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Developer MGMT Residential has submitted initial renderings and designs for a 45-unit mixed-use project at 6225-27 Germantown Ave., its second new building on the same Germantown block.
Germantown’s development boom continues
The latest big new apartment building proposed in Germantown is a 45-unit mixed-use project next to the shuttered Rite Aid on the 6200 block of Germantown Avenue. more
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The 1.5-acre lot next to the Germantown Regional Rail Station on a bedraggled section of Chelten Avenue has been vacant for 20 years.
SEPTA plans mixed-use development for Germantown station
SEPTA has chosen a large and empty lot next to Germantown Station on Chelten Avenue for a transit-oriented development project. more
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Members of The Friends for the Restoration of the Germantown YWCA traveled to Center City on Feb. 12 to attend a Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority board meeting and voice their concerns about the project's previous developer KBK Enterprises.
PRA opens door for new developer at historic Germantown YWCA
The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA) has allowed its commitment letter to KBK Enterprises to expire without renewal. more
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A rendering of the proposed development.
Coal site townhouses get city green light
Despite a last-minute objection from Councilmember Cindy Bass, the ZBA voted unanimously to approve a use variance for the development at 7600 Germantown Ave. more
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The 33-unit, five-story mixed-use project at 26-34 Church Lane, which sits on the edge of Germantown central historic square, can now move forward after a court granted their request to be removed from the historic district.
Court decision opens door for development
Thanks to a Court of Common Pleas ruling, a parking lot within the Germantown Urban Village Historic District, at 26-34 Church Lane, now may become a 33-unit building. more
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Mt. Airy residents gathered at a "Zoning Remapping Task Force” meeting on Jan. 8.
West Mt. Airy group tackles zoning in neighborhood commercial areas
Launching their "Zoning Remapping Task Force," West Mount Airy Neighbors held a meeting Jan. 8, allowing community members to contribute to the project. more
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A contentious development battle has been underway at Bethlehem Pike and Summit Street, where residents took their fight against a proposed five-story mixed-use development to the state Supreme Court.
Neighbors lose Sunoco site fight
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to hear neighbors' appeal to prevent a five-story development at 10 Bethlehem Pike. more
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Gravers Station, at the corner of Gravers Lane and Anderson Street, was designed by Frank Furness, Philadelphia's most important architect of the industrial age.
Developer Ken Weinstein chosen to renovate five regional rail stations
SEPTA is set to award long-term leases to local developer Ken Weinstein in a landmark deal. more
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Mt. Airy's Malvern Hall, built in 1925, represents the garden style seen in the proposed historic district. The U-shaped building features a prominent courtyard and is one of 30 apartments and condominiums included.
Historic status advances for NW Philly apartments
The hard work of West Mount Airy Neighbors' Historic Preservation Initiative is paying off. more
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The Greylock estate
City ZBA approves Greylock
After months of delay, the Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously to approve variances for the proposed development. more
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The proposed 75-unit apartment building across Germantown Avenue from the now-shuttered high school has received mixed reactions.
Historic town hall gets a modern neighbor
A 75-unit, 96,645-square-foot apartment project adjacent to Germantown’s historic Town Hall cleared a key hurdle. more
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The potential development would sit on West Mt. Pleasant Avenue between Lincoln Drive and Emlen Street, directly across from Mount Airy Tap Room.The rendering shows the parking access in the middle of the building, which participants at the meeting asked if it will be moved following the developer’s ongoing litigation.
Driveway lawsuit looms over massive mixed-use project
A controversial high-density apartment project in Mt. Airy cleared a required design review as questions linger. more
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The Greylock mansion
Greylock hits speed bump
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission has recommended limiting development to Greylock's existing structures. more
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Architect Sherman Aronson, co-founder of West Mt. Airy Neighbor's Historic Preservation Initiative, in front of the historic Upsal Gardens apartment complex.
Racing to save NW Philadelphia’s grand apartments
Northwest Philadelphia's pre-war apartment buildings stand as architectural treasures from long ago. more
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Eight single-family townhomes are planned for the proposed development at 7600 Germantown Ave., behind the historic St. Martin’s Coal Company office.
New homes for historic coal company site
A historic coal company building may soon be joined by eight new townhouses. more
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The former Germantown YWCA is a historically important building that has been vacant and deteriorating for more than two decades under city ownership.
Judge rejects bid for G-town Y
A judge has dismissed local developer Ken Weinstein's petition to take control. more
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Yet another zoning vote delay means anyone interested in the future of the Greylock Estate will have to wait a little longer.
More testimony but no zoning vote on Greylock
Greylock’s future is still unanswered as the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) delayed a final decision again at a hearing on Oct. 23.  more
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The project plans a five-story, mixed-use apartment building on a block of mostly single-family homes across from Mt. Airy Taproom.
Mt. Airy residents battle developer
Hillary Wood and her partner, Kiera Topping, received a demolition notice for a property behind them. more
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Community members from Center in the Park (CIP), Maple Village and Friends for the Restoration of the Germantown YWCA Building chartered a bus to the hearing, hoping the judge will rule the building is blighted.
Court case concluding for G-town YWCA
The fate of Germantown's historic YWCA building may be decided within a few weeks. more
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The 47-unit apartment building now going up on the corner of Germantown Avenue and Washington Lane replaces the now-demolished Comer Paper & Party building, which had long been a neighborhood eyesore.
Mixed-use project reshapes G-town corner
Another large new apartment building is going up on Germantown Avenue, this time replacing the Comer Paper & Party building. more
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