[christof]

Originally Posted by Philly Fan

Penn is planning to do something about that--see page 1 and the upper right corner of page 3:

http://www.pennconnects.upenn.edu/re...and-future.pdf

Drexel also has plans to redevelop the corner property they on that side of Chestnut. But until something is done, that block is going to be void of life.

This is what happens when the school itself builds a dorm and does not outsource. You get a fortress at street level.