Proposed Project in East spring garden

[eldondre]

No - build, build build and forget about the damned mural - yes it's nice and well done, but shouldn't stand in the way of needed progress on this important site!

I do think the area could use a public square/park though that would have been better thought of BEFORE the district sold that land (though the district still owns the other side). Hopefully, in the interim, he'll at least pick up the trash around the fence once in a while.

[GroJLart]

As far as that mural goes... the Varenhorst firm has been the one that has been designing all of Blumenfeld's stuff... on their website, they have a north broad masterplan with an overhead map of the area. In it, there is a building in front of the mural but there is a green space immediately below it... sort of looking like it'll be in that building's back yard. I don't know how accurate this stuff is and it might all just be conceptual, but here it is:

map: North Broad Street District Masterplan

broad and spring garden building: Broad and Spring Garden Streets Complex

and some thaddeus stevens stuff: Thaddeus Stevens Building

[esp1977]

I saw what I believe to be a zoning notice on the old auto tags building at Broad and Melon (on Broad St, between the Ridge Ave shelter and the Divine Lorraine). I was driving by, so was unable to read it. Anyone know what's going on?

[Titus]

As far as that mural goes... the Varenhorst firm has been the one that has been designing all of Blumenfeld's stuff... on their website, they have a north broad masterplan with an overhead map of the area. In it, there is a building in front of the mural but there is a green space immediately below it... sort of looking like it'll be in that building's back yard. I don't know how accurate this stuff is and it might all just be conceptual, but here it is:

map: North Broad Street District Masterplan

broad and spring garden building: Broad and Spring Garden Streets Complex

and some thaddeus stevens stuff: Thaddeus Stevens Building

Very impressive.

[eldondre]

I saw what I believe to be a zoning notice on the old auto tags building at Broad and Melon (on Broad St, between the Ridge Ave shelter and the Divine Lorraine). I was driving by, so was unable to read it. Anyone know what's going on?

I saw it as well but it was gone by the time I got a chance to walk by.

[esp1977]

Wha? A Restaurant Will Soon Open in the Shadow of the Divine Lorraine? | NakedPhilly

Cool - here's our answer. I wonder what it might be....

[AbortedWalrus]

Wha? A Restaurant Will Soon Open in the Shadow of the Divine Lorraine? | NakedPhilly

Cool - here's our answer. I wonder what it might be....

Well, I'm sure it won't be a subway or a dunkin. There's a subway next to good year, and another opening next to Golden Chopstick in the petrucci's space. There's a dunkin at 15th and Spring Garden and like a block or two north of the DL on broad

[eldondre]

and it begins, this is along a mostly vacant stretch behind the divine lorraine between broad st and northern liberties, on the northern edge of spring garden east. it's a shame the the city never bothed to do something like add a regional rail stop in the area to replace the old green st one that was killed, you might see very different development.

We were heading west from Northern Liberties and spotted a newly dug pre-foundation at 1022-24 Fairmount Ave., next to a huge vacant lot...You can imagine our surprise when we took a look at public record and saw that this property is, in fact, being developed privately. Carmel Developments

Surprising Foundation on Fairmount Avenue | NakedPhilly

[eldondre]

not technically in spring garden but with development at 10th and fairmount, the two neighborhoods are finally growing back together
Update: Nine Homes Looking Likely at 6th & Fairmount | NakedPhilly

[Naveen]

The NLNA is impressive. Once again they're pushing a project in the right direction. Thankfully they got rid of the garages (and resulting curb cuts). Hopefully they can do something to address the corner.

I think Blatstein and Tower have the right basic vision, but it seems the need help when it comes to the execution.

[eldondre]

new renderings
13th and Ridge Project, Now Featuring Renderings! | NakedPhilly

last two times I've been by this building I've heard the sound of saws coming from the inside

[eldondre]

the process of reuniting old spring garden (eastof broad) and new spring garden is continuing with this project
Humming A New Tune At 13th & Mount Vernon Substation | Hidden City Philadelphia