Philadelphia 2035 (York: robberies, Latino, crime)

[Pine to Vine]

Originally Posted by cpomp

If my boyfriend and I were to move back to the city in a few years we would likely fall into the group of unwanted New Yorkers with money, yet we would be actively involved in our work, the community, gay community, etc. Funny how generalizations work and how the ignorant thrives on them....

I wouldn’t confuse the views of a handful of grumpy CD posters with reality. Anyone who chooses to call Philadelphia home will be welcomed by pretty much everyone in town. How do I know that? From the welcome we’ve received since moving here 8+ years back.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by MB1562

Lol, I'll never understand why you take things that aren't personal so personally. I'm not leaving because I "don't love" Philadelphia, I'm leaving because there are much better opportunities in a better city. Just because New York is better doesn't mean Philadelphia isn't great or that I don't love it. My generation didn't get the golden goose economy where we could stay at one employer for decades on end in one city and retire comfortably. We have to constantly jump around to get the best opportunity and that is exactly what I'm doing. It's not personal, it's reality.

You don't really know me so there's literally no way you can and will understand me. While we are part of the lgbtq community we are generations apart and different genders so, again, we won't click on a variety of things. Just how it is.

The economic crisis was hell for millions of Gen-X and Boomers. However I know how the fallout from that has impacted Mills. indirectly and it scares me that we may actually have a recession next year. It will be hell for you guys. More than hell.

[mslhu]

Originally Posted by MarketStEl

Again, the only other story besides my own that mentioned one of the big reasons the project was both delayed and revised was Curbed Philly's. Dranoff had applied for a state grant to help finance the hotel portion of the project from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). Curbed reported that he got only about one-third of the money he sought; it was my understanding that the grant had been denied completely, and Dranoff said this when I asked him about it. I do know that he applied for the RACP grant twice. Absent the grant, he reworked the project as a condo-only building.

According to this Curbed article, Dranoff is using the RACP money towards a restaurant in the building:

It wasn’t until late last year that Dranoff announced he was scrapping the hotel portion of the project entirely, after only receiving $1.4 million of the $19 million he needed from a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant to complete the hotel portion. Now, Dranoff says, the money they did secure from RACP grants over the years—amounting to about $2.4 million—will go toward a restaurant on the first floor of the building.

[Pennsport]

Cool idea. Looking forward to checking this place out...

https://www.inquirer.com/food/queen-...-20190617.html

[timeEd32]

No chance this happens: https://philly.curbed.com/2019/6/20/...-hill-historic

[cpomp]

Originally Posted by timeEd32

No chance this happens: https://philly.curbed.com/2019/6/20/...-hill-historic

Is this a Scannepieco development? The Ritz theater next door is where he was looking to build his next tower.

[Pennsport]

Originally Posted by timeEd32

No chance this happens: https://philly.curbed.com/2019/6/20/...-hill-historic

I know. Hahaha... you can't get construction of a lean to approved in Society Hill.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by Pennsport

I know. Hahaha... you can't get construction of a lean to approved in Society Hill.

How much resistance did Scannepieco get at 5th and Walnut?

[MarketStEl]

Originally Posted by cpomp

Is this a Scannepieco development? The Ritz theater next door is where he was looking to build his next tower.

Tom's biding his time right now, mulling over what might come next.

[KoNgFooCj]

The city feels like a development desert