Morning Headlines: Carl Dranoff Gets Zoning Approval for Proposed Hotel on Broad
Part of a Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates rendering of Dranoff’s new project. Full rendering below.
A zoning bill that would make things easier for Carl Dranoff to build his proposed SLS International Hotel was approved by City Council’s Committee on Rules yesterday. These revisions permit Dranoff to build on more land without having to seek additional zoning approvals.
Sponsored by Councilman Mark Squilla, the bill amends certain chapters in codes “Overlaying Zone, “Development Standards,” and “Parking and Loading.” In response to the suggested revisions, the Washington Square West Civic Association sent Squilla a letter. According to PlanPhilly’s Jared Brey, the group’s board agreed to not fight the bill, “provided certain agreements are made with respect to noise and activity at the hotel and other matters of operation.”
Dranoff’s 47-story South Broad Street project would be a mixed-use building with luxury hotel rooms (149), residential condominiums (123), bar, restaurant, and ground-level retail spaces.
• Committee approves zoning changes for new Dranoff hotel on Broad [PlanPhilly]
Moving on to other news…
• Mormons to build 32-story tower near Center City [Inquirer]
• Plans for Wilson Elementary School sale questioned [Tribune]
• Company relocates to Old City; promises 75 new jobs [Philadelphia Business Journal]
• Parking riles up neighbors of potential apartment building on 12th Street lot [Passyunk Post]
• Linden Court Apts Sell for $5.6M [CoStar Group]
• Demolished Church Being Replaced By Homes [Naked Philly]
