PHILADELPHIA | Broad & Noble | 231 FT | 19 FLOORS - Page 9

Mayormccheese · #**161** Posted **Jul 19, 2023, 11:41 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gatorade_Jim

Yeah this building really makes me sad. I don't think they could have made the prefab brick panel gaps larger if they tried. It's an eclectic mix of brick and bright white metal panels that looks way too busy for me.

It looks very cheap to me

SEFTA · #**162** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 2:55 PM**

Oh the seams!

PHLtoNYC · #**163** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 4:12 PM**

Is there a chance the gaps could be filled in with a brick color caulk?
The gaps are so large that they look almost like an intentional design element (although a bad one).

Philly Fan · #**164** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 4:39 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

Is there a chance the gaps could be filled in with a brick color caulk?
The gaps are so large that they look almost like an intentional design element (although a bad one).

Good thought. Let's hope.

BroadandMarket · #**165** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 5:41 PM**

It doesn't look great but this is still North Broad. I'd still rather this design than the LVL North at Broad and Spring Garden. There's plenty of other lots available nearby.

PHL10 · #**166** Posted **Jul 20, 2023, 7:04 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by BroadandMarket

I'd still rather this design than the LVL North at Broad and Spring Garden.

Agree 100%.

MusicMan84 · #**167** Posted **Jul 22, 2023, 5:57 PM**

I loved the rendering but, I agree, the execution looks cheap.

Jawnadelphia · #**168** Posted **Nov 14, 2023, 1:41 PM**

Noticed Broad & Noble has a new IG page and an updated website... while the main tower's materials are a disappointment I think the smaller adjacent building looks good -- and this faux-water tower thing ... not sure what to make of that..., it looks nice, but sort of oozes gentrification wannabe cool.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CyV94-Vxrkd/

https://www.livebroadandnoble.com/

El Duderino · #**169** Posted **Nov 14, 2023, 1:47 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jawnadelphia

Noticed Broad & Noble has a new IG page and an updated website... while the main tower's materials are a disappointment I think the smaller adjacent building looks good -- and this faux-water tower thing ... not sure what to make of that..., it looks nice, but sort of oozes gentrification wannabe cool.

An updated shot of the water tower. The brick here is looking good.

https://x.com/JackPhillyRE/status/17...116027032?s=20

TempleGuy1000 · #**170** Posted **Nov 14, 2023, 2:28 PM**

^Yeah, it looks good. Considering the ghetto dump that parking lot / abandoned lot use to be, this whole project is a major upgrade.

PHLtoNYC · #**171** Posted **Nov 14, 2023, 2:40 PM**

^ If the brick color on the tower matched the podium, this would be a slam dunk.

Overall, still a massive improvement for N. Broad.

Redddog · #**172** Posted **Nov 14, 2023, 3:52 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jawnadelphia

Noticed Broad & Noble has a new IG page and an updated website... while the main tower's materials are a disappointment I think the smaller adjacent building looks good -- and this faux-water tower thing ... not sure what to make of that..., it looks nice, but sort of oozes gentrification wannabe cool.

The list of amenities lists, among other things, "a content creation studio."

If something oozes wanna be cool its that.

Redddog · #**173** Posted **Nov 14, 2023, 3:54 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

^ If the brick color on the tower matched the podium, this would be a slam dunk.

Overall, still a massive improvement for N. Broad.

Agreed. But damn. That tower misses the mark spectacularly.

Gatorade_Jim · #**174** Posted **Nov 14, 2023, 4:42 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redddog

Agreed. But damn. That tower misses the mark spectacularly.

The contrast is almost insulting. It’s as if they knew people would doubt whether they cared at all about their building quality so they had to add something in front of it to remind you that they can build nice things when they want to.

VirtualWorker · #**175** Posted **Nov 15, 2023, 12:36 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redddog

The list of amenities lists, among other things, "a content creation studio."

<Consults thesaurus> Do they mean it has a library?

Redddog · #**176** Posted **Nov 15, 2023, 2:53 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by VirtualWorker

<Consults thesaurus> Do they mean it has a library?

No. There is an entire cottage industry out there built on kids creating "content" for social media.

OK, Boomer? lol.

aprice1828 · #**177** Posted **Nov 15, 2023, 3:58 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redddog

No. There is an entire cottage industry out there built on kids creating "content" for social media.

If it's like my friend's building, it's mostly just a sound recording room. Which is very useful for recording voice overs on videos / tiktoks. Your standard bedroom or living room has a lot of echo, a dead space makes a huge difference. Traveling radio journalists will occasionally mention sitting in hotel closets to get the right acoustics.