Holy cow a lot of construction indeed! Thanks Summers!

"Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. announced Thursday an enormous $2.5 billion pipeline project that will quadruple the volume of Marcellus Shale natural gas liquids moving through the Philadelphia area."

""This vital energy project will provide a comprehensive solution in the region to transport, store and process NGLs from the Marcellus and Utica Shales, and will provide the foundation for the continuing rebirth of the local manufacturing sector," said Michael J. Hennigan, Sunoco Logistics' chief executive."

"In its announcement Thursday, Sunoco Logistics said it is also "actively developing" the addition of an natural gas liquids manufacturing complex at Marcus Hook property, including a propane dehydrogenation to manufacture propylene."


http://www.philly.com/philly/busines...e_project.html

I was disappointed that article didn't mention how many jobs this would result in, since that's what the Kerkstra Prophecy fortells.

Wow. Just saw that myself. I remember a few short years ago the Marcus Hook refineries were closing, or operating on very limited schedules. Folks in the industry were depressed, one lifer I know was looking to relocate to Louisiana. ...Well, no more.

Anyone know what's going up on the 800 blk of Arch? Tower crane just appeared a few days ago.

8 story apartment building. About half will be low income housing (low income for Center City - as in making $30-$40k a year).

UPenn College House at Hill Square

http://www.intechconstruction.com/cu.../NCH-Nov-1.jpg

http://www.intechconstruction.com/cu...mode=1&id=150#

Noticed a big crane at about broad and callowhill. Is that for demo for that proposed midrise up there?

Also, 3 stories being added to old building next to Morimoto accotding to permit posted on construction barrier.

That was actually down the street from my apartment so I went to check it out, looks like they were lifting HVAC stuff for the former warehouse turned
center of the internet at that intersection.

Right?? Infill, infill, infill! Keep it coming! Give Philly no excuse to not start building everything vertically.

Thanks for the updates Summers. You Rock!:cheers:

I didnt know so many houses were being built in old city

22nd and Walnut lot - Walnut Estates.

Not as bad as I thought. I'm glad the 5 floor condo building with ground floor retail faces Walnut. Looks like a nice modern design.

It was granted approval by the ZBA. Renderings in the article below.

http://www.phillyliving.com/blog/zba...tes-tower.html

What's the plan for the lot directly north of the bf bridge on Columbus? Some machinery is on site pushing around dirt today.

16 floor apartment building. Thread here:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...t=Philadelphia

Dalian on Fairmount

From Lincolndrive/Building Philly

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...78f06b63ab438b

https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly

Cool building. Wish it was taller, obviously. Not sure why they're calling it a tower. Still, good news replacing a parking lot at a should-be posh corner.

As opposed to high-rises? The short answer, IMO, is that the neighborhood associations are nanners. It does look like the National Building is finally getting an apartment addition on top. So that's something. For some reason, everyone east of 8th Street seems terrified of the term "high-rise."

Thanks.

Is this project all set to go? Meaning, are they potentially starting work on this right now or are there still hurdles this project needs to get over before starting construction?

Yep. Has full approvals. Should be starting work.