March 18, 2016
After obtaining construction financing earlier this month, local developer Radnor Property Group broke ground Friday on View32, a 16-story residential high-rise in University City.
The $55-million project at 3201 Race Street, designed by Erdy McHenry Architecture, will include 164 1- and 2-bedroom apartments and feature a full suite of amenities, according to Curbed Philly.
As future development plans take shape in University City, View32 will target medical professionals and educators eager to join the increasingly innovation-driven West Philly neighborhood. They'll have plenty of enticement to do so based on the building's features alone: a library, game room, fitness room, rooftop deck, community plaza and kitchen, all in addition to a gourmet kitchen and a childcare center occupying the first two floors.
A spokesman for Radnor Property Group said the project will be completed in three phases over an 18-month period, with an expected completion date in May or June 2017. An additional 12 townhouses will be constructed in the area after View32 is finished.
Rendering of View32 tower at 3201 Race St.
The high-rise is one of several towers that will eventually land in the Schuylkill Yards innovation district, a $3.5 billion partnership between Drexel University and Brandywine Realty Trust that will unfold over several decades.
