PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread - Page 344

summersm343 · #**6861** Posted **Oct 20, 2016, 4:34 AM**

Lancaster Mews - 3600 Lancaster - apartments/commercial/retail - 5 floors

CDR Submission:
http://www.phila.gov/CityPlanning/pr...16_reduced.pdf

Human Scale · #**6862** Posted **Oct 20, 2016, 7:03 AM**

https://vimeo.com/187070400/ade5d95610

1487 · #**6863** Posted **Oct 20, 2016, 12:43 PM**

Not sure why people are hating on Lincoln square- I think it looks pretty good.

tsarstruck · #**6864** Posted **Oct 20, 2016, 1:37 PM**

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Not sure why people are hating on Lincoln square- I think it looks pretty good.

Agreed. I do think that the "Lincoln Walk" and "plaza" in front of the shed addition/supermarket are misguided and will be underutilized. Very few people are going to want to walk mid-block between Broad and 15th, although I suppose having a passage there is a necessary evil to preserve the aesthetic integrity of the shed. The plaza just seems like wasted, unnecessarily empty space to me. That said: perfect is the enemy of the good, and God am I embarrassed by the empty lots there.

One thing I think people are missing in the new CDR plans is the addition of a second floor of commercial on the Washington Avenue side, which was absent from the earlier rendering. Would be perfect for a big box store, and we know Target was sniffing around that intersection...

jsbrook · #**6865** Posted **Oct 20, 2016, 4:21 PM**

Not sure if posted yet, but finally a development by right on the Delaware

http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phill...ith-renderings

summersm343 · #**6866** Posted **Oct 20, 2016, 7:34 PM**

One Franklin Plaza Getting a Major Makeover

http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phill...major-makeover

hammersklavier · #**6867** Posted **Oct 21, 2016, 6:06 AM**

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Agreed. I do think that the "Lincoln Walk" and "plaza" in front of the shed addition/supermarket are misguided and will be underutilized. Very few people are going to want to walk mid-block between Broad and 15th, although I suppose having a passage there is a necessary evil to preserve the aesthetic integrity of the shed. The plaza just seems like wasted, unnecessarily empty space to me. That said: perfect is the enemy of the good, and God am I embarrassed by the empty lots there.

I strongly suspect the design there is driven by the tenant's needs. Remember, they're starting with the historic train shed, and the annex's main purpose is to tack on extra square footage from there. If the tenant wanted a bigger space, the plaza would be smaller (or nonexistent).

BTW, any guesses on the tenant? My guess is that it's either a Whole Foods (but what about 10th & South?) or a Wakefern property (Shop Rite, Fresh Grocer). Brown's Shop Rite seems to be experimenting with an upscale Fresh Grocer branding, if you've been to Wyncote lately.

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One thing I think people are missing in the new CDR plans is the addition of a second floor of commercial on the Washington Avenue side, which was absent from the earlier rendering. Would be perfect for a big box store, and we know Target was sniffing around that intersection...

I noticed that too! I would not be surprised if Target signed a lease here after they realized Blatstein's rapidly turning into a Trump-esque scam artist.

Knight Hospitaller · #**6868** Posted **Oct 21, 2016, 3:59 PM**

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I would not be surprised if Target signed a lease here after they realized Blatstein's rapidly turning into a Trump-esque scam artist.

I think Blatstein's reputation came to exceed his abilities, thanks to the Piazza at Schmidt's. Before that he had lots of unrealized ideas, punctuated by shopping centers. The status quo has simply been restored, now that . Not a political statement at all, but at least Trump has some substantial structures to his credit in NY and Chicago.

iheartphilly · #**6869** Posted **Oct 21, 2016, 5:03 PM**

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I think Blatstein's reputation came to exceed his abilities, thanks to the Piazza at Schmidt's. Before that he had lots of unrealized ideas, punctuated by shopping centers. The status quo has simply been restored, now that . Not a political statement at all, but at least Trump has some substantial structures to his credit in NY and Chicago.

Blatstein is no Trump. That's for sure. But I think more recently in the prior years, it is his trademark name on the buildings as oppose to being the actually develop of the buildings. Trump is a brand.

Knight Hospitaller · #**6870** Posted **Oct 21, 2016, 5:36 PM**

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Blatstein is no Trump. That's for sure. But I think more recently in the prior years, it is his trademark name on the buildings as oppose to being the actually develop of the buildings. Trump is a brand.

No argument there. Blatstein's certainly not a brand either.

summersm343 · #**6871** Posted **Oct 21, 2016, 9:26 PM**

Final Plans For 2501 Washington

http://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phill...501-washington

philatonian · #**6872** Posted **Oct 23, 2016, 12:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by Knight Hospitaller

I think Blatstein's reputation came to exceed his abilities, thanks to the Piazza at Schmidt's. Before that he had lots of unrealized ideas, punctuated by shopping centers. The status quo has simply been restored, now that . Not a political statement at all, but at least Trump has some substantial structures to his credit in NY and Chicago.

Bear in mind the Piazza wasn't Blatstein's idea. He wanted to put a bland shopping center there but got heavy pressure and input from others to do something unique. He got a lot of credit for the idea of three other people. I'm no fan of Trump-the-man, but as a developer he leans heavily on the input of architects, then slaps his name on them in big gold letters. If Trump takes charge of the design, he's more like the interior decorator.

Blatstein OTOH has really strong-armed creative control over his most recent proposals, and it seems the more people point out flaws, the more stubborn he is about fixing them. He's not an architect but fancies himself one, and I think a lot of that comes from the unearned praise he received for the Piazza.

Knight Hospitaller · #**6873** Posted **Oct 23, 2016, 2:10 AM**

^^ You are correct (and yes, I'm aware) that Blatstein's greatest claim to fame is something into which he was pushed. Whatever you think of Trump, he's historically been a "doer."

allovertown · #**6874** Posted **Oct 23, 2016, 5:08 AM**

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^^ You are correct (and yes, I'm aware) that Blatstein's greatest claim to fame is something into which he was pushed. Whatever you think of Trump, he's historically been a "doer."

Totally. Trump is definitely a guy who doesn't take "no" for an answer.

SEFTA · #**6875** Posted **Oct 23, 2016, 4:05 PM**

This is a very transformative project. Is there a name to this project? Is there a web site?

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

East Building

West Building

jsbrook · #**6876** Posted **Oct 23, 2016, 4:49 PM**

The Broad & Callowhill project is looking good. Bonus, I believe it's before the blocks where those hideous light posts (ruining N. Broad) begin.

jsbrook · #**6877** Posted **Oct 23, 2016, 4:53 PM**

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What is the name of this project? Is there a web site?

It's a Parkway project (that is well behind schedule, but most development is). There is little info to speak of on it on their website.

http://www.parkwaycorp.com/index.php?id=180