Chimpskibot t1_j8uinrn wrote on February 17, 2023 at 1:07 AM

Reply to comment by AdministrationNo9238 in 1,240 Units, 18-story Tower Planner at 46th and Market Street in West Philly - Rising Real Estate by RoughRhinos

Garden Court is west of this by one or two blocks and is 12 stories and PHA towers at 44th street are 2 blocks away and are 18 stories.

AdministrationNo9238 t1_j8uiwgr wrote on February 17, 2023 at 1:09 AM

Well sheet. Like usual, I’m wrong.

Still, it’s big for the area.

18 stories and multiple 7 story building. Thats a lot of house.

I thought the PHA houses were getting torn down.

Chimpskibot t1_j8ukjim wrote on February 17, 2023 at 1:21 AM

Its only Big because of Zoning Overlays and lack of investment in West. Garden Court is also getting a 7 story addition above its garage. The PHA towers will be redeveloped and rented as mixed-income project as they should be. https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-housing-authority-westpark-complex-construction-closer-to-starting/ https://www.westphillylocal.com/2022/06/10/construction-of-220-unit-addition-to-garden-court-plaza-begins/

AdministrationNo9238 t1_j8ul79r wrote on February 17, 2023 at 1:26 AM

Sure, it’s only big for those reasons.

But it is big.

ForkBombGoBoom t1_j8wawu2 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 12:21 PM

Your point?

The area on that side of market is largely undeveloped. The area to the south and a few blocks north is like 98% townhouses.

It's also right next to the El, and frankly that's a terrible place to live due to the noise. Market itself is sketchy around there and west. We should be happy there's a developer dumb enough to think people will pay for luxury apartments out there.

AdministrationNo9238 t1_j90tp0p wrote on February 18, 2023 at 10:41 AM

I don’t understand why people are complaining about its size due to all the factors you mention.

If it was center city, sure. But, all the factors you mention.