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Old 05-15-2008, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sgriffit View Post
The level closest to the tracks would be the second floor, which will be commercial, not residential. I loved on the fifth floor on the west side for seven months and enjoyed watching the trains coming in and out of 30th street station. But I rarely heard anything, aside from a slight squeaking of the brakes. The trains never get up any speed between 30th Street and Suburban Station so they aren't very noisy. Now that I live on the 11th floor on the Septa side I never hear anything at all of the trains.
The 3rd floor is level with the tracks, and - yes - there are residential units on that floor that look directly at the tracks - if not from slightly above.

The 2nd floor has (I think) 8 residential units but the side that faces the bridge for the tracks and JFK Blvd is commercial with an architecture firm as the tenant.


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Does anyone have any more information regarding the flood insurance issue with this building? I'm closing on a place in mid june and my broker has brought that to my attention. Thoughts and comments about anything in the building are appreciated. otherwise this place looks great.
The building, like River's Edge at 2301 Cherry St, sits in a flood plain. Your lender will require you to have flood insurance. If you get a lender that doesn't ask you for it now, you'll eventually get "caught" and you will need to get it anyway. Make sure you budget for it.


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Does anyone know what if anything is going in the ground floor?
I believe a spa and a dentist's office. Maybe a coffeeshop.
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