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Real Estate

A for sale sign hangs outside of a rowhome
Money

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.

2 years ago

Listen 1:23
Germantown High School building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A decade after it closed, Germantown High School is set to reopen next year as a mixed-use development

The neighborhood high school closed in 2013 along with nearly two dozen others.

2 years ago

76 DevCo presents to a large audience at the Sheraton Center City.
Community
Billy Penn

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.

2 years ago

Thao Le posing for a photo outside
Urban Planning

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.

2 years ago

Listen 4:05
File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. is sending ANCHOR property tax rebate checks right before the election. Some pro-democracy watchdog groups question the timing

Voters “need to feel that Trenton is a transparent, accessible, accountable place,” advocacy groups say.

2 years ago

an empty lot filled with grass
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Sometimes you just get tired’: City releases RFP to redevelop troubled Logan Triangle

A developer walked away from the project after spending nearly a decade trying to breathe new life into the site.

2 years ago

Large abandoned building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Industrial piers in South Philly will get new life thanks to preservation easement

Piers 38 and 40 will be part of a new development from Bart Blatstein.

2 years ago

Listen 1:05
Rendering of the proposed 76 place
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘A world-class boulevard’: Master plan details new vision for Market East corridor

The study comes as the Sixers push to build a new arena in Center City Philadelphia.

2 years ago

Schuylkill Yards development project
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

What to know about Schuylkill Yards, the $3.5 billion West Philly development from Drexel and Brandywine

The project just marked a milestone with its second tower. Developers say it won’t harm the local community.

2 years ago

Opponents of the proposed 76ers arena in Chinatown display signs in City Council chambers
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

South Philly and Center City groups announce opposition to Sixers’ arena proposal

The independent groups said they want City Council to stop the billion-dollar project from moving forward.

2 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
PlanPhilly
Community

Warehouse construction starts soon at demolished South Philly refinery

Officials and business executives broke ground on the industrial and logistics campus at the former refinery site this week.

2 years ago

Rowhomes in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Money

‘A deep freeze’: Mortgage rates and home prices are sidelining Philly homebuyers

Economists say that’s not likely to change for a few more years.

2 years ago

The YWCA in Germantown.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Developer unveils new plan for Germantown YWCA amid funding concerns

The city selected KBK Enterprises to redevelop the historic property in 2016. But the building remains vacant and blighted.

2 years ago

Opponents of the proposed 76ers arena in Chinatown display signs in City Council chambers
Community
Billy Penn

Sixers arena saga: As the November election nears, the politics get messy

A timeline of everything that’s happened so far regarding 76 Place.

2 years ago

The Chinatown Coalition to Oppose the Arena walked members of the media to the site of the proposed 76ers basketball venue in Philadelphia on January 9, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘We just want real data’: Anti-arena groups seek funding for separate economic study

Opponents argue the city’s analysis will be biased towards building a downtown basketball arena for the Philadelphia 76ers.

2 years ago

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