Construction Advances at Northbank at 2001 Beach Street in Fishtown

11 Comments on "Construction Advances at Northbank at 2001 Beach Street in Fishtown"

1. J | August 3, 2022 at 9:21 am | Reply

   Army barracks in a 3rd world country?
   Development is great for Philadelphia, but the relentlessness of the design and the way the project meets the water is DREADFUL. It’s as if the River is just a lot line. The city approved this?

2. Anthony Miller | August 3, 2022 at 9:22 am | Reply

   Do you like the river? Do you like the river enough to live inside of it?? Have we got the place for you! Located in probably the most flood-prone area in the entire city, you are almost guaranteed to have your home become one with the waters at least a few times per year.

   • JP | August 3, 2022 at 2:27 pm | Reply

     Makes no sense. Should have built a mix of apartment towers to make the development more resilient to flooding. Left more open space for parks, etc. Covering this much of a flood-prone area with ground-floor living space this close to high tide is pure negligence.

3. Jonah | August 3, 2022 at 9:38 am | Reply

   How many are occupied already? And how many more of all construction stages are already sold?

4. Z | August 3, 2022 at 10:09 am | Reply

   This project is just so depressing. Love the renderings with people walking around and “enjoying” themselves in that middle of nowhere wasteland.

5. Joe | August 3, 2022 at 10:10 am | Reply

   I wish they built the Wynn Casino here instead.

6. Ron Blatman | August 3, 2022 at 11:48 pm | Reply

   How NOT to design an urban infill community at a time when there’s lots of creativity elsewhere around the country . The overview resembles a low-rise version of the infamous Pruitt-Igoe project, which was eventually demolished in St Louis. Different demographics, but just as urbanistically awful. Philly should be ashamed for having allowed this.

7. Midwestern Urbanist | August 4, 2022 at 12:03 am | Reply

   This is really the best they could have done? There is way too much space devoted to roadways, and all of it is asphalt instead of pavers. There should have been far more greenery. Building a few 6 story apartment blocks with more green space would have not only been a better design (as well as providing a wider range of unit sizes at lower prices) but would have alleviated stormwater control problems as well. Some of the roads seem abnormally wide as well, and there seems to be an excessive amount of street parking given the fact that every home already has a garage. Look at developments in the Netherlands to see how to do urban infill – they’re so much more pleasant to be in compared to the drab, asphalt-covered townhouse developments we build in the US.

   • Vitali Ogorodnikov | August 4, 2022 at 1:03 pm | Reply

     Well said.

8. Frank | September 5, 2022 at 8:35 pm | Reply

   There are/was supposed to be 2 massive apartment buildings at some point. Place reminds me of king of prussia. #barf

9. Christopher | February 2, 2023 at 12:23 pm | Reply

   This is hideous – Looks like a communist block and greed-driven development, not a free-world, community-focused development. No consideration for beauty or the happiness of the consumers. Buyers beware. Best to avoid it. Construction is likely to be trashy.