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Two zoning issues will be discussed at the West Mt. Airy Neighbors zoning committee meeting on Aug. 2.
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7/27/23
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The permit would allow the demolition of a two-story house at 6915 Germantown Ave., now used as a home for disabled people.
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by Tom Beck
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7/6/23
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If you’re a pedestrian who’s strolled by the corner of Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike in the past week, you may have noticed a bit less shade than you’re used to seeing.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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6/28/23
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For a second time, Germantown neighbors overwhelmingly voted against a proposed five-story apartment building for 42-68 Church Lane.
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by Tom Beck
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6/22/23
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A years-long battle that residents have fought to find a new developer for the Germantown YWCA appears to have hit a brick wall.
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by Tom Beck
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6/21/23
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Chestnut Hill residents may soon get a look at the proposed plans.
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by Tom Beck
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6/14/23
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President George Washington had a “summer White House” on Germantown Avenue. What would he make of a five-story, 148-unit apartment building across the street?
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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6/7/23
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TierView Development was granted a demolition permit for one wall of the building that formerly housed the Mt. Airy National Bank at 7208 Germantown Ave. in preparation for an addition.
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by Tom Beck
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5/11/23
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About 100 Germantown neighbors turned out in force to express unanimous opposition to a proposed five-story, 148-unit project at 42-68 Church Lane.
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by Tom Beck
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5/3/23
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The Springfield Township Zoning Hearing Board continued until May 22 a hearing on Christine Visco’s appeal of a violation issued for operating a business within a residential district.
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by Tom Beck
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4/28/23
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The development team for the old Mt. Pleasant Garage has won its argument with the city's Department of Licenses & Inspections.
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by Tom Beck
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3/30/23
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Developer Stuart Udis adjusted his proposed development plans for the former Fred's Mt. Airy Motors site to address community concerns and provide affordable housing.
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Tom Beck
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3/24/23
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The development team that is now redeveloping the former Mt. Pleasant Garage went before the city’s zoning board last week to fight an October stop-work order.
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by Tom Beck
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3/23/23
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The city's Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a variance that would allow the owner of the historic Vanna Venturi House to build an accessory dwelling unit on the property.
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by Tom Beck
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3/16/23
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After years of decline, Northwest Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood has in recent years become attractive to developers.
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by Tom Beck
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3/16/23
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The property owner of the Keewaydin estate, located at 540 W. Moreland Avenue, has appealed a Court of Common Pleas ruling that prevented the property from being subdivided.
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by Tom Beck
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3/2/23
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A Court of Common Pleas judge reversed the city’s decision to allow a property owner to subdivide a property on the estate of Keewaydin, located at 540 W. Moreland Ave.
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by Tom Beck
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2/9/23
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A zoning permit issued for the former site of the Trinity Evangelical United Church has revealed plans for the owner’s “full demolition” of the church.
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by Tom Beck
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12/22/22
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A 24-acre tract of open land in Roxborough has been spared from development thanks to an anonymous $3 million grant provided to the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.
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by Tom Beck
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12/15/22
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After years of uncertainty, the nationally important Abolition Hall and surrounding acres in Plymouth Meeting, Whitemarsh Township, have been saved. Their preservation is a remarkable turn of events.
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by George McNeely
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12/15/22
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