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Philly judge makes $135,000 gaming city land sales
- Thursday, January 17, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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A Philadelphia judge played the city’s land sale process to flip a publicly owned lot for a windfall, again calling into question city’s process for appraising and selling its land. The…
Fatal Brewerytown building collapse was `a tragic workplace accident,' L&I commissioner says
- Friday, July 6, 2018
- By Jake Blumgart
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Five weeks after the Brewerytown building collapse that killed 59-year-old contractor Harvey Figgs, the city Department of Licenses and Inspections has found no violation of Philadelphia’s safety or demolition regulations on…
Developer behind West Girard revival expands its Brewerytown footprint
- Tuesday, February 6, 2018
- By Diana Lu
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Brewerytown's MMPartners has purchased the former Red Bell Brewery for a tasty $4.12 million, Curbed Philly reports. The West Girard Avenue-headquartered developer plans to convert the long-vacant factory into apartments with…
SEPTA hears criticism of proposed bus route through University City
- Tuesday, May 9, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA’s proposed Route 49 bus represents a potential transportation gold rush, supporting residential real estate in Brewerytown, Fairmount and Grays Ferry by linking those neighborhoods with job-rich University City. But, just…
SEPTA previews new bus route to link University City with Brewerytown, Fairmount and Grays Ferry
- Wednesday, March 29, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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Bathrooms. It always begins and ends with bathrooms. A SEPTA bus route, that is—they all must have a bathroom at the end of the route for drivers to use during their…
SEPTA proposes new buses for University City, Roosevelt Blvd.
- Wednesday, February 15, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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SEPTA unveiled the name for its new express bus service coming to Roosevelt Boulevard: the Boulevard Direct Bus. Technically, the Boulevard Direct Bus is a mere proposal—nothing set in stone—one of…
Mixed design review for projects in Brewerytown, Pennsport, Roxborough, South Kensington, and Logan Square
- Wednesday, January 11, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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January’s Civic Design Review kicked off 2017 with a bang. During the course of the almost three-and-a-half-hour meeting, the experts on the panel tried to shame a developer into building a…
'Blitz Build' gives Sharswood's 100 year old Athletic Rec Center a makeover
- Saturday, May 21, 2016
- By Katie Colaneri
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- 1400 N 26th St, Philadelphia PA
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A recreation center in North Philadelphia got an extreme makeover this week, thanks to a group of architects who were in town for an annual conference. Athletic Recreation Center was built…
Commission votes against proposed down-zoning in Brewerytown
- Tuesday, April 19, 2016
- By Jared Brey
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- 26th and Girard, Philadelphia PA
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The Philadelphia City Planning Commission voted Tuesday not to support a bill that would rezone dozens of properties in Brewerytown to single-family residential, down from multi-family residential. The bill, introduced…
Committee reviews projects on East Market and West Girard
- Wednesday, October 8, 2014
- By Jared Brey
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- 27th and Girard Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
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On Tuesday, developers presented plans to the Civic Design Review committee for a mixed-use apartment and retail complex at the long-vacant corner of 27th Street and Girard Avenue. The project, which…
Reflections on 40 years of Philadelphia City planning
- Wednesday, September 3, 2014
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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Newly retired Richard Redding reflects on Northeast Philadelphia, zoning by variance and ordinance, community redevelopment and gentriciation PlanPhilly sat down with recently retired Philadelphia City Planning Commission Planning Division Director Richard…
Remapping is what's happening: Committee approves a slate of zoning changes
- Tuesday, June 3, 2014
- By Jared Brey
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- City Hall, Philadelphia
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The Philadelphia City Planning Commission has been working for more than three years on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood remapping process that’s intended to update the city’s zoning maps to reflect the types of…
Lower North Plan recommends gentrification impact study, speedier transit, protection of single-family blocks
- Tuesday, May 27, 2014
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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- Lower North Philadelphia
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The image above, taken from the Lower North PCPC presentation, shows proposed changes west of Broad Street. See more maps and other images within the full presentation, included beneath this article.…
Back to the future to renew Fairmount Park
- Friday, May 16, 2014
- By Ashley Hahn
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- Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
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Fairmount Park is like Philadelphia itself: A legacy asset with unrealized potential. We are the lucky beneficiaries of the prescient 19th century Philadelphians who protected great green lungs astride the Schuylkill…
Connectivity at the heart of “The New Fairmount Park”
- Wednesday, May 14, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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- 3500 Fairmount Park
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The fact that Fairmount Park attracts seven million visitors each year shows that the park is doing something right. But why let the crown jewel of Philadelphia’s park system (and the…
Zoning changes proposed for Center City, Brewerytown, Frankford, and Roxborough
- Monday, May 12, 2014
- By Jared Brey
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- City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.
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City Council members have introduced a handful of bills in the last several weeks making changes to the city’s zoning maps. Some of the bills were introduced as part of the…
District Council members assign targets for affordable housing
- Friday, March 28, 2014
- By Jared Brey
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- City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Five members of City Council introduced bills on Thursday designating certain portions of their districts as “opportunity zones,” areas that will be targeted by Council President Darrell Clarke’s 1,500 Affordable Housing…
PCPC reviews plans for Central Northeast, Lower North neighborhoods
- Tuesday, January 28, 2014
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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The Philadelphia City Planning Commission reviewed district-level comprehensive plans for the Lower North and Central Northeast sections of Philadelphia Tuesday. District-level plans apply the goals and concepts of the city-wide comprehensive…
Three schools to get green stormwater makeovers
- Wednesday, January 8, 2014
- By Christine Fisher
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- 6th and Carpenter Streets, Philadelphia, PA
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As the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) looks ahead to the new year, one thing they will continue to work on is bringing stormwater management infrastructure to schools across the city. Over…
Lower North Plan gets warmer reception at final public meeting
- Tuesday, December 17, 2013
- By Kellie Patrick Gates
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There weren't big changes in the latest version of the Lower North District plan presented last week at Temple's Howard Gittis Student Center. But reaction to the plan was more positive…
