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Real Estate

Martin Sizmur, who is in charge of construction for Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein, shows an illustration of an 8,000-seat domed concert hall to be built next to the Showboat casino, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Atlantic City, N.J.
Money

Philadelphia developer has big plans for Atlantic City’s Showboat

“We're going to be the first true year-round family resort in Atlantic City."

6 years ago

Rochelle Bilal looks out a window
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Council demands answers on Philly sheriff’s sudden move to online sales

Under pressure, officials admitted that the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office had entered into a six-year contract with Bid4Assets without issuing a public request for proposals.

6 years ago

A rendering of the proposed Third and Walnut St. hotel approved by the Philadelphia Historical Commission. (Ambit architecture)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Society Hill hotel tower that sparked backlash moves ahead

The final iteration of the hotel project would replace a large single-family dwelling from the 1990s near 3rd and Walnut streets.

6 years ago

Philadelphia rowhouses.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly councilmembers bar ‘granny flats’ from more than half the city

A bill to allow more accessory dwellings in Philly hit a speed bump, with nearly half of city councilmembers saying “no” to more granny flats in their districts.

6 years ago

Homes on North 50th Street in West Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

West Philly state rep. to introduce bill banning sheriff sales through August

Rep. Amen Brown expects to introduce legislation to halt sheriff sales in the city through much of the summer — just days before auctions are slated to resume.

6 years ago

Rendering of protested development proposal at 48th & Chester Avenue in West Philly. (JKRP Architects)
Health
Billy Penn

‘Fecal samples’ against gentrification? Research activism raises red flags in West Philly

Temple said it had not approved the research solicited by professor and activist Ang Sun.

6 years ago

Philly rowhouses
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Council calls for hearings after sudden switch to online sheriff sales

City Councilmember Cherelle Parker wants to know why Sheriff Rochelle Bilal is selling the city’s distressed real estate on an online bidding platform.

6 years ago

Adrian Bondy, a leader of the Build Like You Live Here neighborhood organization, speaks to protesters during a rally at 2400 East Huntingdon Street. A seven-story building is planned for that address in a neighborhood of two- and three-story rowhouses. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Neighbors protest Olde Richmond developer with checkered past

Developer Gagandeep Lakhmna faces loud opposition from people who live near his latest project in Philadelphia's Olde Richmond neighborhood.

6 years ago

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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 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.

6 years ago

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