Philadelphia
94-Unit Residential Building to Rise on Empty Lot at 810 Arch Street
With the grand opening of the JBJ Soul Homes not too far in the past, a new affordable housing complex backed by Project H.O.M.E. is set to break ground this September.
Distressed Norris Apartments Housing Complex in North Philadelphia Receives $30 Million Revitalization Grant
Four communities that are part of the “Choice Neighborhoods Initiative” kicked off July on a strong note. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced this week that it has awarded a combined $119.7 million to redevelop severely-distressed neighborhoods in Columbus, OH, Norwalk, CT, and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.
Bon Jovi’s JBJ Soul Homes Project Officially Opens in Philadelphia, Receives ULI Award for Excellence
JBJ Soul Homes, one of the most advertised housing projects in Philadelphia celebrated its grand opening earlier this spring. Located on a 0.5-acre triangular block in the neighborhood of Francisville, the complex was backed by musician Jon Bon Jovi’s Project H.O.M.E. program that offers subsidized supportive housing for low-income and formerly homeless individuals and families.
Movie Tavern to Open New Theater Complex in Flourtown
Three years after opening its first location in the Delaware Valley, dinner&cinema chain Movie Tavern announced plans to expand its footprint in the area with a second theater in Montgomery County’s Flourtown, a small community in North Philadelphia.
Philadelphia 76ers Will Finally Have Their Own Training Center, But in Camden
The Philadelphia 76ers will break ground on a new practice facility and headquarters building along the Camden waterfront in New Jersey.
Keystone, Mack-Cali JV Buys Curtis Center in Philadelphia for $125M
In a joint venture, affiliates of Keystone Property Group and Mack-Cali Realty Corp. have bought Curtis Center, a Class A office and retail property nearby Independence Hall and Washington Square Park in Center City of Philadelphia.
Taller Puertorriqueño to Build New HQ Facility ‘El Corazón Cultural Center’
Taller Puertorriqueño, a community-based multidisciplinary arts group that has been supporting the Latino and Puerto Rican culture in the Philadelphia region for almost four decades, is looking to expand in a new headquarters facility in the Fairhill neighborhood of eastern-north Philadelphia.
65-Unit Affordable Housing Community to Replace Old Knitting Mill Site in Burlington
The City of Burlington and Ingerman Development Group, a real estate development company based in Cherry Hill, NJ, this week celebrated the official start of construction of a new affordable housing project located only 20 miles from Philadelphia.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to Lead Development of Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station Master Plan
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, in association with Parsons Brinckerhoff, OLIN and HR&A Advisors, has been chosen to develop a comprehensive joint master plan for the area around Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station by Amtrak, Drexel University and Brandywine Realty Trust.
Failed Marina View Project on Columbus Blvd. Comes Back to Life as 250-Unit Residential Building
PMC Property Group plans to revitalize 230 N. Christopher Columbus Boulevard, one of the many vacant parcels near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing District