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Using Pennsylvania’s Anti-Blight Law to Save Historic Properties
Preservation

Using Pennsylvania’s Anti-Blight Law to Save Historic Properties

Kimberly Haas explains the ins and outs of preservation through conservation with Act 135

Historic House in Chestnut Hill Saved at the 11th Hour
Preservation

Historic House in Chestnut Hill Saved at the 11th Hour

Teviot, a 135-year-old house designed by eclectic architect Wilson Eyre, Jr., narrowly avoids demolition in Northwest Philadelphia

Op-Ed: Saving the Town that Asbestos Built
Preservation

Op-Ed: Saving the Town that Asbestos Built

Michael Frost makes the case for preserving historic Ambler amid a development boom

Toll Brothers Abandons Jewelers’ Row Project with Sale to Pearl Properties
Development

Toll Brothers Abandons Jewelers’ Row Project with Sale to Pearl Properties

The Toll Brothers construction hole on Sansom Street has sat empty for three years. Pearl Properties has purchased the parcel and plans to begin building in 2023

Gilded Age Estate to be Demolished by School District
Preservation

Gilded Age Estate to be Demolished by School District

Lower Merion School District plans to level the historic Oakwell estate’s arboretum and horticultural complex

Lost Buildings of 2021
Preservation

Lost Buildings of 2021

Last year the wrecking ball pounded neighborhoods all across the city. Here we highlight some of the most notable losses to Philly’s built environment in our annual end-of-year list

Urban Renewal Redux? City Goes After More Tax Dollars for Demolition
Preservation

Urban Renewal Redux? City Goes After More Tax Dollars for Demolition

City Council passes a new bill that promotes razing buildings as a way to increase economic development

Demolition Moratorium Proposed in Northwest Philadelphia
Preservation

Demolition Moratorium Proposed in Northwest Philadelphia

A bill that would put a six-month pause on demolition in the 8th District was submitted to City Council


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