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With A Little Help From Frank Furness, We Evaluate 10 New Projects
Architecture

With A Little Help From Frank Furness, We Evaluate 10 New Projects

Hidden City architecture critic Jason Lempieri summons the spirit of Frank Furness in this appraisal of Philly’s newest urban forms

Redevelopment Plans For The Royal Theater Go Under Review
Development

Redevelopment Plans For The Royal Theater Go Under Review

Plans to replace the Royal Theater with a 5 story luxury apartment complex and retail space will go before Historical Commission’s Architectural Committee next week. Universal Companies and Dranoff Properties has proposed partial demolition of the historic, African American venue, preserving only the building’s facade

Dranoff’s Broad Street Skyscraper: It’s Official Now
Development

Dranoff’s Broad Street Skyscraper: It’s Official Now

Philadelphia, meet SLS International. With a press conference today at the Kimmel Center, developer Carl Dranoff—and a cast that included architect Gene Kohn, hotelier Sam Nazarian, Councilman Mark Squilla, and Mayor Michael Nutter—officially announced the 47-story hotel-condo tower planned for Broad & Spruce Streets

Philadelphia Int’l Records Out, 40-Story Hotel-Condo In At Broad & Spruce
Development

Philadelphia Int’l Records Out, 40-Story Hotel-Condo In At Broad & Spruce

After a series of South Broad Street developments which have drawn mixed reviews—Symphony House, 777 South Broad, SouthStar Lofts—Dranoff Properties is raising its game by bringing a pedigree architect and a hot hotelier to Broad & Spruce. But for it to happen, Brad Maule reports, a major piece of Philly music history must first be cleared

Charting What’s Next At The Royal Theater—Again
Preservation

Charting What’s Next At The Royal Theater—Again

With an Act 135 petition to give conservatorship to developer Ori Feibush looming and a state grant gone, Universal Companies’ drive to redevelop the Royal Theater has a renewed urgency. Bradley Maule talks with project adviser Carl Dranoff and others about the challenges ahead, after a Monday night public meeting

One Riverside, One Classic Skyline View
Art & Design

One Riverside, One Classic Skyline View

As proposed, Dranoff Properties’ One Riverside has raised a number of concerns, most notably how it will affect its nearest neighbors, the Schuylkill River Trail and Park and the community garden. Brad Maule considers its impact on the classic Philly skyline view from the South Street Bridge

Center City Residents To Voice Opinion On Proposed Schuylkill Riverfront Tower Tonight
Development

Center City Residents To Voice Opinion On Proposed Schuylkill Riverfront Tower Tonight

With the proposed 21-story One Riverside Park, Dranoff Properties has the potential to redeem itself for Symphony House and provide Philadelphia with a 21st Century riverfront architectural icon. Not all Center City residents, however, are very excited about it

It Wasn’t Always The Avenue Of The Arts
Development

It Wasn’t Always The Avenue Of The Arts

Rachel Hildebrandt reminds us what South Broad Street was like before the major projects of the 2000s…not that long ago and yet seemingly erased from memory


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