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Commercial viability of Front St in Kensington | W Hotel moving forward | Team Vick Field for Hunting Park | Why we love Furness, now
The Industrial Trust is one of the banks at Front and Norris that WCRP plans to demolish in order to build affordable housing. | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr…
In between budget negotiations, Council passes bill requiring seals for vacant buildings
City Council continued to work toward a decision on the Mayor’s proposal to switch to a property tax system based on market values Thursday morning, but took time out to deal…
Councilwoman Sánchez will amend Norris Square rezoning bill
Councilwoman María Quiñones-Sánchez said Thursday that she would amend her bill that rezones portions of Norris Square from R-10 to R-10A to make its effective date the same as that of…
Church preservation crisis | compromise at St. Boniface | PPA praise | SRC listening
Philadelphia’s historic religious properties are under siege, victim to shifting social and economic forces that leaves these community anchors vulnerable. PlanPhilly’s JoAnn Greco examines this preservation crisis, looking at examples of…
After community meeting, Sánchez holds Norris Square rezoning bill
Councilwoman María Quiñones-Sánchez held a bill Thursday that would rezone portions of Norris Square from multi-family to single-family, saying some residents needed more time to obtain permits for already existing multi-unit…
Norris Square rezoning moves forward | Philly's white population up | Waterfront zoning overlay issues | Northwood's new Town Watch
Barging Through | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupCouncilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez’s contentious plan to rezone her Norris Square neighborhood to minimize multi-family housing development is moving through City Council…
Norris Square zoning bill gets favorable recommendation from Council
Despite impassioned testimony in opposition Wednesday morning, City Council’s Committee on Rules favorably recommended a bill that would change the zoning designations of some parcels in Norris Square from multi-family to…
Inside Pennthouses | Church of the Assumption case at Common Pleas | WCRP's bank demo, development draws ire | O'Brien on Harrisburg
Developer Michael Samschick took PlanPhilly’s Kellie Patrick Gates around his residential reuse of the auto-storage buildings at Brown Street and Delaware Avenue. Samschick showed off the building’s “smart” tech features, talked…
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…
School District's road to dissolution | Norris Square duel continues | Fairmount Fish Ladder | paying Water Works' utilities
How did the Philadelphia School District reach this decidedly desperate and low moment? City Paper’s Daniel Denvir revisits the years of mismanagement and financial crisis, the rise of charters, and…
Update: Councilwoman Sánchez suggests alternate plans for St. Boniface
Update: Councilwoman Sánchez's bill rezoning the St. Boniface site and other parcels in Norris Square will be the subject of a Rules Committee hearing in Room 400 of City Hall tomorrow,…
Parks & Rec budget shift | Planning Commission supports Norris Square rezoning | townhouses for Rivers Edge | Mercy Street gardening | Grand Jury looks at Buck fire | SEPTA's nerve center | Moyer rules
Worm's Eye View | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupWill the Department of Parks & Recreation see $8 million restored to its budget? PlanPhilly’s JoAnn Greco went to…
Divided Planning Commission recommends zoning change for Norris Square
By a split vote of 5-2, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission recommended approval Tuesday afternoon of a bill that would change the zoning designations of certain residential units in Norris Square.…
High Noon at Norris Square: Dueling over St. Boniface and rezoning
Seventh District Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez and the Norris Square Civic Association are dueling over the fate of a major development that NSCA has already put in motion: the redevelopment of the…
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…
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…
NoLibs development picks up | Ninth National Bank a goner | Airport expansion deal | Philly's parks are tops
Front Street | Flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr group Flying Kite reports that Northern Liberties Neighbors Association’s zoning committee “is reviewing as many agenda items as it was…
Lower South and West Park plans adopted | 'Quality of Life' plan for Eastern North Philly accepted | Reassessment 70% done | Delilah's closed | city seeks help with PGW sale | parsing NIDs
Pink hints of spring | 'Off the Beaten Path,' Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupThe Planning Commission adopted the Lower South and West Park district plans with a…
St. Boniface is all but gone, Central United Methodist Church on its way down
These are trying times for Philadelphia's aging religious buildings. The Frankford Gazette reports that demolition work has started at Central United Methodist Church, a Hazlehurst and Huckel designed beauty dating…
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…
