Will Penn Treaty Village reuse more waterfront industrial buildings?
What is Michael Samschick planning for his Penn Treaty Village development? Is O Havana real? Like River Ward neighbors, our curiosity is piqued.
PlanPhilly’s Kellie Patrick Gates has been following the intrigue. She has endeavored to find out if the mysterious O Havana hotel development is for real, how that proposal is or isn’t tied to developer Michael Samschick, and what Samschick is planning for his significant holdings along Delaware Avenue at the Northern Liberties/Fishtown edge.
This week, Samschick presented his plans at a closed-door meeting with members of Fishtown Neighbors Association and Northern Liberties Neighbors Association. Samschick only shared his still-developing plans on the condition of a media blackout. He told Kellie in a brief phone interview that he is not yet ready to make his plans public and declined to discuss them further.
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