The University City Science Center (UCSC) will soon get its own residential building. Plans have been revealed for a construction of a 27-story apartment building on the UCSC campus near 36th and Market Streets. The construction, which will begin in the fall of 2013, is expected to be completed in early 2015. The new 400,000 square feet building will be a mix of studio, efficiency and one- and two-bedroom apartments (364 total!) and will also include a fitness center, a rooftop pool, 200 parking spaces, and about 17,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. In addition, the building will be topped off with a green roof.
“This new project will add an entirely new dimension to the Science Center and our campus. It will help us achieve our goal of ‘activating’ our campus and creating a dynamic environment in which to live, work and play,” says Science Center President & CEO Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., MBA. “As we celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2013, we are looking to the future – and the future of the Science Center centers on a vibrant 24/7 community.”
The project is a joint venture between Wexford Equities, the parent company of Wexford Science & Technology, and Southern Land Company.
The UCSC, one of the nation’s largest urban research parks, was established in 1963.
January 7th, 2013 at 2:49 pm
I’m wondering what sort of projections are forecast for market rate apartments in Uni City. Does anyone know this information? It seems like there is potential for a glut of such apartments between this project, West Philly High School, and possibly the Croyden and Apple Lofts.
January 7th, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Suzanna, I was thinking the same thing. I hope this doesn’t impact the West Philly High project or Croyden at all.
Having said that, I am going to find a way to sneak into that rooftop pool if it kills me.
January 7th, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Sorry, *Suzanne!
January 7th, 2013 at 5:52 pm
It’s . . . beautiful.
January 7th, 2013 at 9:05 pm
If all of the projects get built as proposed, that’s around 900 additional apartments. Considering how many people I know that wanted to move to West Philly but wound up in other neighborhoods because they couldn’t find an apartment, I’ll worry about a glut when we get there.
January 7th, 2013 at 10:37 pm
Why is Tang saying the same exact thing to different websites? This is strange.
http://www.google.com/search?q=This+new+project+will+add+an+entirely+new+dimension+to+the+Science+Center+and+our+campus
January 7th, 2013 at 11:48 pm
Doc- the stories/quotes are most likely based on a press
January 7th, 2013 at 11:49 pm
Release. 🙂
January 8th, 2013 at 12:46 am
Tim: “It’s . . . beautiful.”
🙂
The rendition is not even of that intersection, I think.
January 8th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
Does look nice but but for for a third of the price you cant beat the value and location of our apartments. Check us out at http://www.bergerproperties.org or “like us” on facebookcom/universitycityapartments and for $100 off your first month’s rent. I am quite sure you will have a couple thousand more money in your pocket to spend and less than a few blocks away from our Camelot Apartments at 3600 Spring Garden St