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Finnigan's Wake redevelopment deal back from the dead
Tim Finnegan was a hod carrier with a weakness for strong spirits. One morning, after drinking some whiskey before work, he fell off a ladder and died. At his wake, his…
March 14: Black churches become luxury housing | Trinities fit the tiny-house trend | ZBA chair is Doc's doc
“Luxury residential development has become a popular use for the structures that once nurtured souls of Black folk in a historic Black community,” write Sheila Simmons and Damon Williams in the…
December 28: Lew Blum, auto reaper | Mt. Holly energy farm | Liberty Title Building conversion
Inga Saffron has the lowdown on Lew Blum, whose name you'll know if you've ever parked a car in Philadelphia. Blum is in fact not a bogeyman conjured by the…
November 24: Longest bus route splits Sunday | Zoning and Inequality | Old City Marriott | 40th St. Trolley
Bus route 23, which runs from the bottom of South Philly to the crest of Chestnut Hill, will be split as of this Sunday, Philadelphia Magazine reports. The route is…
Council approves density bonuses for green roofs, pumps brakes on student-housing ban
City Council’s Committee on Rules voted on Monday to approve a bill that would allow developers to build extra apartment units in certain zoning districts if they install qualifying green roofs…
Commission approves new zoning maps for Chinatown North, west Market Street, Roxborough
The area surrounding the Reading Viaduct, which is slowly being converted into an elevated park, is preparing for an influx of development interest. On Tuesday, the Planning Commission recommended approval of…
Council adopts zoning changes allowing more density in Center City
City Council voted on Thursday to approve a bill that allows slightly taller and denser buildings at key corner properties in Center City. The bill has been in the works for…
Long in the works, Center City zoning changes to be called for a vote
A zoning bill first introduced more than a year ago appears to be headed for a vote next month. The bill, introduced by Councilman Mark Squilla, creates a special “Commercial District…
Center City group sees overreaction in proposed ban on student housing in Rittenhouse
The Center City Residents Association has questions about legislation that would ban several types of student housing in the area surrounding Rittenhouse Square. The bill was introduced last week on behalf…
Seventy apartments, 150 parking spaces planned for vacant lot at 9th and Washington
On Tuesday night, the owners of a vacant, boarded-off property on 9th Street just south of Washington Ave., in the Italian Market, presented their preliminary plans for a new development there…
Committee approves zoning changes in Center City
A City Council committee has approved a bill that would allow taller and denser commercial buildings in select areas of Center City and permit residential development on smaller lots than is…
Council introduces end-of-session zoning code changes
Last week, City Council members introduced a slate of ordinances that make various changes to the zoning code and the zoning maps, some of which clarify regulations citywide, and others that…
Future still uncertain for apartment project at 43rd and Baltimore
This isn’t really a news story, because on Wednesday night, after a 90-minute hearing at the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which was scheduled to start at 4 p.m. but which didn’t…
New zoning maps to guide Fishtown development
Two bills updating the zoning maps in Fishtown are headed toward passage after being approved by the City Planning Commission on Tuesday. The bills, introduced by Council members Mark Squilla and…
Mt. Sinai hospital and Bok School, South Philly landmarks, to be rezoned
Two of the biggest properties in South Philadelphia are set to be rezoned by City Council in anticipation of major redevelopment projects. Earlier this month, First District Councilman Mark Squilla introduced…
Philly zoning code may soon contain the phrase "wacky-waving, inflatable arm-flailing tube persons"
This is going to be a short post. In City Council yesterday, 6th-District Councilman Bobby Henon introduced a bill amending the zoning code to provide regulations for “wacky-waving, inflatable arm-flailing tube…
Fishtown group rejects two development proposals on Delaware Ave.
The Fishtown Neighbors Association voted on Tuesday night to oppose two development projects proposed for North Delaware Avenue near Penn Treaty Park. Developer Michael Samschick of Core Realty is proposing to…
Group plans 32-story tower to replace parking lot at 7th and Chestnut
A development partnership involving Parkway Corporation, the parking-garage company run by Joseph and Robert Zuritsky, is planning to replace a surface parking lot at 7th and Chestnut streets with a 32-story…
Planners endorse temporary zoning overlay for Washington Ave.
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission voted on Tuesday to recommend a new zoning overlay for Washington Avenue west of Broad Street. The measure is intended as a temporary bulwark to keep…
Diaz stumps for inclusionary zoning to expand affordable housing
In a policy statement released Tuesday morning, Nelson Diaz said that if his mayoral campaign is successful he’ll push for a policy of inclusionary zoning that would require 20 percent of…
