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Old Posted Feb 9, 2021, 6:53 PM
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After 20 years of ownership, Turchi sells Dilworth House to Philadelphia developer

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Astoban Investments has paid $7.5 million for Dilworth House, an historic building that overlooks Washington Square in Philadelphia and has been involved in a series of legal battles for more than a decade.

John Turchi Jr. sold the property and brings to an end his controversial 20-year ownership of the building at 223-225 S. 6th St. Under his ownership, Turchi had proposed various controversial development plans for the building that were routinely met with resistance from neighborhood groups, such as Society Hill Civic Association, as well as historians and preservationists.

Dilworth House was built in 1957 by former Mayor Richardson Dilworth in a show of his commitment to the ongoing revitalization of Philadelphia — particularly in that neighborhood — and valued for its historical symbolism. It was placed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Turchi bought the house in 2001 and planned to use it as a single-family residence but later proposed the construction of a 16-story condominium tower. Those plans were rejected by civic groups and those living in neighboring buildings and litigation ensued. In 2015, Commonwealth Court ruled in Turchi's favor. It wasn’t until 2019 that plans were approved to demolish a portion of the rear of the structure to make way for a 12-story residential tower with 10 units.

Astoban is tweaking the design of what will be a roughly $36 million project, working on construction financing and its development is expected to get underway by June, said Tim Shaaban, managing director and partner at Astoban. The project will likely have nine units with the pricing starting out at around $1,200 a square foot and eventually rising to between $1,400 to $1,800 a square foot.
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Old Posted Feb 9, 2021, 6:57 PM
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Per the article, the design is very very similar to 2110 Walnut Street, also developed by Astoban.

     
     
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Old Posted Feb 9, 2021, 10:04 PM
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Per the article, the design is very very similar to 2110 Walnut Street, also developed by Astoban.

That Mini garage is it just for parking scooters and bicycles? or the occasionally 1990 bmw that was a perfect city car.
     
     
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At least the front the Dilworth House is staying with a setback tower, so the project will automatically look a lot better than Walnut mess.
     
     
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That Mini garage is it just for parking scooters and bicycles? or the occasionally 1990 bmw that was a perfect city car.
That garage opens to a full underground parking garage for all units of the building.
     
     
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Old Posted Feb 10, 2021, 6:38 AM
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That garage opens to a full underground parking garage for all units of the building.
Oh nice I've seen garages like that on certain apartments/condos that only fits two cars or kinda like a storage, so thats good they have a underground garage for the people in the building.

I wonder if the parking is included or they charge those good ol parking fees.
     
     
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Permits Issued For Dilworth House At 223 South 6th Street

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Permits have been issued for Dilworth House, an 11-story development set to stand at 223 South 6th Street in Society Hill, Center City. Designed by Cope Linder Architects, the new building will offer 10 residential units, all ultra-luxury condominiums. The project will contain 56,634 square feet of interior space and include 20 valet-served parking spades situated underground, set to be accessed from Randolph Street. Construction costs are estimated at $7.5 million as per the permit.
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Anddddd..... after all of that, this has been downsized to 11 floors. Therefore, it no longer qualifies as a highrise, and no longer qualifies for it's own thread.

I'm happy this is happening overall though! Saving this historic building, and adding more residences to Washington Square. All future news on the project can be posted in the Lowrise/General Developments thread below:

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...60247&page=852
     
     
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