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schwnz t1_jdhq9i1 wrote

I was walking past it this morning and wondered why nobody has snatched up the Melrose yet. Make that parking lot into an outdoor eating area. Passyunk between broad and 16th should be restaurants and shops. That whole piece could close down to traffic and be a cool open air market.

I don't get the love of dropping condos everywhere. It's weird to put condos and beer garden's everywhere and call it a day.

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misteryham OP t1_jdigcdl wrote

It feels like a waste of space. There’s not enough incentive to build, or too much incentive to hold

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huebomont t1_jdi89ep wrote

you don’t get why people would want to build housing?

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schwnz t1_jdjml4f wrote

I get it, I don’t get why it’s the only thing we build.

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Angsty_Potatos t1_jdlgf2y wrote

Housing: yes…. Another mostly empty dranoff condo thing? No

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huebomont t1_jdmk4jd wrote

Either developers are greedy money grabbers or they’re building money-losing empty buildings, which is it?

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chefNick92 t1_jdjq6da wrote

Because the owner is an asshole that wants to tear it down and is using every excuse possible to get the permits.

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yogaballcactus t1_jdkgy77 wrote

If he owns it then why should he need an excuse to tear it down and build something else?

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LocalOnThe8s t1_jdpkgsp wrote

zoning. you cant just throw up a condo building because you have the money to do so. could take 5 years just to break ground.

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