Steinberg: Penn’s Landing Corp. reform should be at hand

Mega-townhouses are popping up on Old City’s shop-lined streets and some fear the development trend could pose an existential threat to the historic neighborhood.

In advance of a court hearing, a Philadelphia developer filed permits to build residential units with parking and a roof deck on the contested site of the Painted Bride.

Community members see discarded syringes in the Old City walkway known as Commerce Street. With a $1.25 million redo, they hope to make it less secluded.