Real Estate
Almost 450 residences coming to South Philly waterfront land once eyed for casino
The vacant Delaware River waterfront land is where Foxwoods Resorts once planned to build a casino.
5 years ago
Laundry, WiFi, and a doctor on call? Philly landlord experiments with telehealth
A social impact-minded landlord is offering telemedicine services to tenants in Philadelphia buildings.
5 years ago
5 power moves changing Philly neighborhoods for 2020
PlanPhilly’s look back at 2019 focuses on changes in renter’s rights, preservation policy, and exclusionary planning.
5 years ago
Philly set a new record for construction in 2019 — thanks to these gentrifying neighborhoods
Philadelphia saw a record-setting year for construction in 2019, capping off a decade-long period of growth for the city’s real estate market.
5 years ago
Whatever happened with the Disney Hole? Why a prime Center City site is still sitting empty
Developers say they’re working hard to create something meaningful at 8th and Market.
5 years ago
South Philadelphia developer resists calls for more parking, promises grocery store
Alterra Property Group wants more housing, less parking in South Philadelphia Passyunk Square development, plans grocery store to rival Acme.
5 years ago
Wells Fargo will pay Philadelphia $10M to settle city’s discriminatory lending lawsuit
Wells Fargo Bank and the City of Philadelphia have settled a 2017 lawsuit brought by the city over the bank’s alleged discriminatory lending practices.
5 years ago
Apartments, commercial space proposed for Passyunk firehouse site
Alterra wants to build hundreds of apartments and create new commercial spaces on one of the last major underdeveloped parcels in Passyunk Square.
5 years ago
Brian O’Neill’s bid to ban rooftop decks in Northeast Philly just got killed
Republican Councilmember Brian O’Neill lost his battle to ban all roof decks and limit the height of homes in his Far Northeast Philadelphia district.
5 years ago
City Council caves to mayor’s threat, agrees to push back abatement reform
City Council passed the amended bill, which pushes back implementation of the abatement reform to Dec. 31, 2020.
5 years ago
Philly Council votes to shrink 10-year abatement, stoking real estate industry doomsday fears
The bill is expected to be approved by the full Council next Thursday, during the last meeting of 2019.
5 years ago
Real estate and development blog Curbed Philly is shutting down
The local site had been around since 2012.
5 years ago
Atlantic City set to auction off nearly 200 properties
The 194 lots will be auctioned off Dec. 17 at the city’s Convention Center.
5 years ago
Affordable forever? A new kind of housing comes to South Philadelphia
The new Mamie Nichols Homes, masterminded by the Women’s Community Revitalization Project, will be permanently affordable as part of a community land trust
5 years ago
Fishtowners band together to fight ‘construction destruction,’ work with L&I
Those living in the neighborhood formed a Facebook group, and work with the city’s Department of Licenses & Inspections to fight irresponsible contractors.
5 years ago