite figure out how we feel about the design of the addition to the existing building, we’re excited to see how the new ultimately blends in with the old. And of course, we really enjoy Spanish egg tarts and urban spirit bartenders, so we’ll probably have to staycation a night or two after the project wraps up.

Read more here:
http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phill...films-building

summersm343 · #24 Posted **Sep 28, 2017, 11:56 PM**

"Work in Progress - Commercial" sign is up, next to that "Coming Soon" sign I posted last month. Looks like this one may actually be moving forward. Didn't see active exterior work, but possible interior work.

1487 · #25 Posted **Sep 29, 2017, 12:28 PM**

Permit for 15 story hotel issued in August. So I guess this is happening.

summersm343 · #26 Posted **Sep 29, 2017, 2:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

Permit for 15 story hotel issued in August. So I guess this is happening.

Nice!! This must be under 100,000 square feet, as there was no CDR.

PhilliesPhan · #27 Posted **Oct 30, 2017, 10:20 PM**

I just did an exterior walk-around on this project. While the front may not reveal much in terms of activity, there's a giant dumpster with an "ASBESTOS" label that's nearly full in the back. Looks like this property is undergoing remediation before anything else can move forward.

Larry King · #28 Posted **Oct 31, 2017, 12:07 AM**

Project is for sale, at least it was as of 2 weeks ago.

summersm343 · #29 Posted **Nov 8, 2017, 10:44 PM**

https://holbertapple.com/portfolio/a...-philadelphia/

1487 · #30 Posted **Nov 9, 2017, 1:12 PM**

didnt someone say the site is for sale? So I guess that means nothing is happening here soon

jsbrook · #31 Posted **Nov 9, 2017, 2:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1487

didnt someone say the site is for sale? So I guess that means nothing is happening here soon

Good! A hotel here would be nice, but those renders look like shit. It should be difficult to do an addition that integrates with the base. They didn’t. I hope there are changes before anything is built here.

McBane · #32 Posted **Nov 9, 2017, 2:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by jsbrook

Good! A hotel here would be nice, but those renders look like shit. It should be difficult to do an addition that integrates with the base. They didn’t. I hope there are changes before anything is built here.

Agreed. But that's because the base - the original "historically significant/protected" building is ugly and not really historic. Now it's not as egregious as the Health Center on South Broad, but it's up there. The threshold for historic protection in this city is far, far too low.

iheartphilly · #33 Posted **Nov 9, 2017, 2:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

https://holbertapple.com/portfolio/a...-philadelphia/

What a Frankenstein looking type of building. Sheesh! Someone needs to go back to the drawling board so to speak.

jsbrook · #34 Posted **Nov 9, 2017, 2:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by McBane

Agreed. But that's because the base - the original "historically significant/protected" building is ugly and not really historic. Now it's not as egregious as the Health Center on South Broad, but it's up there. The threshold for historic protection in this city is far, far too low.

I don't agree that the threshold for protection in this city is too low at all. I DO agree that this particular building shouldn't have gotten it. Original post should have said that it *shouldn't* be too hard to do an addition that integrates with the base. Even with no changes to the base, that is true. Instead, it looks like they picked parts out of a hat.

1487 · #35 Posted **Nov 9, 2017, 3:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by jsbrook

I don't agree that the threshold for protection in this city is too low at all. I DO agree that this particular building shouldn't have gotten it. Original post should have said that it *shouldn't* be too hard to do an addition that integrates with the base. Even with no changes to the base, that is true. Instead, it looks like they picked parts out of a hat.

i think this is being sold as a permitted, ready to build project- not as something for a developer who wants to spend time and money coming up with new concept

Mr Saturn64 · #36 Posted **Nov 9, 2017, 8:39 PM**

Eh. It's not bad a building. Actually, I can see that fitting in quite well with its surroundings. And a building of that height won't have that big an impact on the skyline, so it's not like it does anything bad in that regard. All in all, I'm in favor.

mcgrath618 · #37 Posted **Jan 24, 2020, 5:40 PM**

From the Lowrise thread:

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Originally Posted by Aaamazarite

New stuff:

800 Callowhill: 40 units in 2 bldgs, height unknown

222 N 11th: 7 Stories 18 Units

201 Spring Garden: 5 Story addition, 8 units

214 N 12th: 6 Units

228 N 13th Hotel project got a foundation permit

Never thought I'd see this thread bumped.

Urbanthusiat · #38 Posted **Jan 24, 2020, 6:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcgrath618

From the Lowrise thread:

Never thought I'd see this thread bumped.

Forgot about this one lol. But nice, this one will be very visible when under construction.

SEFTA · #39 Posted **Jan 24, 2020, 7:20 PM**

I love it when a forgotten project reappears

PHLJD13 · #40 Posted **Jan 24, 2020, 7:51 PM**

I live nearby and walk past the site almost daily.

A few weekends back there was a crew outside scrubbing off accumulated graffiti on all sides of the building, and the various (now faded) promotional materials in the front windows have been shuffled around.

There's been non-starts on this project before, fingers crossed this time is the real deal!