Renewed vision for Manayunk’s Umbria Village
By Amy Z. Quinn
For PlanPhilly
It’s the same name, but a very different vision for a possible residential development near SEPTA’s Ivy Ridge train station in Manayunk. Umbria Village had first been proposed — and approved by the city Planning Commission — as a 226-unit, high-rise gated condo project in March, 2005, with a nod from then-Councilman Michael Nutter despite concerns about parking and access to the Schuy… More »
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