Drexel grad here. It’s not happening, at least not the way the original renders that went up are depicting. It’s too expensive to cap the yard, so the strategy now is to put in several “lab capable”mid rise buildings for “biotech” which is happening with Drexel, spark therapeutics,etc. I’m all for transit oriented development, but don’t care much for these skyscrapers in west Philadelphia. We’d be lucky to get a foot or bike bridge over the yard. University city has been trying to build up the 30th to 38th and market st for decades. It’s been a slow slog.
@@datavisualisation5600Philadelphians love that word. It gives them a chance to correct out of towners. Let’s be honest, if you’re not from here , you’re not going to pronounce that name correctly….and that’s totally ok. Besides , to look at the guy , he’s NOT a Philadelphian. Most likely Jersey 😂
Schuylkill is pronounced like “SKEW-kill”. Or if you’re trying to go for the authentic Philly accent, then it’s pronounced like “SKOO-kool”. Ironically, that’s actually the Schuylkill River behind me in my profile photo 😊
That's exactly how I always said it, as "Skoo-kle" or "skookoo" which just end up rhyming with Google. 😂🤣 That's the best way to describe it non natives. I'm too Philly! Lol
My hope is that since it’s being built above Amtrak’s tracks that it brings a lot of momentum into Amtrak’s coffers. Amtrak needs every last bit of passive income it can possibly get.
Wow 1200 ft would be the tallest building in America outside Ny or Chicago! And a divided skyline would kinda remind me of Atlanta, you got the downtown and then the uptown.
Unless every roadway into the city is totally changed/ expanded, it would be a gridlock disaster. I know this is aimed toward pubic transit--- I get it--- but still.
This is a great non plan. The city of Philadelphia’s taxes are too high for this kind of major redevelopment. While I am sure some of these buildings will get built, I doubt it ever will look like picture shown even by the next century. Philadelphia is not New York and we do not have the corporate headquarters and support offices like New York. While the cost to do business is lower than New York I doubt Philadelphia will be able to capture enough new tenants to support such a massive expansion of its downtown cityscape. It also has to compete with lower taxed areas near Philadelphia such as Delaware which has many banking and credit card operations sited there and lower taxed areas such as King of Prussia. It will also still have to compete with the trend for companies to allow much office type work to be able to be done from a persons home at no office rental cost to them.
@ I am just stating that New York already has the business in place while Philadelphia does not. For a small difference in taxes and lower operating expense most already existing New York type of business would not elect to move their operations to Philadelphia. If anything they are moving to southern states that beat any northeastern or midwest state and local tax rates as well as the labor rates.
This will never happen. Office buildings in Center City have had huge vacancy rates since the pandemic. People don’t commute to office jobs five days a week anymore. There are simply not enough people or companies here for this to happen. A few buildings will be constructed to fill in some empty lots here but that will be it.
I don't think all of then will be strictly for office use. Most skyscrapers nowadays are mixed use buildings. Because of that issue for finding the right amount tenants in high demand for more office space it'll probably be some retail, hotel, or residential inside inside the Transit Tower. A lot of the schuylkill yards towers are gonna be biology life science labs. I'm thinking major pharmaceutical companies inside the Schuylkill tower because of the Drexel affiliation. Who knows!
Skoo-kull. Skoo-kull. Skoo-kull. Skoo-kull. Say it like 3,000 times out loud or I’ll send my cousin to go find you. That’s equally true if you did it on purpose to drive engagement. Which would’ve been kinda genius.
@@datavisualisation5600I doubt any major transit improvements. Just look how hard SEPTA is having getting enough city and state money to maintain the services it already operates. With Trump winning the presidency and the Republicans the Congress I would expect minimal funding for new transit over the next few years.
Drexel grad here. It’s not happening, at least not the way the original renders that went up are depicting. It’s too expensive to cap the yard, so the strategy now is to put in several “lab capable”mid rise buildings for “biotech” which is happening with Drexel, spark therapeutics,etc. I’m all for transit oriented development, but don’t care much for these skyscrapers in west Philadelphia. We’d be lucky to get a foot or bike bridge over the yard. University city has been trying to build up the 30th to 38th and market st for decades. It’s been a slow slog.
It’s pronounced “skoo-kill”
Ah thanks
@@datavisualisation5600Philadelphians love that word. It gives them a chance to correct out of towners. Let’s be honest, if you’re not from here , you’re not going to pronounce that name correctly….and that’s totally ok. Besides , to look at the guy , he’s NOT a Philadelphian. Most likely Jersey 😂
And that route kills getting in and out of the city 😂
@@markknudsen1755😂😂😂 676/76 is a beast
"Scoycul"
Schuylkill is pronounced like “SKEW-kill”. Or if you’re trying to go for the authentic Philly accent, then it’s pronounced like “SKOO-kool”.
Ironically, that’s actually the Schuylkill River behind me in my profile photo 😊
Thanks and 😂😂
@@ktdj93 or to be even more Philly, would be: “skooggle”, just like Eagles is: “Iggles”.
That's exactly how I always said it, as "Skoo-kle" or "skookoo" which just end up rhyming with Google. 😂🤣 That's the best way to describe it non natives. I'm too Philly! Lol
My hope is that since it’s being built above Amtrak’s tracks that it brings a lot of momentum into Amtrak’s coffers. Amtrak needs every last bit of passive income it can possibly get.
😊For extra credit, pronounce Bryn Mawr, Conshohocken, Moyamensing, Wissahickon and Chamonix
😁😁😁😁😁
And for the record it's 2901 Arch Street and supposed to be called the Transit Terminal Tower. But now I guess it is changed.
Philadelphians could give a shit about a bunch of buildings that might be built someday. But DON'T PRONOUNCE THEIR RIVER'S NAME WRONG.
Real
It's pronounced stool kill
You might have learned the name of it before recording it.
This guy sounds like a 5th grader
@@j7333nnn testy testy
Wow 1200 ft would be the tallest building in America outside Ny or Chicago! And a divided skyline would kinda remind me of Atlanta, you got the downtown and then the uptown.
Highly doubt a lot of this will happen. With office space becoming more empty and less desirable I cannot see this plan happening as it's rendered.
This project has scale back and slow movement , don’t expect anything big out of this project anytime soon
Make it so! Every major city in America should have supertall/TOD's like this!
Would be awesome
"Skew-Kul" River
Unless every roadway into the city is totally changed/ expanded, it would be a gridlock disaster. I know this is aimed toward pubic transit--- I get it--- but still.
Yeah I mean the idea is it’s built right around a brand new remodeled train and subway station but yeah I understand
i hope so. philly needs more big tall buildings to rival our neighbors to the north in ny
That area is in west Philly but it's right next to center city which is the downtown area
This is a great non plan. The city of Philadelphia’s taxes are too high for this kind of major redevelopment. While I am sure some of these buildings will get built, I doubt it ever will look like picture shown even by the next century. Philadelphia is not New York and we do not have the corporate headquarters and support offices like New York. While the cost to do business is lower than New York I doubt Philadelphia will be able to capture enough new tenants to support such a massive expansion of its downtown cityscape. It also has to compete with lower taxed areas near Philadelphia such as Delaware which has many banking and credit card operations sited there and lower taxed areas such as King of Prussia. It will also still have to compete with the trend for companies to allow much office type work to be able to be done from a persons home at no office rental cost to them.
And New York's taxes are basically zero right? Give me a break.
@ I am just stating that New York already has the business in place while Philadelphia does not. For a small difference in taxes and lower operating expense most already existing New York type of business would not elect to move their operations to Philadelphia. If anything they are moving to southern states that beat any northeastern or midwest state and local tax rates as well as the labor rates.
This will never happen. Office buildings in Center City have had huge vacancy rates since the pandemic. People don’t commute to office jobs five days a week anymore. There are simply not enough people or companies here for this to happen. A few buildings will be constructed to fill in some empty lots here but that will be it.
@@markrossi4624wanna bet? Go downtown and see how many have come back to work
I don't think all of then will be strictly for office use. Most skyscrapers nowadays are mixed use buildings. Because of that issue for finding the right amount tenants in high demand for more office space it'll probably be some retail, hotel, or residential inside inside the Transit Tower. A lot of the schuylkill yards towers are gonna be biology life science labs. I'm thinking major pharmaceutical companies inside the Schuylkill tower because of the Drexel affiliation. Who knows!
Money Talks !!! Bullshit Walks !!! Oh, I get it, Let's kick the can down the road further and let the taxpayers pay for this shit again....💩 💰 🤑 💸 💩
Not in this economy it's not. It'll probably never happen.
Skoo-kull. Skoo-kull. Skoo-kull. Skoo-kull. Say it like 3,000 times out loud or I’ll send my cousin to go find you. That’s equally true if you did it on purpose to drive engagement. Which would’ve been kinda genius.
Fuck Philly
I hope they build the Transit Terminal Tower tbh
Same
These buildings are ugly. Too much glass.
Yeah they overdue it with the glass buildings we need more strong concrete buildings with character like the other old buildings in the city.
@@steev7343that costs more
I say the same things that’s why feel like Philly doesn’t have the best looking skyline. Not even top 5 in US. It’s just too much blue glass.
YESSIR
modern architecture sucks
Skoo kill yards
Why are you saying the numbers like that?
2901 is twenty-nine oh-one
Way too proper.
Loosen up, this isn't a college dissertation 😅
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Philadelphia can just have a lot of brand-new skyscrapers and subway trains too!🏗🏗🏗🏗🏗🏗🏙🏙🏙🏙🏙🏙🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇
Pretty awesome
@@datavisualisation5600I doubt any major transit improvements. Just look how hard SEPTA is having getting enough city and state money to maintain the services it already operates. With Trump winning the presidency and the Republicans the Congress I would expect minimal funding for new transit over the next few years.
@@johnchambers8528this didn't age well considering they just got 153M from PENNDOT....
And, there are already big transit projects taking place