Good Food Flats: A Foodie Utopia is Under Construction in Powelton Village
Good Foods Flats | via Cross Properties
A new apartment facility is under construction in Powelton Village, and let’s just say the experience will cater to a very distinct type of resident.
Cross Properties announced that Good Food Flats, a 44-unit, 175-bed complex at 4030 Baring Street (map), will be marketed to students participating in Drexel’s Hospitality and Sports Management (HSM) program, and featuring a pop-up restaurant/entrepreneur incubator space, a food lab with a commercial kitchen and even dedicated urban garden spaces on the roof and backyard where students can grow their own fruits and veggies.
Kevin Michals, co-founder of Cross Properties, that University City has always featured cheaper “mom and pop” rentals where students can rent a room, and recently, luxury apartment towers have priced students out of quality, modern housing.
“People who are paying tuition can’t afford those,” said Michals. “We’re going to be priced at $750/month per bed. That’s slightly more expensive than the mom and pops, but professionally managed and a fraction of what the towers cost.”
