Bart Blatstein
Philly’s New Casinos, Plus the Apparently Related Crappy Basement of a Complete Stranger
There are six proposals for Philadelphia’s next casino, and you know wherever things ends up, people will complain. So let’s forestall the inevitable moaning and […]
Blatstein Gives Up Controlling Interest in Piazza and Liberties Walk
The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that Bart Blatstein has sold 60% of his interest in the Piazza at Schmidts and Liberties Walk. Kushner and Oaktree Capital […]
Bart Blatstein Sells Control of Piazza, Explains Tax Failure
With his Piazza at Schmidt’s development, developer Bart Blatstein helped set off a wave of gentrification that has remade Northern Liberties and its surrounding neighborhoods. […]
Bart Blatstein Was a Tax Delinquent Until the Media Came Calling
Speaking of unpaid taxes, it turns out that developer Bart Blatstein—the guy behind the Piazza in Northern Liberties, as well as of the old Inquirer […]
Bart Blatstein Axes Hard Rock Cafe as Casino Partner
Only a few months after announcing a partnership with the Hard Rock Casino to run his proposed “Provence” casino on North Broad Street, Bart Blatstein […]
Inky Owners Sue Bart Blatstein
Interstate General Media Sues Bart Blatstein. The owners of the Inquirer say they deserve their security deposit back from the time period when they rented […]
Casino Applications Due By End of Day Today
If you want to open up the second casino in Philly, you’d better get moving: the application deadline is today (looking at you, Blatstein). With […]
Bart Blatstein Wants a Slice of France for Philly’s Casino on North Broad Street
Blatstein Wants a Piece of France on North Broad. Bart Blatstein unveiled his idea for a $700 million casino, resort, and entertainment complex at the […]
Blatstein Plans Lavish Party to Unveil $1 Billion Casino Proposal
Bart Blatstein—the developer who completely re-imagined Norther Liberties—plans to have 150 of Philly’s “movers and shakers” over to his catering hall, Tendenza to stay up […]
Sonata in Northern Liberties Has Closed
A tipster informed us that Sonata in Northern Liberties has closed. The menu is down from outside the door and the windows covered. A call […]
Bart Blatstein’s Tower Investments Owns the Warehouse That Burned in Fishtown
Tower Investments—the real estate firm led by Bart Blatstein—owns the warehouse that burned in Fishtown this morning. The four-alarm fire screwed up your morning commute […]
Bart Blatstein Should Buy the Daily News
It’s been a few weeks since we had a good media controversy in town. The new owners of the Philadelphia Media Network—which owns the Inquirer, […]
Here’s a Drawing of What Bart Blatstein Wants to Do on North Broad
Bart Blatstein says the casino isn’t the most intriguing part of his planned North Broad development. What he’s most jazzed about is going on the […]
Getting a Casino License Would Be Very, Very Hard for Bart Blatstein
Bart Blatstein stirred up lots of buzz last week with his proposal to turn the iconic white tower that houses the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily […]
Blatstein Should Use Newspaper Theme for Inky Building Casino
Given that the future of the Inquirer, which yesterday won its 19th Pulitzer Prize, is a crapshoot, it is only fitting that the newspaper’s iconic […]