Developer Bart Blatstein’s proposal for the vacant block
at Broad Street and Washington Avenue in South Philly got a bit clearer on
Wednesday, when renderings of the proposal were posted on the Planning
Commission’s website ahead of a Civic Design Review meeting scheduled for early
next month.
Blatstein is pursuing a set of zoning variances for the
site, which is already zoned for the highest-density commercial uses in the
city, though he has been more tight-lipped about the specifics of his plan.
The ground floor would contain some parking facilities,
access to residential areas, and some retail space.
As Inga Saffron described last week, the proposal also
includes a rooftop retail village inspired by a trip to Provence and carried
over from Blatstein’s earlier unsuccessful proposal to convert the old Inquirer
building into a casino, which he would have called The Provence.
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journals
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