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Originally Posted by PurpleWhiteOut
I think he means it's something that is built as mid-rise but can support a tower/more floors later. Penn finished a research building near CHOP a couple years ago that was considered phase 1 because it can support more (8 or 10, can't remember) floors in the future.
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Makes sense. I can't imagine the complexity of that cost-benefit analysis lol. I'm assuming that kind of potential future modification requires them to essentially overbuild the original building, which no doubt costs quite a bit extra with regard to the material selection and foundation.