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Originally Posted by Milksteak
Agreed....Washington Square Park is probably my favorite place in the city, is there a reason they aren’t going higher? I can’t imagine a place like this would have trouble selling.
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It's honestly weird how short it is. I think it looks like a good solid design and they're completely preserving the Dilworth house. Preserving historic architecture and producing well designed buildings is unfortunately all too often used as a bargaining chip in Philadelphia. Normally developers go the extra mile in exchange for something like a taller building so they can sell more units.
I feel like they could say preserving the Dilworth is only economically feasible if they build 2 or 3 times higher and they probably get away with it. I mean you can see in the renderings how Penn Mutual and Independence Sq tower over it.