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Old 05-20-2013, 01:51 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Subaru of America, now based in Cherry Hill New Jersey, may be moving to the Navy Yard. If so, it would bring 300 jobs to the city



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In its quest to search for a new spot for its North American headquarters, Subaru of America Inc. has turned its focus to the Philadelphia Navy Yard as one option it is seriously considering.

Subaru of America is in the market for about 225,000 square feet and is reportedly looking throughout the region and figuring out where it should go and which municipality might give it an enticing incentive package. A move, if any, could happen by 2015.

A relocation to the Navy Yard would mean a jobs boost for the city and be an area that wouldn’t too terribly displace its 300 or so employees who work from its current national headquarters at 2235 W. Marlton Pike in Cherry Hill, N.J. It has been in that seven-story, 115,000 square-foot building since 1986.
Subaru looking at Philadelphia's Navy Yard for possible HQ move - Philadelphia Business Journal
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Old 05-20-2013, 02:33 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista
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Subaru of America, now based in Cherry Hill New Jersey, may be moving to the Navy Yard. If so, it would bring 300 jobs to the city



Subaru looking at Philadelphia's Navy Yard for possible HQ move - Philadelphia Business Journal
Ehh. If this happens I'm not jumping for joy, I'm breathing a sigh of relief. These were already in Philly's metro, nothing was gained. I'm just relieved these jobs didn't end up leaving the Philly metro.

I mean don't get me wrong. This is good news. Glad we're not only keeping the jobs here, but they're actually coming into Philadelphia... but it's also not like they're moving to center city, they're going to the naval complex 5 miles away.

Honestly I'm still bummed about the loss of those 120 nbc sports job to Connecticut. Myself and many others in the area were all too happy to cheer on the creation of the Comcast NBC monster because we were hoping that the merger would bring NBC jobs in philly.

Here I'm thinking of a day when Philly has at least a few nbc programs produced right here in philadelphia. But not only is that not happening, but NBC decides to build an enormous NBC Sports studio in Bristol Connecticut. There is absolutely no reason why that shouldn't have been built in philly. if they wanted the suburban style complex they got in Connecticut they could have had it in the Navy Yard or elsewhere in the metro. It is absolutely unacceptable that the leaders of this city allowed these jobs to be lost after all the work they did lobbying for the comcast merger to go through.

Right now there are more people living in center city then there have been in decades, and they are better educated and better prepared for success. People WANT to live here. It's unacceptable that we can't bring in the jobs that these people need to live here.

While the residential growth has been incredible, the job growth has struggled. When I see this story I just can't help but think that over the past few weeks there have been two big stories about job creation and the end result has been a net loss of 120 jobs to the metro.
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Old 05-20-2013, 03:20 PM
 
Location: back in Philadelphia!
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Honestly I'm still bummed about the loss of those 120 nbc sports job to Connecticut. Myself and many others in the area were all too happy to cheer on the creation of the Comcast NBC monster because we were hoping that the merger would bring NBC jobs in philly.
Yeah, I was/am more concerned that the merger opened the door to absorption/relocation to NYC at some point. Just because corporations love to downsize/consolidate when times get tough, and it seems pretty unlikely that NBC Studios would leave Rock Center.
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Old 05-20-2013, 03:28 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Ehh. If this happens I'm not jumping for joy, I'm breathing a sigh of relief. These were already in Philly's metro, nothing was gained. I'm just relieved these jobs didn't end up leaving the Philly metro.
For the last time, Philly was never in the running for those NBC Sports jobs. Connecticut is the epicenter of Sports media companies, and Comcast always planned to move NBC sports there, they never considered Philadelphia. I'm sure Comcast will move NBC jobs here eventually, but I doubt it will be anything significant.

Subaru moving to the city would be a HUGE boon. Cherry Hill could easily find another tenant to fill Subaru's old headquarters where as the city obviously has problems attracting companies into the city limits.

Lastly, I don't understand this hoopla about the Navy Yard. If it's not in Center City then it doesn't matter? Having multiple business districts in the city is a huge plus, and having a modern new business district in the Navy Yard is awesome. If and when the Broad Street subway line is expanded down there, it will only create an incentive to develop more residential towers in Center City for those working in the Navy Yard. Hell, maybe we can get some highrises going up around the Sports Complex.

You're looking at this all the wrong way Phillies2011
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Old 05-20-2013, 03:54 PM
 
Location: back in Philadelphia!
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One thing I think that is strange about attitudes towards development often found in this forum is: When is enough...enough? I thought we all liked Philly for what it is? So why so much desire for high rises & supertalls that are pretty decidedely un-Philadelphian?
Philly had 2 million people and a healthy vibrant core (and neighborhoods) 50-60 years ago, with a lot fewer highrises than it has today. IMO It doesn't need them now.

The really nice thing about many older cities in Europe is that they didn't just continue to grow and get taller and developed into oblivion. They maintained their unique characters. Philly still has some of that left, and is pretty great as it is. Of course I think there's room for improvement..meaning fixing some of the cities problems, but to me "improvement" doesn't have to involve adding towers everywhere possible. That's not the city I love.

The thing I LIKE about the masterplan for 2035 is that it at least makes a conscious effort to preserve and augment the things about Philly that make it nice, and make it what it is.
Dense, mid-rise development is good enough for Barcelona, I say it's good enough for Philly.
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Old 05-20-2013, 05:19 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Lastly, I don't understand this hoopla about the Navy Yard. If it's not in Center City then it doesn't matter? Having multiple business districts in the city is a huge plus, and having a modern new business district in the Navy Yard is awesome. If and when the Broad Street subway line is expanded down there, it will only create an incentive to develop more residential towers in Center City for those working in the Navy Yard. Hell, maybe we can get some highrises going up around the Sports Complex.
If businesses are going to come from outside the city to inside the city, that's obviously a net gain for the city.

From my point of view, there is a lot of industrial land sitting directly on top of the Broad Street Line that is extremely underutilized, and if there was something the city could do to attract more development to that area, it would be better than extending the Broad Street Line to greenfield development. Trying to get returns on previous investments. But I don't really see that happening.
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Old 05-21-2013, 11:52 AM
 
Location: On the Rails in Northern NJ
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One thing I think that is strange about attitudes towards development often found in this forum is: When is enough...enough? I thought we all liked Philly for what it is? So why so much desire for high rises & supertalls that are pretty decidedely un-Philadelphian?
Philly had 2 million people and a healthy vibrant core (and neighborhoods) 50-60 years ago, with a lot fewer highrises than it has today. IMO It doesn't need them now.

The really nice thing about many older cities in Europe is that they didn't just continue to grow and get taller and developed into oblivion. They maintained their unique characters. Philly still has some of that left, and is pretty great as it is. Of course I think there's room for improvement..meaning fixing some of the cities problems, but to me "improvement" doesn't have to involve adding towers everywhere possible. That's not the city I love.

The thing I LIKE about the masterplan for 2035 is that it at least makes a conscious effort to preserve and augment the things about Philly that make it nice, and make it what it is.
Dense, mid-rise development is good enough for Barcelona, I say it's good enough for Philly.
Center City should have all the High Rises and Super Talls....but the rest of Philly should be left alone. 2-4 Stories fits most of the City...
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Old 05-21-2013, 12:36 PM
 
Location: New York City
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Center City should have all the High Rises and Super Talls....but the rest of Philly should be left alone. 2-4 Stories fits most of the City...

And University City. Penn and Drexel are starting to develop a cool little skyline.
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Old 05-21-2013, 02:45 PM
 
Location: NYC based - Used to Live in Philly - Transplant from Miami
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I dont know whether this is a repetitive info. But I found this article clears some of the questions I have about the development around 30th street station with a bunch of pictures.

Nation’s tallest student apartment building, The Grove at Cira Centre South, will be part of University City’s dramatic new gateway and skyline | philadelphiaheights
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Old 05-21-2013, 10:50 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I dont know whether this is a repetitive info. But I found this article clears some of the questions I have about the development around 30th street station with a bunch of pictures.

Nation’s tallest student apartment building, The Grove at Cira Centre South, will be part of University City’s dramatic new gateway and skyline | philadelphiaheights
In a few years, University City is going to be packed with Highrises.

Here is an updated render for the Grove at Cira South. The Chestnut tower


Elegant Complexity At Cira South | Hidden City Philadelphia


Here are some other towers going up in UCity

3737 Market

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CHOP Ambulatory Care Center

Former Civic Center Site Should Soon Be Filled In | NakedPhilly

Lancaster Square

V. 2012 – 2017 Master Plan Current Issues: 5. Lancaster Housing — Updated 3.28.13. | drexelmasterplan

3601 Market

University City Science Center to get apartment building - Philadelphia Business Journal

The future is looking bright for UCity
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