Philadelphia 2035 (Liberty, Montgomery, Wall: leasing, camping, estates)

[rotodome]

Originally Posted by Summersm343

Maybe it is their own work? And maybe they are just proposing something with a similar design that did not get built in another city? IDK, just a thought. Much like One Liberty Place design was proposed in Houston and Indianapolis before Philadelphia

No. It's not. The image of the museum interior is a terribly photoshopped version of this: Olson Kundig Architects - Projects - Japanese American National Museum

They didn't even photoshop out the "Little Tokyo" sign, and all (edit: ok, most of) the people in the room are asian.

And the other images they show are from totally different buildings.

In the situation of One (and Two) Liberty Place, the architect (Helmut Jahn) modified his own unbuilt design for a new site. Totally different situation.
These guys are misrepresenting this design as their work, and their project, which clearly it is not, and then using it to raise money. That's fraud.

[asiandudeyo]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Just picked it up on Nakedphilly - no harm meant but maybe it is shady

Kidphilly u r not to be blamed. It's whoever used the pictures to promote their "development".

[kidphilly]

Maybe Fergies tower will finally get going

City of Philadelphia: Home

[BTA88]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Maybe Fergies tower will finally get going

City of Philadelphia: Home

Your link says their appeal was denied?

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by BTA88

Your link says their appeal was denied?

The appeal was to stop it

[RightonWalnut]

Originally Posted by BTA88

Your link says their appeal was denied?

The original proposal was a 30 floor, 323 ft tower in 2008, but it was denied because of the height because there is a 300 ft height limit in Washington Square West (although there are exceptions, like St. James, which is almost 500 ft.)

The developers revamped the design to make it 24 floors at 294 feet, which meets all zoning regulations in the area, but someone was still trying to block it (NIMBY's). Now that their appeal was denied, there is nothing else stopping the construction of this building. Would love to see it go up.

Here are some renders:









TEN ARQUITECTOS | E. Residenciales - Walnut Street Residential Building

[BTA88]

I see. Good looking building. Wish it was taller, but I'm glad it's not a lowrise.

[RightonWalnut]

Originally Posted by BTA88

I see. Good looking building. Wish it was taller, but I'm glad it's not a lowrise.

It can't be taller with the height limit, but this is a good start. Maybe this will open the area up to taller highrises in the future.

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by Summersm343

It can't be taller with the height limit, but this is a good start. Maybe this will open the area up to taller highrises in the future.

I personally think ~300 feet is the perfect height for it to stand out without appearing too jarring in relation to neighboring buildings. Not every new building needs to be super-tall.

[RightonWalnut]

Originally Posted by HeavenWood

I personally think ~300 feet is the perfect height for it to stand out without appearing too jarring in relation to neighboring buildings. Not every new building needs to be super-tall.

Exactly. Height is overrated.