The Drexel Hill property that includes the former Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School building fetched $3 million in a sale to the Delaware County Community College (DCCC) by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. College President Dr. L. Joy Gates Black disclosed the price of the sale during a press conference Tuesday morning at the Marple campus …
Delco Community College pays $3M for Prendergast BuildingRead More
Apartment List’s first “Renter Migration Report” found that 39.5% of all out-of-towners looking for apartments in Philly are searching from Washington. That’s more than twice the percentage of would-be renters looking to move here from New York (16.4%). And that’s more than 13 times as many people as are looking from Allentown, the No. 3 …
Twice as many Washingtonians as New Yorkers are apartment hunting in PhillyRead More
Two local developers want to build a high-end, town-center-style apartment building on Lancaster Avenue in Berwyn, a “boutique” complex with the ice-cream shop Handel’s at its core. David Della Porta, of Villanova-based Cornerstone Tracy, and Todd Pohlig, of Malvern-based Pohlig Custom Homes, have talked with Easttown Township officials about preliminary plans for the site and …
Luxury town center proposed around Berwyn’s beloved ice cream shopRead More
Residents of the Lofts at 509 Vine apartments in Old City are to be replaced with business travelers and tourists, as the property becomes the latest in Philadelphia to fall under the control of a new breed of tech-enabled start-ups that are converting residential real estate into visitor accommodations. Renters at the 44-unit building have …
Old City apartments to make way for Philly visitorsRead More
Developers have their eye on the historic Ardmore Theater. The latest proposal received by Lower Merion Township has developers wanting to demolish the back portion of the building and construct a seven-story, 18-unit complex, said Christopher Leswing, director of the township building and planning department. The developer proposes keeping the theater’s façade on the Lancaster …
