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412 S. 2nd Street

Philadelphia, PA 19147

September 2, 2020

Philadelphia Historical Commission

1515 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19102

To whom it may concern,

Please find the enclosed documents regarding the proposed new building 232-36 Walnut

Street (Southeast corner of 3rd and Walnut). The owner of the property is Marie F. Cerone at the

same address. The proposed project also includes the air rights to 220A-30 Walnut Street which

is owned by the same owners and is listed as premise “B” on the deed.

The current single family residence on the site was built in 1999 and we are proposing its

complete demolition. The proposed project encompasses 1 new 8 story, 100’ tall building that will

house a hotel and include an event space on the 8th floor and hotel entry/office and a commercial

space on the ground floor.

The building’s design takes cues from surrounding building on and around Walnut Street.

The proposed design uses Flemish bond brick as the main exterior material. The exterior is

broken up into tall sections of stacked windows that are topped with an Ogee three centered arch.

Each of the window bays contains muntined windows with 8 lites each in an A/B/A pattern that is

inspired by the patterning of windows across the street. The building has a 2’-6” deep stone

cornice that sits at the top of the 7th floor at a height of 89’-0”. There is a second, non-protruding,

cornice that sits at the top of the first floor.

The buildings mass sits 29’-6” away from the Walnut Street property line, creating a plaza

at the North side public entry. The plaza is contained by new stone posts and new decorative iron

fencing. The 2nd -7th floors utilize the air rights of the adjacent property at 222 Walnut.

The revisions made after the Architectural Committee meeting are:

1.� Building overall height is reduced by 84’

2.� The Upper cornice height went from 174’ to 89’

3.� The main exterior material is now Brick

4.� The top treatment of the arch is now a true half round

5.� The building is set farther back from Walnut Street than originally proposed

6.� We intend to use the existing front foundation wall and propose no new excavation north

of that wall

This application seeks final approval.

I look forward to the Committee’s interaction.

Thank You,

Rich Villa

Partner, Ambit Architecture

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FLOOR: USE: 232-36 Walnut SF: 222A-30 Walnut SF:

BASEMENT - BACK OF HOUSE 6098 (not counted as FAR)GROUND FLOOR - VISITOR ACCOMOD. ENTRY / COMMERCIAL / BACK OF HOUSE 6190 1951.812ND FLOOR - VISITOR ACCOMODATIONS 6190 1741.23RD FLOOR - VISITOR ACCOMODATIONS 6190 1741.24TH FLOOR - VISITOR ACCOMODATIONS 6190 1741.25TH FLOOR - VISITOR ACCOMODATIONS 6190 1741.26TH FLOOR - VISITOR ACCOMODATIONS 6190 1741.27TH FLOOR - VISITOR ACCOMODATIONS 6190 1741.28TH FLOOR - ASSEMBLY ACCESSORY TO VISITOR ACCOMODATIONS 2441 675

Gross FAR SF: 45,771.45 SF Gross FAR SF: 13,074.00 SF

ALLOWED PROPOSEDACCOMODATION UNITS - 90

DIMENSIONAL STANDARDSREQUIRED / ALLOWED PROPOSED

LOT SIZE 9154.29 SF Existing (232-36 Walnut)3224 SF Existing (222A-30 Walnut)

OCCUPIED AREA 7248.53 SF (80.00%) 6190.00 SF (67.6%) (232-36 Walnut)FRONT (Walnut St.) SETBACK 0'-0" 29'-6" Setback Per Section 14-502(3)(g)SIDE (East) SETBACK 0'-0" 0'-0"SIDE (West) SETBACK 0'-0" (with no dwelling units) 3'-6"REAR (Thomas Paine Pl.)YARD 0'-0" 2'-0"HEIGHT NA 111'-0" to top of Mech. Shafts

100'-0" to top of Roof91'-6" to top of Rail88'- 0" to top of Cornice

FAR: 232-36 Walnut: 9154.29 SF 45,771.45sf = 5 FAR222A-30 Walnut: 3224 SF 13,074.00 = 4.05 FAR

PROJECT SUMMARY: 232-36 Walnut Streetand Air Rights to 222A-30 Walnut Street

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