Councilmember Gauthier calls 4601 Market apartment project ‘exclusionary, insulting and tone deaf’

Iron Stone Real Estate Partners into including affordable units in a large West Philadelphia apartment complexin six mid-rise towers at 4601 Market St., wrapping around the site of the former Provident Mutual Insurance Co. headquarters. Gauthier has asked the Philadelphia developer to consider some affordable housing and more community engagement over the site’s future.

Panel members agreed with critiques from Gauthier and local community groups, including her fear that the proposed design was fortress-likeThey called for more family-sized units, as opposed to the preponderance of one-bedroom and studio units. They asked for additional retail, more public space, and a less imposing wall-like facade on Market Street.

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