Al,
I'm inclined to give Gutmann two out of four falls.
#3. In the strictest sense, the Radian should cause a boomlet at least,
if its upshot is a net increase of hundreds of new residents. That'll be
especially true if University City winds up with a net increase of
hundreds of residents who can pay that kind of rent; they'll spur retail
activity around here. In the worst case, boomwise, the Radian will
merely suck hundreds of pricey tenants out of the overall Spruce Hill
rental market, easing upward pressure on rents for those of us who don't
want to spend that kind of money on a bed. But there'll still be more
residents around.
#7. The 40th St. corridor surely is a lot more vibrant today than it has
been in decades. It's got a busy movie theater, a busy supermarket, the
Library's open again, you can buy something other than convenience food,
it's got two coffeehouses -- plus you can still get your teeth fixed
cheaply at the Dental School, you still have dollar stores, not to
mention an excellent Middle eastern food truck. The only thing that
would make it more vibrant would be if Marty's came back.
#1 and #5, on the other hand, go to you. So we need a tiebreaker between
Gutmann and you.
-- Tony West
Indeed. Arghhh! (to put it nicely)
-linda
Al wrote:
(I needed a good chuckle this morning... and got it from this
article and totally absurd statements like:
1. "prices, per bed, from $975 to $1,250, which is slightly
higher than the estimated averages provided by the
university's Off-Campus Living Office"
2.
3. " '[The Radian] will be an economic boom for West
Philadelphia,' said Penn's Gutmann."
4.
5. "the Spruce Hill neighborhood around campus [is] as a 'sort
of undergraduate ghetto' "
6.
7. "The 40th street corridor that borders the building is
already home to a vibrant commercial district"
Al Krigman
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