The developer for the long-vacant Germantown Town Hall will hold a community meeting on Sept. 30 to share updates on the building’s restoration.
The renovated historic building will be entirely commercial, with confirmed tenants being a charter school run by YouthBuild and Chef Reeky’s Cheezy Vegan restaurant.
Anthony Fullard, president of West Powelton Development and developer for the town hall, told the Local, “The project is forthcoming. Our timeline is still shooting for the third quarter of 2028. Our goal is to have the town hall up and running, and to have YouthBuild and …
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The developer for the long-vacant Germantown Town Hall will hold a community meeting on Sept. 30 to share updates on the building’s restoration.
The renovated historic building will be entirely commercial, with confirmed tenants being a charter school run by YouthBuild and Chef Reeky’s Cheezy Vegan restaurant.
Anthony Fullard, president of West Powelton Development and developer for the town hall, told the Local, “The project is forthcoming. Our timeline is still shooting for the third quarter of 2028. Our goal is to have the town hall up and running, and to have YouthBuild and Chef Reeky operating in that space around that time.”
The building, at 5928 Germantown Ave., has been vacant for over two decades and was constructed in the 1920s.
While the total cost estimate is still undetermined, Fullard previously told the Local he projects the preservation development of the existing building to cost $13 million. He looks to bring in $8.6 million in grants for the project, including $2.6 million in Historic Tax Credits, $3 million in New Markets Tax Credits, and $3 million from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
At the upcoming meeting, Fullard said YouthBuild leadership will be present to speak with the community.
Aside from the confirmed tenants, Fullard said not much has changed since the last community meeting. The majority of the building and basement will be converted into larger commercial spaces, with the charter school taking up an entire floor.
Fullard said he’s looking at using the building’s rotunda as a community and event space.
The community meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 200 E. Cliveden St.
Art project
Coinciding with the community update, Fullard plans to solicit and display artwork around the town hall property during the renovation.
The project seeks original artwork with a theme of “community.” Selected artists will receive a $500 for their artwork and see their work displayed on the fence outside of the building next to the project’s banner.
“We wanted to spruce up the front of the building with some art. It’s going to be four dedicated panels, two panels on each side of the banner,” Fullard said. “We may even go further once it’s chosen, which artist rendering we want to go with; we might want to do more panels.”
The application deadline is Sept. 11, and anyone interested can find the link at germantowntownhall.org.
