lol

It looks like an urban McMansion designed by the architect of the Symphony House.

Someone needs to find out if they even hired an architect at all. That looks beyond ridiculous. I don’t think this would even get built in a 3rd world country.

Sweet ramps though. WTF?

Wow, if you think all architects are brilliant artists, then I doubt you have much experience with architects. Some of the architects are just as lazy as the contractors.

Not even expecting brilliance. Just someone to at least say to the builder “No, don’t build that thing right there like that please”.

It looks like student work.

I walk by this site all the time. It is a pretty ugly building. That ramp is horrible and I hate the way it is set back from the other building next to it. But no matter what it is still nice to see development in that area.

Without fences/railings along the edges that seriously ugly ramp is not even ADA compliant. Atrocious and useless is so must worse than atrocious and functional.

I think it’s an awesome addition to the immediate area…. I was surprised when I saw this new construction project going up here and hope it sells quickly. I own/occupy a unit at Liberties West Condo’s and any improvement to the immediate area is a blessing. I’ve lived here since 2005 and 6th st going west has been totally stagnant (until recent months) so I hope this type of construction can add life to this area. We’re so close to center city and that aspect (if nothing else) has to be appealing. I just wish there was more access to the Subway or El from here.

Well it certainly doesn’t look any worse than the current trend of random boxes stacked and sticking out, coupled with that hideous siding (seen in 75% of the new project plans posted on this site). I don’t like it, but at least it’s different.

I disagree. To most sane people it certainly does, in fact, look much worse than most of the projects shown on here, projects built in Philadelphia, or projects in general built recently on Planet Earth. It’s different yes, but only in a ‘too-cheap-to-pay-for-design’ kind of way different.

Anyone praising this type of swill should find something else in life to critique, because thus far you have failed. This garbage is part of *your* cityscape…don’t you care???

The builder and Architect should be embarrassed by this …they would have been better off with an all-brick faux federal style facade….this is a monstrosity

Presumably, the building was large enough to require handicapped accessible units. But I’m still puzzled as to why they would build an elaborate ramp as opposed to putting the main entrance at grade?

Look to the left to find your answer. The whole structure is elevated above a (poorly done) basement parking area, which led from one bad design decision to another.

By the way, it looks no worse than that weird condo building along 12th between Lemon and Mt. Vernon. You know the one of which I speak.

Given all the copycat contractor’s specials that I see going up in the city, this off the wall building is almost a relief. The concrete ramp is another thing.

i ran past this today. strange building for a strange location.