The controversial Jewelers' Row tower proposed by homebuilder Toll Brothers will return to city agencies' agendas now that it has a new permit for the Sansom Street project.
Plans for the 29-story tower appeared to have reached a halt
earlier this year, after a poor reception at a February design review
meeting and the departure of a Toll VP who was shepherding the project
through the approval process.
A
new permit issued by the Department of Licenses and Inspections,
however, shows the plan for the mixed-use project on the 700 block of
Sansom Street is still on.
The
L&I permit allows Toll to demolish five properties – 702 Sansom, 704
Sansom, 706-708 Sansom and 128 S. 7th St. – while 712-714 Sansom St.
will still stand. That remaining structure will serve as a commercial
space, according to the permit.
The
tower, which mushroomed to 29 stories by late last year, has evolved
throughout the lengthy debate over whether it fits the character of the
surrounding neighborhood. At one point, more than 100 condos were part
of the mixed-use development, but the new permit indicates Toll has
rolled back to a previous proposal that included just 85 residential
units.
Additional approvals are still needed before shovels move ground.
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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