PHILADELPHIA | The Carson @ 501 Spring Garden Street | 153 FT | 13 FLOORS - Page 7

PHLtoNYC · #**121** Posted **Jun 30, 2022, 11:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by arkitect13

I cant remember if this was in the plans or not, but what the whole project needs is street trees and flower beds. For shade and nice pops of color against the yellows, whites, and greys that dominate the project. Does anyone remember if the proposal included street trees?

The CDR submission link on page 1 isn't working for me, but the renders show street trees.

But that doesn't mean they are a guarantee. I hope they are included. All this development along Spring Garden is great, but vegetation is an important (overlooked) catalyst to improving a neighborhood.

summersm343 · #**122** Posted **Jul 18, 2022, 3:37 PM**

Update from Naked Philly:

https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...en-parking-lot

helloworld · #**123** Posted **Jul 27, 2022, 3:30 AM**

the northern wing is just barely peeking into the frame here but from street level this is beginning to feel really massive

japmes · #**124** Posted **Jul 27, 2022, 11:02 AM**

^^^ Is an Amazon grocery still planned for that corner?

TempleGuy1000 · #**125** Posted **Jul 27, 2022, 12:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by japmes

^^^ Is an Amazon grocery still planned for that corner?

it's almost done lol. That's what they look like.

William Van Alen · #**126** Posted **Jul 27, 2022, 2:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by TempleGuy1000

it's almost done lol. That's what they look like.

Wow, and I thought the Giant on Delaware Ave in South Philly was ugly.

TempleGuy1000 · #**127** Posted **Jul 27, 2022, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by William Van Alen

Wow, and I thought the Giant on Delaware Ave in South Philly was ugly.

I would imagine that Amazon did their due-diligence in terms of creating a design people would feel attracted to going too. I guess people like bland and sterile looking super markets.

TonyTone · #**128** Posted **Jul 28, 2022, 12:13 AM**

City Wide · #**129** Posted **Jul 28, 2022, 1:01 AM**

nice clean, straight forward design.
I think it was a missed opportunity to have such a large single-story build on so much of the site.
Early on Amazon was going to take 40K of the 60K feet of commercial space; is that still the plan, and has CVS etc. taken the rest of the space?

Justin7 · #**130** Posted **Jul 28, 2022, 12:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by City Wide

I think it was a missed opportunity to have such a large single-story build on so much of the site.

This still seems completely crazy to me.

PHLtoNYC · #**131** Posted **Jul 28, 2022, 1:51 PM**

Deleted, wrong thread.

japmes · #**132** Posted **Jul 28, 2022, 2:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by City Wide

nice clean, straight forward design.
I think it was a missed opportunity to have such a large single-story build on so much of the site.
Early on Amazon was going to take 40K of the 60K feet of commercial space; is that still the plan, and has CVS etc. taken the rest of the space?

Any chance for a green roof on the lower level?

badthingshappen · #**133** Posted **Jul 31, 2022, 3:27 PM**

Never knew how much of Yards' roof was covered in solar panels.

skyhigh07 · #**134** Posted **Jul 31, 2022, 3:56 PM**

Can’t say I’m a fan of this one. The massing is odd. They could have done something much more interesting given the angle of 5th St.

philly_account12 · #**135** Posted **Aug 2, 2022, 3:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by City Wide

nice clean, straight forward design.
I think it was a missed opportunity to have such a large single-story build on so much of the site.
Early on Amazon was going to take 40K of the 60K feet of commercial space; is that still the plan, and has CVS etc. taken the rest of the space?

The weird green line design above the doorway in the picture helloworld posted is on all of amazon's grocery stores so they're definitely moving in.

philly_account12 · #**136** Posted **Aug 8, 2022, 7:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

The CDR submission link on page 1 isn't working for me, but the renders show street trees.

But that doesn't mean they are a guarantee. I hope they are included. All this development along Spring Garden is great, but vegetation is an important (overlooked) catalyst to improving a neighborhood.

Two minor updates. First, it seems like they're pushing for the grocery store to open asap (the sidewalk in front of that section was being re-installed this morning).

Also, it looks like the street trees are still included. There were actually 6-8 trees on site this morning waiting to be planted (which have to be for around the 1 story section since the main section hasn't topped off yet).

3rd&Brown · #**137** Posted **Aug 8, 2022, 7:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Justin7

This still seems completely crazy to me.

I mean, on the flip side, with the massing concentrated on the east side of the site, it preserves the view corridors for many more people. If that building were that mass all of the way across the site it would have cloaked much of the development behind it in constant shadow.

To me it feels like a nice response to the surrounding area.

Add to that, I don't know what early iterations of this site looked like, but if the NoLibs Zoning Committee was involved they could have asked for the massing for the aforementioned reason. It could also have something to do with specifications from Amazon.

Who knows.

Redddog · #**138** Posted **Aug 8, 2022, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by philly_account12

Two minor updates. First, it seems like they're pushing for the grocery store to open asap (the sidewalk in front of that section was being re-installed this morning).

Also, it looks like the street trees are still included. There were actually 6-8 trees on site this morning waiting to be planted (which have to be for around the 1 story section since the main section hasn't topped off yet).

The live cam shows the trees along 6th planted as of today.