
Real Estate
Design workshop offers alternative ideas to 76ers proposal to build a new arena in Center City
More than a hundred designers, planners, professors and local residents came together Saturday to explore new visions for the Market Street corridor.
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The Unraveling of America’s Suburbs, Embracing Hair Loss, Road Salt and Climate
Life in the burbs was once the American dream - a big house, grassy yard and good schools. Now that dream is crumbling, argues author Benjamin Herold.
Air Date: January 23, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 49:49Survey shows majority of Wash West residents oppose Sixers arena
The poll from the Washington Square West Civic Association means residents from two nearby neighborhoods are against the $1.55 billion project.
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Listen 1:06Zoning approved for new North Philly police station
The ZBA unanimously approved the city’s proposal despite opposition from some residents.
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Listen 1:02Southern Delaware town embraces change as Georgetown population continues to grow
Georgetown’s growth is leading to big changes from new businesses and plans for a new highway overpass.
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Listen 1:15Not much office work is happening in Center City or in suburban areas. Here’s what that might mean for many buildings considered by developers as “increasingly obsolete."
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Listen 1:31Cinnaminson business owner wins court fight to keep her properties
The court ruled the township did not show that her properties posed a risk to the “safety, health, morals, and welfare of the community.”
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Listen 1:15Center City’s Fashion District debt — and control — abandoned by Philly mall operator
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust filed for bankruptcy again in early December. Here’s what we know about its shopping mall portfolio, including the Fashion District.
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Nearly a decade after closing, beloved Philly diner will be reborn with new development
The former owner of the Oak Lane Diner has plans to bring the business back after a fire closed it in 2015.
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Monthly rents in Philly remain historically high despite slight decrease
Rents took off in the wake of pandemic shutdowns and have only started to soften.
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Not enough homes to buy before the holidays — it’s still a seller’s market in Pa. Here’s why
The volume of home sales across Pennsylvania were down 20% compared to October 2022, but that’s not because there aren’t interested home buyers.
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Listen 1:23The neighborhood high school closed in 2013 along with nearly two dozen others.
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Sixers development team holds first in-person meeting, makes the case for 76 Place
Earlier in the week, anti-arena organizers reminded supporters that “the deal isn’t done,” mapping out future plans.
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Cinnaminson business owner trying to fight off township’s bid to take over properties
Cinnaminson Township is using eminent domain to aid a developer who wants to build a Chick-fil-A and a small shopping plaza.
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Listen 4:05Voters “need to feel that Trenton is a transparent, accessible, accountable place,” advocacy groups say.
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