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Never Unlisted Philadelphia
Preservation

Never Unlisted Philadelphia

Faye Anderson takes the wheel in this next installment of Unlisted Philadelphia. The preservation activist and director of All that Jazz Philly delivers a eulogy for two African-American landmarks on South Broad Street that were demolished in haste for redevelopment

Redevelopment Plans For The Royal Theater Go Under Review
Development

Redevelopment Plans For The Royal Theater Go Under Review

Plans to replace the Royal Theater with a 5 story luxury apartment complex and retail space will go before Historical Commission’s Architectural Committee next week. Universal Companies and Dranoff Properties has proposed partial demolition of the historic, African American venue, preserving only the building’s facade

Dranoff’s Broad Street Skyscraper: It’s Official Now
Development

Dranoff’s Broad Street Skyscraper: It’s Official Now

Philadelphia, meet SLS International. With a press conference today at the Kimmel Center, developer Carl Dranoff—and a cast that included architect Gene Kohn, hotelier Sam Nazarian, Councilman Mark Squilla, and Mayor Michael Nutter—officially announced the 47-story hotel-condo tower planned for Broad & Spruce Streets

Philadelphia Int’l Records Out, 40-Story Hotel-Condo In At Broad & Spruce
Development

Philadelphia Int’l Records Out, 40-Story Hotel-Condo In At Broad & Spruce

After a series of South Broad Street developments which have drawn mixed reviews—Symphony House, 777 South Broad, SouthStar Lofts—Dranoff Properties is raising its game by bringing a pedigree architect and a hot hotelier to Broad & Spruce. But for it to happen, Brad Maule reports, a major piece of Philly music history must first be cleared


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