http://girardcondos.com/

I thought it might. there's a nice garden with benches and fountains off to the side (not pictured)
http://girardcondos.com/

then I saw this
http://www.thepriory.com/
just might work

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I have been in a number of yards (very large gardens) on that block and they take you back to another era. You have a sense of being in a garden connecting to a center city museum. There is fantastc potential for that property but it has been on the market for many, many years. Would the property make a good inn? My answer would be yes. But that would be like saying a property would make a good restaurant and how difficult is that to beat the odds and survive. Right management, right type. perhaps a chance.

It has the chance to be a great location.

If it is the building I recall it is at the intersection of Corinthian, so it is directly across from the Girard College entrance and a view of Founder's Hall.

Also, transit would be excellent. You have the 15 trolley right in front which could take you to the zoo, West Philly, the Broad Street Line, Fishtown, Port Richmond. Also, 2 blocks away is the 33 and 61 bus. 61 will take you to Manayunk or Jeweler's row and the 33 runs to 19th and Market and then all along Market to Penn's Landing. That also means people could fly into the City, stay there and never have to use a car or taxi.

Hell, if they stuck 2 or 3 Philly Car Share spots there as well, it would help for people that wanted to travel outside the transit area.

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what a great space. i feel that philadelphia doesn't have nearly enough boutique hotels.

something to consider: would out--of-towners want to stay in that area or prefer to be closer to where the action is? as they say, location, location, location ... and it's not the most fabulous of locations compared to other parts of the city ... hence the lower pricetag.

regardless, i think it's a super-cool building with tremendous potential. i wonder how much it would cost to renovate, restore, gut, etc. to make it into an inn?

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I agree with everyone here that the location and building are excellent, an inn would be a fantastic northern anchor for corinthian.

I live in the apartments immediately behind the old monastery, and unfortunately I have to report that any reuse of that building would be a massive undertaking. as a previous poster mentioned the building has been on the market for some time, and has only been intermittently maintained. The roofs have failed on all of the buildings in the compound, and water damage has occurred on a disastrous level in some areas.

The central building with the circular window was the chapel for the monastery and features a large staircase leading up to a observation balcony that wraps around the entirety of the central area. The staircase and a side room have also been completely compromised by water damage. This building is elaborately decorated with tile work on the walls, but this is also fairly worn down. The two buildings flanking the center (living quarters i think) are in variable conditions, and have been stripped of all their interior detailing.

I think the longer the building sits the more expensive it will be to reuse, and sadly at this point I believe it is more likely the building would be razed.

The Poor Clares lived here and served the neighborhood poor [pre-business interest era]

http://www.poorclarepa.org/PCL03.htm