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RFP goes out for Spring Garden Connector project, plus other riverfront project updates
An RFP went out this week seeking a designer for the Spring Garden Connector project - improvements with the goal of making walking or biking from Northern Liberties to the waterfront…
New Waterfront Corporation Design Review Committee will evaluate development proposals for the Central Delaware
The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation Thursday launched a committee that will review development proposals for the Central Delaware Waterfront and evaluate how well the proposals fit with the Central Delaware Master…
Looking for history in the library's yard
Pushing a machine that looks much like a lawnmower, a preservationist spent Wednesday methodically walking up and down the green space adjacent to Mt. Airy's Lovett Memorial Library, shooting radar into…
On the brink of reaching a 10,000-jobs milestone, Navy Yard will soon release an updated Master Plan
The Philadelphia Navy Yard will soon be home to as many workers as the shipyard employed before it closed.At the end of this year, GlaxoSmithKline will finish construction on its…
Core Realty presents plan to re-use the former Ajax Metal Works building as a music venue, bowling alley and restaurant
Philadelphia planning commissioners and Fishtown residents seemingly have similar, mostly fond feelings about Core Realty's proposed development for the former Ajax Metal Works and dry ice building.They like the plan…
Public path to river and other changes convince PCPC to approve plan for residential tower at Piers 34 and 35
A plan of development for a 209-unit residential development at Piers 34 and 35 was approved by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission Tuesday, after the developer amended the plan with an…
Planning Commission approves changes to Marina View plan of development
Developer Ensemble Real Estate has amended its original plan for Marina View Towers - a residential project at 230 N. Columbus Avenue, near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge – by adding more…
CDAG: Develop "height bonus" guidelines for granting exceptions to waterfront's 100-foot limit.
Key waterfront stakeholders held a meeting with First District Councilman Mark Squilla this week to revamp wording for the new Central Delaware Overlay.Central Delaware Advocacy Group President Matt Ruben told…
Independence Seaport Museum hosts waterfront archaeology exhibit
The collection of historical artifacts found as PennDOT rebuilds I-95 through Philadelphia continues to grow, and many findings will be on display at the Independence Seaport Museum from Sept. 21 to…
Renaissance Plaza developer WRA will discuss its proposal for the former World Trade Center site with CDAG
The Central Delaware Advocacy Group will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Society Hill Towers Community Room. Here is the agenda. Future meeting dates and locations follow.…
Eastwick residents meeting Saturday to discuss future of parcels slated for apartment, airport development
The Eastwick Friends and Neighbors Coalition will Saturday host a community meeting to discuss community goals for 128 acres near the Philadelphia Airport and John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.Korman Residential…
Design and development of new Pier 53 park to begin; divers have started analysis of this and other Central Delaware piers
The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation Thursday awarded a $1.5 million contract for the design and building of a new Pier 53 park to Applied Ecological Services, Inc. - a national…
Toll Brothers gets support of Society Hill Civic board for its proposed condo building on the former NewMarket site
Toll Brothers' proposed 69-unit, 68-foot tall condo development at 401 Front St. - the former NewMarket site - got the support of the Society Hill Civic Association's board Monday night.The…
Waterfront developer plans 3,000-person music venue, restaurants, a bowling alley and a distillery at Ajax Metal Works site
Developer Michael Samschick hopes to transform the former Ajax Metal Works, at Frankford and Delaware avenues in Fishtown, into a 3,000-person music venue, a bowling alley, two restaurants and a distillery.…
A progress report on the Central District portion of the city's comprehensive plan
The process for creating the Central District portion of the Philadelphia2035 Comprehensive Plan is about half-way finished.It's big geographically, and includes not only the city's central business district, but also…
Draft plan for the Lower Northeast aims to address medical, transit needs of growing population
The recently released Planning Commission draft of the district-level comprehensive plan for the Lower Northeast calls for new health and transit services to keep pace with a growing population and new…
1,458-unit, four-tower residential and retail complex proposed for former World Trade Center site
Developer Waterfront Renaissance Associates plans to build a 1,458-unit, four-tower residential and retail complex at the corner of Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden Street – the spot where WRA had once…
Planning Commission won't approve extra height on waterfront unless developer does something for the public in return
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission did not approve the plan for a 180-foot tall residential tower Ensemble Real Estate wants to build on the site of Piers 34 and 35 South…
Delaware Ave./Columbus Blvd. traffic study proposes more turn lanes, longer lights on weekends, and better-marked bike routes
A Delaware Avenue/Columbus Boulevard traffic study recommends adding left-hand turn lanes onto the I-95 Northbound ramp and Washington Avenue, adjustments to the time it takes for traffic lights to cycle and…
Thorp leaving DRWC for city water department
After nearly three years of guiding the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation's planning for the Central Delaware Riverfront, Sarah Thorp is moving on.Thorp's last day with DRWC is Aug. 10. But…
