Development
Kensington Fuming Over Developer’s Fake “Historical District”
There’s a new neighborhood in Philadelphia, kids! Parts of Kensington shall henceforth be known as Stonewall Heights. No, the name change wasn’t voted on by […]
Behind the Boom: The Next Wave of Philly Developers
Rahil Raza, founder and CEO, Raza Properties Backstory: Despite graduating from Temple with a pharmacy degree, Raza, 33, decided to start a development firm in […]
Schuylkill Yards Project To Include Major Community Engagement Component
Brandywine Realty Trust today unveiled another development to rise during Phase One of the Schuylkill Yards project. This $5.6 million project will build a stronger West […]
Philly’s Market East Is Now the Country’s Top Destination for Retailers, Report Says
It’s clear the buzz about Market East won’t let up anytime soon. We still haven’t come down from the news that the area is getting […]
New A.C. Master Plan Loosens Up Longtime Zoning Restrictions
This week the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, the body that controls Atlantic City’s Tourism District, gave the green light on changes to the city’s master […]
Developers Duel for Right to Build on Chinatown Block
Two of Philly’s local development heavyweights, Pennrose Properties and Parkway Corporation, are duking it out for the right to develop a parcel of land the […]
Is King of Prussia the New Promised Land?
ONE RECENT AFTERNOON, I take a short drive west, out the Schuylkill, to a place I have never been, despite a quarter century of living […]
Who’s Building Philly: David Perlman
One thing that David Perlman’s former line of work and his current one have in common is this: He specializes in renewing old things. Back […]
Little Pete’s to Close by End of August
Little Pete’s has a closing date. The diner, one of only a handful of diners left in Center City, has been told it needs to […]
Who’s Building Philly: Alexis Miles
This is the first in a series of profiles that will introduce you each month to the people who are actively changing the face of […]
It’s Official: Aramark Is Moving to the Schuylkill Waterfront
Aramark announced on Monday that it will move its global headquarters from Market East, where it’s been for the last 30 years, 13 blocks west […]
Insider: How to Incentivize Development In Philly’s Overlooked Neighborhoods
(This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) Last week, Councilman and Condo King Allan Domb went public with a proposal to double the […]
Vacant Properties in Point Breeze To Become Affordable Housing
The trend of socially conscious development continued this week, as the transferral of two Point Breeze properties to the Women’s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) was approved by the Philadelphia […]
Could Youth Hoops Kickstart a Turnaround at Logan Triangle?
The story so far: There’s this 40-acre hole in Logan that as of now continues to drag the neighborhood down with it. Ever since every […]
Philly Orchard Project Gets Anonymous $100K Grant
A latter-day Johnny Appleseed has just given a citywide community orchard program a huge chunk of, ahem, seed money to help it create green infrastructure […]