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Civic Design Review Committee holds inaugural meeting to consider senior housing
The brand-new Civic Design Review Committee of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission held its first meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the merits of a proposed 40-unit affordable housing development for senior…
University of Virginia student wins 2nd annual BLT Architects’ student design sketch competition
November 2, 2012 (Philadelphia, PA) – BLT Architects (BLTa), a Philadelphia-based architectural and interior design firm, announced today that Victor Hugo De Souza Azevedo from the University of Virginia is the…
Can apps and social media work as planning tools?
Clint Randall, a planner with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, talks with PlanPhilly about the Commission's recent experiences with an innovative texting program created for the City by Code for America,…
Announcing America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2012
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the National Trust's annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Since our first list in 1988, we have identified more than…
Eyes on the Street: Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby celebrates human-powered transit
By Christine FisherFor PlanPhilly This year’s Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby attracted more people than ever before to Kensington’s streets where crowds watched the parade of handcrafted, human-powered floats loop through…
Philadelphia Housing Authority unveils its first LEED-Certified development in North Philadelphia
PHA press releaseThe Philadelphia Housing Authority has taken another step into the future with the grand opening of its first high-performance, LEED-certified green development, the new Norris Apartments.This dedication…
Protestors claim hiring discrimination at Temple University construction site
By Christine FisherFor PlanPhillyFor eleven weeks, protestors have been gathering at the corner of Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Ave. in North Philadelphia. Every Monday, the group distributes…
Eyes on the Street poll: A casino on Callowhill?
Since the license for a Foxwoods casino is officially dead, we’ve been wondering where a second casino might go in Philly, if at all. City Council President Darrell Clarke’s pro-casino…
APM breaks ground on Paseo Verde
Asociacíon Puertorriqueños en Marcha—the Association of Puerto Ricans on the March, or APM—broke ground Tuesday morning on a mixed-use, transit-oriented development project to be known as Paseo Verde at 9th and…
Council zoning bill would stymie St. Boniface development
Note: This article contains a clarification. Councilwoman Sánchez's bill would affect hundreds of parcels in Norris Square; the original version of this article said it would only affect around thirty. PlanPhilly…
Small-scale development company wins Preservation Alliance awards
By Christine FisherFor PlanPhilly When Power House Development, Inc. began building on a vacant lot at 1824 Diamond St. the company had no idea the lot was part of the…
Project update from Norris Square Civic Association
Press release from NSCA Director of Real Estate Development Maria Camoratto Norris Square Civic Association (NSCA) is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission, among other goals, is to expand the supply of affordable…
Fresh food and "connectivity" coming soon to Front and Norris
A small grocery store and cafe with free wi-fi, take-out or eat-in American and Middle Eastern dishes and free community space is set to soon open at the corner of Front…
Blue Horizon's transformation into a hotel with spa, jazz club and restaurant gets planners' approval
Mosaic Development Partners came a step closer to turning a legendary North Broad Street boxing venue into a boutique hotel with restaurants and a jazz club. The Philadelphia City Planning Commission…
Planning Commission accepts "quality of life" plan for Eastern North Philadelphia
The Asociación de Puertorriqueños en Marcha – otherwise known as The Association of Puerto Ricans on the March or simply APM – has worked to improve Eastern North Philadelphia neighborhoods for…
North Central landlords’ association formed Improvement District in response to Clarke legislation
In September of last year 5th District Councilman Darrell Clarke introduced a bill into City Council that would have banned student housing in the North Central Special Controls District, the area…
UPDATED: Council's Committee on Rules makes 17 amendments to Clarke bill creating a Neighborhood Improvement District
After nearly four hours of public testimony Tuesday morning, City Council's Committee on Rules made 17 amendments to a bill introduced by Council President Darrell Clarke creating a Neighborhood Improvement District…
UPDATED: The Imperative Divine Lorraine
The revitalization on North Broad Street is being held back by the Divine Lorraine’s blighting dead weight. But Mayor Nutter announced the city’s renewed commitment to “transform” the historic, but neglected,…
Ideas for the Columbia Avenue Connector project
The Columbia Avenue of the future will likely be lined with trees, but just how many specimens remains under discussion.Some neighbors of the Fishtown street are concerned about sacrificing parking…
Incoming First District Councilman Mark Squilla says East Market Street is his first priority
Today, Philadelphia's First Council District is represented by someone new: Whitman native Mark Squilla, 49, who takes over the job held by veteran councilman Frank DiCicco, who decided not to seek…
