CommercialPHA acquires 381 homes in Germantown for $75.9 millionThe acquisition is part of a larger strategy, where PHA is seeking to buy units that are increasingly too expensive to build.
CommercialPHA acquires 381 homes in Germantown for $75.9 millionThe acquisition is part of a larger strategy, where PHA is seeking to buy units that are increasingly too expensive to build.
CommercialMayor Parker wants City Council members to give up a little power over land. They don’t love the idea.
CommercialMayor Parker wants City Council members to give up a little power over land. They don’t love the idea.
CommercialA complex zoning bill passed in City Council despite fierce opposition, but Mayor Parker still has to OK itMost district City Council members asked to be exempted from Councilmember Jeffery "Jay" Young's controversial bill.
CommercialA complex zoning bill passed in City Council despite fierce opposition, but Mayor Parker still has to OK itMost district City Council members asked to be exempted from Councilmember Jeffery "Jay" Young's controversial bill.
CommercialPREIT sells Exton Square Mall to developer planning hundreds of new homes and apartments A new plan would add hundreds of for-sale and rental homes to Chester County, but local government officials are skeptical.
CommercialPREIT sells Exton Square Mall to developer planning hundreds of new homes and apartments A new plan would add hundreds of for-sale and rental homes to Chester County, but local government officials are skeptical.
ResidentialA new apartment building in Francisville combines density and historic preservation The proposal comes from Odin Properties, which owns thousands of apartments across the city.
ResidentialA new apartment building in Francisville combines density and historic preservation The proposal comes from Odin Properties, which owns thousands of apartments across the city.
RetailMitchell & Ness flagship is moving into the Brooks Brothers space on Walnut StreetThe vintage sportswear company is making big moves in Center City and has a changing of the guard in its top leadership.
RetailMitchell & Ness flagship is moving into the Brooks Brothers space on Walnut StreetThe vintage sportswear company is making big moves in Center City and has a changing of the guard in its top leadership.
CommercialTrump administration proposes sale of federal buildings all over Pa. — with three in PhillyHundreds of federal office buildings were seemingly targeted for sale by the General Services Administration Tuesday, stunning observers. The list has since been taken down.
CommercialTrump administration proposes sale of federal buildings all over Pa. — with three in PhillyHundreds of federal office buildings were seemingly targeted for sale by the General Services Administration Tuesday, stunning observers. The list has since been taken down.
CommercialPhilly developer Bart Blatstein owes the city $1 million in taxes: ‘It slipped through the cracks.’Philly developer Bart Blatstein defaulted on a $25 million loan last year, amid financial turmoil and an weakening real estate market. He's satisfied his lenders but still owes the city big bucks.
CommercialPhilly developer Bart Blatstein owes the city $1 million in taxes: ‘It slipped through the cracks.’Philly developer Bart Blatstein defaulted on a $25 million loan last year, amid financial turmoil and an weakening real estate market. He's satisfied his lenders but still owes the city big bucks.
CommercialPlans for UArts’ Anderson Hall take shape with ‘middle market’ apartments One- and two-bedroom apartments are planned for the nine-story building at 333 S. Broad St.
CommercialPlans for UArts’ Anderson Hall take shape with ‘middle market’ apartments One- and two-bedroom apartments are planned for the nine-story building at 333 S. Broad St.
CommercialThe Union League is expanding its reach at the Jersey ShoreThe Union League has been adding suburban and Jersey Shore properties to its portfolio in recent years, along with enhancing its storied Center City headquarters.
CommercialThe Union League is expanding its reach at the Jersey ShoreThe Union League has been adding suburban and Jersey Shore properties to its portfolio in recent years, along with enhancing its storied Center City headquarters.
CommercialPhilly is exploring a 20-year property tax abatement for converting struggling office buildings to apartments The 10-year property tax abatement was weakened in 2019 for new construction but left intact for conversions. This idea would boost the incentive to 20 years but sunset it five years after passage.
CommercialPhilly is exploring a 20-year property tax abatement for converting struggling office buildings to apartments The 10-year property tax abatement was weakened in 2019 for new construction but left intact for conversions. This idea would boost the incentive to 20 years but sunset it five years after passage.
EducationUArts’ Hamilton Hall will go to the Philly company that repurposed the Bok BuildingLindsey Scannapieco’s Philadelphia company Scout intends to preserve Hamilton Hall for artist workspaces and the attached Furness building for subsidized apartments for artists.
EducationUArts’ Hamilton Hall will go to the Philly company that repurposed the Bok BuildingLindsey Scannapieco’s Philadelphia company Scout intends to preserve Hamilton Hall for artist workspaces and the attached Furness building for subsidized apartments for artists.
CommercialSheetz eyes an expansion into Wawa territory in MontcoIn the ongoing battle between Sheetz and Wawa, the Altoona-based company is looking at the intersection of Ridge Pike and Swamp Pike in Limerick.
CommercialSheetz eyes an expansion into Wawa territory in MontcoIn the ongoing battle between Sheetz and Wawa, the Altoona-based company is looking at the intersection of Ridge Pike and Swamp Pike in Limerick.
Residential160-unit apartment complex planned for Southwest PhiladelphiaWest Philadelphia developer Haverford Square Properties is building in a neighborhood where it hasn't done so before — on the edge of Southwest Philadelphia.
Residential160-unit apartment complex planned for Southwest PhiladelphiaWest Philadelphia developer Haverford Square Properties is building in a neighborhood where it hasn't done so before — on the edge of Southwest Philadelphia.
EducationLead bidder for UArts’ Hamilton Hall plans art gallery, work space for artists, and restaurantThere are plans for an art gallery in the front lobby where local artists can display their work and the public can view it for free. Working spaces for artists also will be included.
EducationLead bidder for UArts’ Hamilton Hall plans art gallery, work space for artists, and restaurantThere are plans for an art gallery in the front lobby where local artists can display their work and the public can view it for free. Working spaces for artists also will be included.
OpinionMayor Parker can help keep the arts in the Avenue of the Arts — if she acts quickly Lindsey Scannapieco, who turned the Bok Building into a hive for makers, is going toe-to-toe with a deep-pocketed developer to gain control of UArts' flagship building.
OpinionMayor Parker can help keep the arts in the Avenue of the Arts — if she acts quickly Lindsey Scannapieco, who turned the Bok Building into a hive for makers, is going toe-to-toe with a deep-pocketed developer to gain control of UArts' flagship building.
CommercialBarnes & Noble returns to Bryn Mawr, and independent bookshops fear being squeezed out“Bookstores around the country feel like they are targeting areas with a good, independent bookstore culture," Main Point Books owner Cathy Fiebach said.
CommercialBarnes & Noble returns to Bryn Mawr, and independent bookshops fear being squeezed out“Bookstores around the country feel like they are targeting areas with a good, independent bookstore culture," Main Point Books owner Cathy Fiebach said.
