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Real Estate

Jumpstart Germantown participants talk development at a project site. (Courtesy of Jumpstart Germantown)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

7 ways to solve Philly’s #ConstructionSoWhite problem

We have a crisis of exclusion within the building industry.

6 years ago

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

South Philly lot named in Kenyatta Johnson indictment to hit market ‘very soon’

The city of Philadelphia is moving forward with plans to develop housing on land at the center of a federal corruption case.

6 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

New Philly cafe and restaurant coming to 200-year-old ammunition factory

Guard House at the Frankford Arsenal will give Bridesburg a place to get La Colombe coffee, plus more.

6 years ago

King of Prussia Mall
Money
Philadelphia Business Journal

Local exposure to Macy’s store closures could be vast

Macy’s hasn’t released a list of the stores it intends to close, though a partial list published by the Wall Street Journal doesn’t yet include any in the Philadelphia region.

6 years ago

An artist’s rendering of a tower planned for the corner of 17 and Race Streets. (Exeter Property Group)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Apartment tower to soar next to iconic Cathedral Basilica

Exeter Property Group is advancing with plans for a 23-story residential building next to Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul on Philly’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

6 years ago

The West Park apartment towers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

For sale: 2 of Philadelphia Housing Authority’s last towers

The new owner will be free to redevelop the buildings and surrounding land as they choose, with no restrictions barring market-rate housing.

6 years ago

The former Thomas Powers School COURTESY KREATE HUB
Community
Billy Penn

Bok North? Historic Kensington school reopening as space for creatives

It took two years to renovate the giant building, which will open mid-March.

6 years ago

Houses on 5th Street built by Streamline had cracks in the foundation and sewer backups. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Rotting from the inside:’ Fast-growing Philly developer accused of defective building

Streamline homebuyers allege “fraudulent, cost-cutting measures” that compromise the livability of new construction. City, state officials are investigating complaints.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Council member Kenyatta Johnson (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Why Philly can’t quit the tradition at the center of FBI’s Kenyatta Johnson case

Council continues to support councilmanic prerogative despite federal prosecutors’ explicit mention of the unofficial policy in the case against the South Philly councilman

6 years ago

Listen 1:30
This June 8, 2016 photo shows the exterior of the Showboat hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Money

Atlantic City pier sold, return of gambling to Showboat eyed

Five years after a Philadelphia developer bought an Atlantic City shopping and entertainment pier from Caesars Entertainment, he's selling it back to them.

6 years ago

A rendering shows the view of a planned residential and retail complex at 1401 S. Columbus Blvd. from Washington Avenue. (Courtesy of BLT Architects)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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.

6 years ago

Shift Capital is redeveloping this former textile mill on Kensington Avenue into affordable workspaces, residences, and retail space. Telehealth will be one amenity offered to renters. (Shift Capital)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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.

6 years ago

An artist's rendering shows an apartment complex planned for 2157 E. Lehigh Ave. Some in the neighborhood want the wall running alongside the development on Lehigh to be torn down.(DesignBlendz/B.S.K.M./PlanPhilly.)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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.

6 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

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.

6 years ago

The empty lot at 8th and Market was almost turned into a Disney attraction. (Billy Penn Illustration)
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

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.

6 years ago

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