By Wesley Ratko 8200 Germantown Avenue Representatives from Bowman Properties presented the latest developments in their ongoing design of the proposed Fresh Market project at 8200 Germantown Ave. to the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee. Charles Keefer, chief architect for Bowman Properties, showcased changes made to both the site plan and the building elevations [...]

by Wesley Ratko The president of a newly formed nonprofit group called the Friends of J.S. Jenks [Elementary School] appeared before the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s board June 28 to introduce her group and talk about its vision for making the school better. Haviva Goldman, mother of a Jenks 3rd grader, told the board that [...]

by Wes Ratko The Chestnut Hill Community Association board has unanimously adopted the community development agreement for the former Magarity Ford site at 8200 Germantown Ave. that was created after negotiations between Bowman Properties, the developer, and a “negotiating subcommittee” led by Joyce Lenhardt, vice president of the CHCA’s physical division. That agreement, formally titled [...]

by Wesley Ratko Sanjiv Jain, the owner of 8524 Germantown Ave., asked the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Development Review Committee to support a zoning variance that would allow him to build an extension onto the rear of that building to accommodate the growing success of Greene Street Consignment, the building’s current tenant. The building now [...]

by Wesley Ratko Representatives from Bowman Properties appeared before the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee Thursday night, May 3, to present plans that illustrate their progress on the schematic design for the Fresh Market building planned for 8200 Germantown Avenue, the site of the former Magarity Ford. Bowman’s managing partner Richard Snowden began the [...]

by Pete Mazzaccaro A group of 12 neighbors who live near or own a business near the former Magarity Ford site, 8200 Germantown Ave., have challenged city legislation that provided the zoning needed for Bowman Properties to move forward with a commercial/residential development for the property. Bowman Properties plans to build a five-story retail and [...]

By Wesley Ratko Twenty-three members of the Chestnut Hill community turned out Wednesday night at the Chestnut Hill Library to voice their frustrations with the Chestnut Hill Community Association and to organize a counter organization that, as they said, would put residents before business interests. The meeting was organized by Ron Recko, a Chestnut Hill [...]