just to make sure I understand what the beef is, is that 2400 Market is not a tower. I would certainly like to see a large tower there, and I still can't get my head around why it isn't happening, but I don't want our screwed up City fathers and mothers telling some one they have to build a tower if they don't want to. Maybe if the tax base was based on the worth of the land and not the building, something might change. But that method has just as many problems as the existing set up.

Guys, this is the Hyatt Centric thread. Kvetching about Aramark should go in the General Developments thread.

Demolition permit issued for the garage/Little Pete's

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...0e&oe=58C09C85

12/20/2016

Construction signage and permits are up

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...6d&oe=58F8599A

Does anyone know when the demo is supposed to begin?

The large floor plate, shorter building is much less expensive to building than a tall tower. The developers were targeting a part of the office market which desired new space but did not want to pay the rent associated with a tall, slender tower. Aramark was such a customer, very cost conscious, unwilling to pay a +$40 per SF NNN necessary to support a new tall tower. This is the same reason why high-rise office development has lagged in Market East. Actually has very little to do with zoning.

Little Pete's gets a deadline to leave 17th Street

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/t...th-Street.html

I am simultaneously sad to see Little Pete's go and excited for the Hyatt Centric. It's time. I wish Little Pete's could have gone to the 1500 block of Chestnut, but maybe the rents even there are too much for them. There is some sitdown restaurant that serves alcohol moving to the location the Dollar Store vacated. The Notice of Alcohol was posted within the last week or so on the window.

^^I mean there are a lot of opportunities for them. What about Chestnut somewhere between 7th and 12th? Or Walnut somewhere between 21st and 23rd? Or along South Street somewhere?

It's time for this garage to be replaced with a highrise luxury hotel brand.

Agree. It doesn't have to be 17th Street on a very hot, expensive strip. I hope they can find a spot. I can't imagine the blocks you mention are anywhere near as expensive as their current digs.

Center City site where Little Pete's is located sold

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelp...s-located.html

Any speculation as to where Little Pete's is going to move? It's always been one of my favorite spots in the area to hang out.

Little Pete's sets its closing date

Read more here:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/t...sing-date.html

Koutroubas said their search is focused on Fishtown, but the main thing they're looking for is cheap rents.

Does anyone know what the back of this project is to look like? I'm hoping it won't be a blank wall. The St James facade overlooks a beautiful church, rectory and yard

Fall 2017 start date for this according to the Center City District report:
http://centercityphila.org/uploads/a...2017-final.pdf

Little Pete's is closing Monday

Read more here:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/t...sing-date.html

No demo permit for this garage yet.

Mmm...I live nearby and thought I had seen a permit. Though maybe not. The original demolition wasn't expected till August and Little Pete's could have stayed longer than it is. But I'll try to swing past today and scope out whether there is a permit up.

Little Pete's being destroyed -

https://kek.gg/i/7W6KDt.jpg

7/27/2017

https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f6&oe=59F883C1

https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...41&oe=59FD7726

looks like its about to go down

All photos are vanished from the first page. I believe this is the current iteration.

http://i.imgur.com/tZypuma.png

http://i.imgur.com/ZsxES5i.png

http://i.imgur.com/74cpLR7.jpg

It can't be overstated how much of an improvement this will (should) be.

Update from Building Philly

https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...b6&oe=5A405663

https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...c9&oe=5A57DF05

https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly/

finally some visible signs of progress.

Is this taking just the white parking garage space or will it be occupying more than that?
Is it just the white garage being torn down?

https://image.ibb.co/cMmsuQ/IMG_0721.jpg

Does anyone else think this building is a little Hyatt centric? Don't you think they should consider the viewpoint of some other hotel chains?

Yes, a supremacist/triumphalist brand name.

More like Hyatt Eccentric, am I right people?

^Brilliant.

:worship:

The white structure and the building behind it (that says AVON) were part of the garage. Both will come down....

My joke was funnier.

I just now realized that this building is coming up right next to St. Mark's. That's one of Rittenhouse Square's best architectural treasures. The contrast the Hyatt Centric makes with it could be a very interesting one.

9/28/2017

https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d0&oe=5A80902B

10/27/2017

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...ab&oe=5AA702AB

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...9c&oe=5A677E48

Demolition has been slow and steady with that one - a lot of interior work, stripping it down and getting rid of the building's guts. But man, the exterior is really turning into a graffiti'd eyesore - eager to get it knocked down and this project underway.

I was just over there and saw nothing happening. Not one person on site.

I'm curious if they closed the 17th Street sidewalk only for the demolition phase or if the City is letting them do that for the the entire construction period.

The City seems to be ok with letting sidewalks be closed for long periods of time for construction, as long as the proper permit is paid for. Councilman Gym was making some noise early this year about making it harder and more expensive for sidewalks to be closed. Something about having to prove there's no other option. Sounds good to me.

They can set up support/scaffolding type under construction facade or the build for people to walk under if there is no other alternative. I've also seen them put water-filled plastic jersey barriers on the street as a pedestrian path when the sidewalk is closed. Each solution is a case-by-case analysis.

So, once this building gets demolished (which is evidently moving at a sloth's pace), how long will it be before we see some construction?

probably a while- last time I checked no new construction zoning or building permits existed for the hotel

whats taking so long anywayz????

11/30/2017

https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...6b&oe=5AA14193

I live near here, and this garage demolition is agonizingly slow...I walk by all the time for signs of progress. There was lots of emptying out and internal demo for awhile, but everything has seemed to slow down lately...

I walk by this site frequently and on Thursday, I spotted something new:
Fencing has just gone up along this alleyway-it was not like this on Tuesday when I was here last. Looks like hardcore demo may actually start soon....

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4560/...6cc314b5_c.jpgLittle Pete's garage by shad obat, on Flickr

http://www.rantlifestyle.com/wp-cont.../Costume17.jpg

Oh, yeah...