No signs of construction have yet been observed at the site of a major apartment building proposed at 501 Spring Garden Street in the booming Northern Liberties neighborhood in North Philadelphia. Designed by Bower Lewis Thrower Architects and developed by Neal and Victor Rodin, the structure will stand 153 feet and 13 stories tall and will feature 373 apartments as well as abundant retail space at the ground floor.
501 Spring Garden Street site panorama. Photo by Thomas Koloski
The structure will consist of a residential tower at the east side of the site, closer to the Delaware River, and a low-rise podium at the west side. Retail space will take up most of the ground level. The tower will consist of several blocks and will be clad in light gray and yellow material, with a mixture of stone, metal, and different types of glazing. The building will feature amenity decks and private terraces.
501 Spring Garden Street site looking northeast. Photo by Thomas Koloski
The site currently houses a strip mall with a large parking lot, both of which were active at the time of YIMBY’s recent visit. The anchor tenant is the massive Dollar General store with a prominent yellow-lettered sign. The retail will likely close soon though as permits for the building were posted in February.
No completion date has yet been announced, though construction may be finished by 2022 or 2023.
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At 153 feet, it seems more like a midrise.
How visible would it be from Broad & Nedro?
Exactly!
A midrise is what it appears.
I’m sure in Manhattan, a 500 foot tower would be considered a midrise.
Just adding some perspective. 🙂
@Brian high rise given its prominent rise over the other buildings in the neighborhood, most of which are only 3-4 stories. I agree in center city it would be considered a midrise. In manhattan, probably a lowrise. But in a medium density residential neighborhood, I would still consider it a highrise. It’s all subjective and semantics though
A 500 foot tall building would not be considered a midrise in Manhattan and New York City is not as different from Philadelphia as you want to believe. These “Philly’s inferior to New York” comments that make absurd claims and phoney comparative observations are nauseating and beyond tiresome.