PHILADELPHIA | The Arthaus @ 311 S. Broad | 542 FT | 47 FLOORS - Page 73

Jawnadelphia · #**1441** Posted **Mar 3, 2020, 8:16 PM**

ok, here we go:

jby_phl · #**1442** Posted **Mar 3, 2020, 9:05 PM**

Has anybody heard that Broad St Ministry has been sold and will be moving to Arch St?

mcgrath618 · #**1443** Posted **Mar 3, 2020, 9:12 PM**

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Has anybody heard that Broad St Ministry has been sold and will be moving to Arch St?

Are they finally going to take the weird tapestry off the front of the building now?

TempleGuy1000 · #**1444** Posted **Mar 3, 2020, 9:40 PM**

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Has anybody heard that Broad St Ministry has been sold and will be moving to Arch St?

Are you saying you heard this?

Insoluble · #**1445** Posted **Mar 4, 2020, 2:32 PM**

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Are they finally going to take the weird tapestry off the front of the building now?

Pretty sure that building is U Arts, not Broad Street Ministry. I seem to recall they put the thing up around the time of their 150 year anniversary and have just had a cover on that building ever since. They've switched covers at least once at this point. It's kind of ugly, but I suspect they're planning on keeping it that way at this point.

Aaamazarite · #**1446** Posted **Mar 4, 2020, 2:40 PM**

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Pretty sure that building is U Arts, not Broad Street Ministry. I seem to recall they put the thing up around the time of their 150 year anniversary and have just had a cover on that building ever since. They've switched covers at least once at this point. It's kind of ugly, but I suspect they're planning on keeping it that way at this point.

UArts has an endowment of like $17.50. My thought on that big scrim is because they can't keep up the mangled facade of that building.

iheartphilly · #**1447** Posted **Mar 4, 2020, 2:53 PM**

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UArts has an endowment of like $17.50. My thought on that big scrim is because they can't keep up the mangled facade of that building.

LOL on the endowment. Why hasn't some wealthy estate bequeath a boatload of money to UArts?

Aaamazarite · #**1448** Posted **Mar 4, 2020, 3:04 PM**

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LOL on the endowment. Why hasn't some wealthy estate bequeath a boatload of money to UArts?

One did about 25 years ago which is what allowed them to redo their Broad & Walnut building and buy the former Social Security Building on Juniper Street after the Wash West Civic Assn nefariously killed the dorm tower they were going to build at 311 S Broad.

iheartphilly · #**1449** Posted **Mar 4, 2020, 3:29 PM**

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One did about 25 years ago which is what allowed them to redo their Broad & Walnut building and buy the former Social Security Building on Juniper Street after the Wash West Civic Assn nefariously killed the dorm tower they were going to build at 311 S Broad.

Thank you. Interesting history. UArts is due for another large monetary gift from someone wealthy that cares about the arts.

mcgrath618 · #**1450** Posted **Mar 4, 2020, 6:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Aaamazarite

One did about 25 years ago which is what allowed them to redo their Broad & Walnut building and buy the former Social Security Building on Juniper Street after the Wash West Civic Assn nefariously killed the dorm tower they were going to build at 311 S Broad.

How big was said tower? Bigger than the SLS? I assume not.

Aaamazarite · #**1451** Posted **Mar 4, 2020, 6:13 PM**

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How big was said tower? Bigger than the SLS? I assume not.

17 Stories-- here's a mock-up of it from one of the old Avenue of the Arts master plans

Jawnadelphia · #**1452** Posted **Mar 6, 2020, 11:44 AM**

Blue crane on right - this building will look gigantic from South Philly:

blart · #**1453** Posted **Mar 8, 2020, 5:46 PM**

From Saturday, 3/7-

TK2001 · #**1454** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 4:19 PM**

Earthcam
Workers on site

Redddog · #**1455** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 5:04 PM**

what the...!?

Knight Hospitaller · #**1456** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 5:37 PM**

^Some projects aren't going to be able to stop on a dime.

Philly Fan · #**1457** Posted **Mar 24, 2020, 5:38 PM**

It's a core pour.

At least two of the other sites with webcams (Penn's New College House West, The Laurel) still appear to be shut down.

arkitect13 · #**1458** Posted **Mar 25, 2020, 9:29 PM**

I saw (i dont remember where) that all construction will continue as scheduled, except medical related ones, the mayor said all medical construction will be rushed and finished asap to except the influx from the metro area

Jayfar · #**1459** Posted **Mar 25, 2020, 10:00 PM**

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I saw (i dont remember where) that all construction will continue as scheduled, except medical related ones, the mayor said all medical construction will be rushed and finished asap to except the influx from the metro area

Nope. Other than those with waivers and medical-related construction, all construction sites must be stabilized and shut down by 5pm, Fri 3/27. That still stands as of today.

iheartphilly · #**1460** Posted **Mar 25, 2020, 11:12 PM**

Hopefully the Laurel applies for an exemption. There's never more than 4-6 people on the job site according to the webcam. The nature of the current work seems at a distance.