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Anticipated Development Gains Momentum on Delaware River Waterfront
Development

Anticipated Development Gains Momentum on Delaware River Waterfront

Long-standing plans for the Delaware River’s central waterfront are finally coming into view

Learning From The Piazza At Broad & Washington
Architecture

Learning From The Piazza At Broad & Washington

In defending his plans for developing the northeast corner of Broad & Washington with a tower-and-elevated-village scheme, Bart Blatstein has pointed to The Piazza at Schmidt’s as a successful model. Kim Bernardin considers whether following that model is a good idea

Blatstein And Volpe To Buy Delaware Generating Station From Exelon Corp.
Preservation

Blatstein And Volpe To Buy Delaware Generating Station From Exelon Corp.

The winning bidder has been announced for massive, dormant power plant, Delaware Generating Station. Developer Bart Blatstein and caterer Joseph Volpe will seal the deal with Exelon in March

Lost Buildings of 2013-Part II
Preservation

Lost Buildings of 2013-Part II

Our Lost Buildings roundup concludes with five more entries, plus four that almost made the list

Blatstein To Transform Design Center?
Development

Blatstein To Transform Design Center?

The Marketplace Design Center at 2400 Market Street has been for sale since earlier this year. Sources tell Hidden City Philadelphia that it’s found a new buyer in Bart Blatstein

McIlhenny Mansion Sold—To Bart Blatstein
Development

McIlhenny Mansion Sold—To Bart Blatstein

The home of Henry McIlhenny, vacant on Rittenhouse Square since his death in 1986, has a new tenant: Bart Blatstein. Brad Maule has the story on the sale and the house

Begin The Begin
Architecture

Begin The Begin

Is this the year for inventive and elevating art and architecture? Nathaniel Popkin finds a sign in a Mummers Parade breakthrough

Transformation on the Waterfront?
Development

Transformation on the Waterfront?

Developer Michael Samschick’s plans for his Canal Street North project are the most ambitious since Bart Blatstein built the Piazza, but he’s changed up the formula to include national chains. Will it work?


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