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Nice Navyyard Pics, this is real close to the Philly airport right? If so the convience will be great but the noise could have some creative solutions.

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Yes actually it's VERY close to the airport. Infact, a hoist/crane from the ship builder Kvaerner is in the path of the proposed airstrip renovation. The small size of the strip is a major reason the airport is such a problem. Also unless some creative solutions are found the strip will not be lengthened and widened to accept the new airbus jets. How's that for urban planning?

The hoist or whatever it's called is shown over this ship. Sorry couldn't find a better pic.

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A rendering of "The Big Ugly" at 22nd and Arch ST after renovations are complete in 2006.  I walked by it today and they have done a lot of demo but still have a long way to go.

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I'll try to get a better pic of the whole building as it exists but here's one of the top fex floors....What a disaster!!!!!! Thanks god it will be gone soon.

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Posted on Fri, Feb. 18, 2005

Passyunk Homes site is sold

Townhouses will be built at the old public housing complex, along with new PHA facilities.

By Anthony S. Twyman

Inquirer Staff Writer

The Philadelphia Housing Authority agreed yesterday to sell the 55-acre site of the former Passyunk Homes public housing complex in South Philadelphia to a developer for $4.25 million.

The DePaul Group of Blue Bell plans to build 275 market-rate homes on the site, between Penrose Avenue and the Schuylkill Expressway near the sports complex.

"We think that location is good by the mere fact of what's been selling in the area," said Peter DePaul, president of DePaul Group.

DePaul said the company plans to build two-, three- and four-bedroom townhouses to sell for $275,000 to $350,000.

DePaul also plans to construct a 40,000-square-foot office building and a 900-space parking lot for the authority on the site. The authority will use the office building for its police headquarters and the parking lot for its vehicle fleet.

The authority, which receives most of its funding from the federal government, has been looking for ways to use the land since it demolished the 994-unit complex in 2002, using a $3.7 million federal grant.

"We're ridding ourselves here of really surplus land that had no housing on it and no opportunity to acquire capital from the federal government to build housing on that site," Executive Director Carl Greene said.

Greene said proceeds from the sale would be used to build low-income housing in other areas of the city.

DePaul Group has developed other properties in the area, including Dockside Residences at Pier 30, an apartment building on the Delaware River.

Passyunk Homes was built as military housing at the outset of World War II.

Last month, the authority agreed to a similar deal with Westrum Development Co. at the site of the former Schuylkill Falls public housing complex. Westrum paid $2.8 million and plans to build market-rate housing on part of the East Falls site.

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Vegas firm options riverfront plot

46 acres in Fishtown being eyed as site for one of city's two slots parlors

By CHRIS BRENNAN

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A Las Vegas casino company has an option to buy 46 acres of waterfront property along the Delaware River in Fishtown near Penn Treaty Park.

The land is owned by companies controlled by James J. Anderson, a Bucks County construction company owner with political ties to Democrats and Republicans.

Kathy Callahan, a spokeswoman for Ameristar Casinos Inc. in Las Vegas, yesterday confirmed that the company planned to seek one of the two planned licenses for slots parlors in Philadelphia.

"We believe the Philadelphia market has outstanding potential," Callahan said. "At this point, we're in the preliminary stages of developing a plan."

Anderson signed the agreement in August with Richmond Street Development, an Ameristar subsidiary incorporated in Pennsylvania just five days before the deal was done.

The agreement, notarized in Clark County, Nev. - home of the legendary Las Vegas strip - was inked by Connie R. Wilson, Ameristar's vice president for administration. The company runs casinos in Nevada, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado and Mississippi.

The option agreement does not list a price, and Callahan yesterday said she did not have that information.

Anderson did not respond to three detailed messages left at his office this week from the Daily News.

He has been collecting land along the Delaware River since 1992, when the idea of riverboat gambling prompted a wave of real-estate options from gaming companies.

His company, James J. Anderson Construction Co., does large-scale paving jobs and stores raw materials on the land, once home of the Cramp Shipyard.

He bought the land now optioned by Ameristar in two parcels - 13.2 acres in 1992 for $165,000 from another company and the rest in 1994 from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Corp. for $45,000.

State Rep. Marie Lederer in 2003 sponsored legislation to let Anderson's two companies, Dyott Corp. and Beach Street Corp., buy water rights to the riverfront land for $100,000.

Anderson has been an active political contributor.

State records show that since 2003, he has given $20,000 to Gov. Rendell, $17,500 to state House Speaker John Perzel and $5,000 to Mayor Street.

Ameristar's chief executive officer, Craig Neilsen, has also been active in Pennsylvania politics in recent years, spreading contributions to Republicans and Democrats and their party organizations.

There has been much speculation about waterfront gambling since the state last July passed a law authorizing 61,000 slot machines in 14 venues across the state, including two slots parlors in Philadelphia.

Caesars Entertainment recently picked up a long-held option on 18 acres of Delaware riverfront in South Philadelphia for $64.7 million and is circulating preliminary plans for a slots parlor, theater and hotel.

Villanova insurance consultant Manny Stamatakis and other investors have proposed building a slots parlor in the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

Paul Levy, executive director of the Center City District and a leader of Mayor Street's Gaming Advisory Task Force, this week said he has heard many rumors about land options on the Delaware for gaming operations.

"We're probably going to be surprised by some of the sites we have not heard about," Levy said. "I think there is probably a lot of activity going on below the radar screen."

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Heres the 41 Story  Mandeville Condo Tower. By far the most modern tower to enter Philadlephia. Hopefully this is the first in a long line of ultra modern architecture to hit Philly. I love this building

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I wodner why they sited that building to face N-S. It seems the better views are E-W to the Schuylkill and to Center City. I guess tehy werne't abel to obtain the entire site.

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I wodner why they sited that building to face N-S.  It seems the better views are E-W to the Schuylkill and to Center City.  I guess tehy werne't abel to obtain the entire site.

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Not sure what the thinking is there, the better full views for the tenants would be from E-W as you say. The only thing I could see is that most of the signature towers downtown the full views are facing n-s, Mandeville may also be arranged to possibly give a better and more dramatic blend with them. The views of the skyline will be greatly enhanced from South Philly, however this tower isn't going to do much for the skyline looking from east or west.

This tower is 41 stories yet only will have 46 units, so basically each tenant will basically have their own floor to get any view they want.

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I wodner why they sited that building to face N-S.  It seems the better views are E-W to the Schuylkill and to Center City.  I guess tehy werne't abel to obtain the entire site.

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Actually, the guy behind this owns the Rosenbluth building (the small building next to the proposed tower). He inherited the site when his family sold the travel business to american express. The lease is up in May and so he's proposing this as a new use for the site. The two buildings will be connected and the existing building will have retail and resturaunts. Also, I believe I've heard somewhere that the building was situated this way to allow as much exposure to the new river park as possible from 24th street.

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Some more condo towers going up - 30 to 35 stories.

http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/11106993.htm

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Two condo towers proposed

Firm would build just north of Vine

By EARNI YOUNG

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Thomas Miles and Alex Generalis know Callowhill: They've converted a number of old industrial buildings in the area just north of Vine Street into 140 or so expensive loft condos.

Their efforts have transformed the formerly desolate industrial area into a hip and vibrant neighborhood.

So now the lofty duo is proposing its first new construction - two loft-condo towers - on a parking lot at 13th and Buttonwood streets.

The partners in Miles & Generalis Inc. unveiled the $50 million project before the City Planning Commission yesterday in preparation for their request to have the parking lot rezoned for residential use.

The towers will differ slightly in height. One will have 15 floors, the other 19. But because the units are bi-level with 18-foot ceilings, the towers will be 30 to 35 stories tall.

The slender towers will rise from a two-story parking garage and plaza. The buildings are connected by a bridge midway up that consists of two loft units. The roof of the bridge will serve as a sundeck, accessible to all residents.

According to Generalis, the unique towers will be topped by either solar panels or windmills to provide supplemental power.

"These come out of a sort of contemporary concept for urban living getting away from little boxes," said Generalis. "The plan is still evolving, and we hope to start to build these in about a year."

He estimates prices for the 1,300-square-foot lofts will start somewhere above $350,000.

The M&G project is one of more than two dozen condominium buildings proposed for Center City.

Generalis said the M&G towers is tailored to people looking for a residential experience they can't find in a typical apartment space.

"We cater to a hip, urban dweller, someone who is looking for dramatic space. And you can't get that without ceiling height," Generalis said.

He said the project has community support.

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This is a new development in north philly. I'm not sure what the name of this area is, maybe fairmount. There seems to be several new projects on north broad street. Many people have been speculating for years that this would be the next hot area. If this is the start of that happening it would fill in the north side of center city very nicely.

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