Real Estate
New York developer wins Budd site at auction
A New York developer with a history of transforming former industrial properties made the winning offer on the massive former Budd Company site in North Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Labor beats real estate industry in fire damper fight
A controversial bill to require licensed technicians to regularly inspect fire-prevention devices in Philadelphia high-rises passed unanimously in City Council on Thursday.
6 years ago
New rental tax worries some N.J. shore renters, homeowners
A new tax in New Jersey on short-term lodging such as Airbnb rentals is rattling some property owners and renters.
6 years ago
Shrine of St. Rita on South Broad protected from wrecking ball
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia opposed the protection, arguing that the local landmark is under no threat and that government should not interfere in the affairs of the churc
6 years ago
Philadelphia demolitions hit record high in 2018
Private developers filed for more than 500 new demolition permits in 2018, bolstered by a strong real estate market and weak historic protections.
6 years ago
‘Spring Arts’ remake dogged by tenant complaints, code violations
Tenants are complaining of mistreatment at the hands of the biggest landowner in a burgeoning warehouse district northeast of Center City Philadelphia.
6 years ago
The Gallery: The past, present, and future of a former Philly holiday destination
On this Christmas rebroadcast of The Why, we look back at the rise and fall of The Gallery, once holiday shopping institution in Philadelphia.
Air Date: December 25, 2018
Listen 12:44Kushners buying 4th New Jersey property in tax-break zone
Jared Kushner's family company is buying another property in a New Jersey beach town where developers can get big tax breaks thanks to a new federal program.
6 years ago
Spoiler alert: Philly City Council’s season of housing and development reform, recapped
The fall 2018 council session ended with a landmark victory — Helen Gym’s Fair Work Week bill. But most of the bills they considered don’t receive that kind of attention.
6 years ago
Arrested development: Why ‘councilmanic prerogative’ land deals persist in Philly
Why a practice good-government groups and affordable housing advocates say is unfair and harmful to taxpayers continues in Philadelphia.
Air Date: December 18, 2018
Listen 13:58PennEast pipeline can take New Jersey lands using eminent domain, judge rules
The PennEast Pipeline Co. can take private land through eminent domain to build a natural gas pipeline, a New Jersey federal judge ruled on Friday.
6 years ago
Provident Mutual building sale on hold, endangering planned West Philly health campus
Philly Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell has halted the city’s long-awaited remake of the former Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. building at 4601 Market Street.
6 years ago
Kenney crackdown on flipping city lots falls short, critics say
Is it possible to reform Philadelphia’s corruption-prone system of selling public land without removing City’s Council’s informal power over sales?
6 years ago
Judge grants first eminent domain case to PennEast in Pennsylvania
Company says ruling will allow it to complete surveys. New Jersey landowners await ruling from different judge
6 years ago
City Councilmen respond to land-flip scandal with an offer of reform
City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and Council President Darrell Clarke introduced a bill Thursday they say creates new safeguards against corrupt land dealing in City Hall.
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