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[TempleGuy1000]

Originally Posted by Jawnadelphia

This building is soo long - cruise ship vibes. Here's The Standard photo dump nobody asked for!:

Excellent update. I think this will turn out better than the renderings suggested.

[summersm343]

Construction Progresses At The Standard At Philadelphia In University City





Read/view more here:
https://phillyyimby.com/2022/11/cons...ladelphia.html

[Broadcastthatboom]

Can see the darker paneling on the South-facing side pop up from the South Street bridge and its....kinda very ugly :/, the fact that this building is so wide will only make it more prominent too, obscuring a good chunk of Cira Centre

[PHLtoNYC]

Originally Posted by Broadcastthatboom

Can see the darker paneling on the South-facing side pop up from the South Street bridge and its....kinda very ugly :/, the fact that this building is so wide will only make it more prominent too, obscuring a good chunk of Cira Centre

That's my issue with it. It's like a shoebox turned on it's side.

I guess it's cheaper to build extremely large floorplates vs. smaller ones at twice the height?

[iheartphilly]

^
I am glad this uncommon parcel of land was developed as student apartments. I think it will be wildly successful givens its location between Penn and Drexel. It will surely be a money-maker.

[Urbanthusiat]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

I guess it's cheaper to build extremely large floorplates vs. smaller ones at twice the height?

It sure is.

[SEFTA]

Originally Posted by iheartphilly

^
I am glad this uncommon parcel of land was developed as student apartments. I think it will be wildly successful givens its location between Penn and Drexel. It will surely be a money-maker.

Hoping for some creative lighting.
It's prominent on the skyline.
Maybe looking good at night

[yuryphilly]

[phishtown]

A few images in the gallery. Looks like the design is somewhat different from the first page of this thread. Still not great, but better imo
https://www.thestandardphiladelphia....#&gid=1&pid=28

[Scottydont]

personally I'd say this more important for the density in the area rather than the design...

[Gatorade_Jim]

Originally Posted by yuryphilly

Hey, it’s not metal panels! Honestly if the building continues to go up looking like like this, I can live with the design.

[TK2001]

The Standard by Philly SkyGuy, on Flickr

[yuryphilly]

The building isn't pretty, but students need to live somewhere

[fairmounter]

Honestly not the worst so far

[PHLtoNYC]

^ Will the core wall remain unfinished?

[TK2001]

The renderings show it will be covered

[Gatorade_Jim]

Originally Posted by yuryphilly

The building isn't pretty, but students need to live somewhere

Some corner windows on that northwest corner would do wonders for this design but so far it’s not offensively awful, especially considering it’s student housing

[PHLtoNYC]

Originally Posted by TK2001

The renderings show it will be covered

That's good.
Not an award winner, but good infill and will a lot of people to a quiet stretch.

[summersm343]

Topping-Out Approaches At The Standard At Philadelphia In University City







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https://phillyyimby.com/2023/02/topp...ladelphia.html

[PurpleWhiteOut]

I don't think these were posted, but they're from the Standard's website. They seem to be more accurate to what's going up which seems to be using a lot more of the black than CDR showed. The black material, though making the whole project dark, at least has a matte finish that doesn't look cheap.