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Real Estate

A view of Clementon Amusement Park from up above
Arts & Entertainment

Clementon Park and Splash World hits the auction block

Clementon Park and Splash World — a New Jersey amusement and water park that operated for over 100 years — is going on the auction block Tuesday.

5 years ago

Point Breeze (Neal Santos, © National Trust for Historic Preservation)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Council changes mixed-income housing bonus rules for Southwest Center City

The amendment to the zoning code would change the math on residential development in the booming rowhouse neighborhoods southwest of City Hall.

5 years ago

Philly rowhouses
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly sheriff sales to move online, sparking fears of real estate speculation

The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office will resume sales of distressed real estate next month and move all auctions online for the first time ever.

5 years ago

Jessica Ramos at her home in West Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly Council moves to hold hearings on home appraisal race gap

Councilmember Cherelle Parker introduced a resolution for hearings on the race gap in home appraisals. Nine out of 10 Philadelphia appraisers are white.

5 years ago

Jewelers Row in the 700 block of Sansom Street as a demolition crew makes way for a new condo tower on Jan. 22, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New demolition near Jewelers’ Row would take down buildings owned by Philly’s ‘King of Porn’

L&I issued permits clearing the way to demolish a jewelry shop and adjacent commercial building at 8th and Chestnut streets in the city’s historic diamond district.

5 years ago

The former Trump Plaza casino is imploded
Community

Former Trump Plaza Casino in Atlantic City goes out with a bang

The former Trump Plaza casino was imploded after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground.

5 years ago

At the César Andreu Iglesias Community Garden in Kensington, the words “Not for sale” are painted on the street as a message to developers and the city. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Philadelphia Land Bank is finally selling its vacant lots. Now the question is who will benefit

Philadelphia Land Bank officials say a reformed system is producing better results yet critics see a process that advantages developers over residents.

5 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured at dusk in May 2020.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s real estate tax early-bird discount canceled

This tax season, Philadelphia isn’t offering the 1% discount on real estate taxes for early payment that it has given in years past.

5 years ago

A rendering of the mural walk proposed as part of the 3151 Market Street project from Brandywine Realty Trust. (Courtesy of Gensler)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Alley ‘alive’ with art planned for West Philly’s Schuylkill Yards

Brandywine Realty Trust and its architects at Gensler are trying something new with a narrow opening between two planned towers.

5 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is seen from the Market Frankford platform at 63rd Street.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Council President Darrell Clarke begins 2021 session with push for more power over development

City Council President Darrell Clarke’s first big legislative move of 2021 was to reup a push for more control over real estate development in the city.

5 years ago

An aerial view of the derelict Spring Garden Station that was once part of the Reading Railroad. (Courtesy of Arts & Crafts Holdings)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Developer, nonprofit petition to take over abandoned Reading Viaduct station

Arts & Crafts Holdings and Scioli Turco filed for conservatorship under a Pennsylvania law that allows parties to petition for control of an abandoned property.

5 years ago

Homes across from Fairmount Park at 33rd and Clifford streets included in a new Strawberry Mansion Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

The rise of the ‘overlay’: How an obscure zoning tool is shaping Philly’s future (again)

In a year when many land use matters were disrupted by the pandemic, City Council created six new neighborhood overlays aimed at shaping development.

5 years ago

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The empty lot at 13th and Bainbridge Streets in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

South Philly lots named in FBI case against Kenyatta Johnson targeted for land trust

City-owned lots at the center of a soured redevelopment deal that ended with federal corruption charges are back on the market — with an unexpected twist.

5 years ago

A rendering by Stamm Development of a five-unit condo project planned for 1513 Christian Street (Stamm Development)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

How to shape Philly development in 2021

If you want a voice in community development, find avenues to engage beyond the comment threads, writes Camille Boggan.

5 years ago

Architectural rendering of the apartment building proposal for the Painted Bride site from Atrium Design Group (Courtesy of Atrium Design Group)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Isaiah Zagar’s Painted Bride mosaic could survive in new plan for Old City site

The latest plans to redevelop the Old City Painted Bride HQ include the iconic tilework, marking a departure from past plans to tear down the mosaic.

5 years ago

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