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Taking On The G-Word In G-town
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Taking On The G-Word In G-town

Following Spike Lee’s soliloquy on it in February, gentrification has a renewed place in the public discourse. That includes in Germantown, where last Saturday, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Alan Greenberger moderated a panel discussion the topic. Theresa Everline weighs the concerns voiced there and examines how real the threat of gentrification is in the Northwest neighborhood

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Goldtex: A Retrospective/Encore

As Goldtex marches toward the finish line, Theresa Stigale and Ethan Wallace bring us another look at photos they took on visits there in 2003 and 2009, respectively

Goldtex, After The War
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Goldtex, After The War

With things at least seemingly quiet on the union protest front, Brad Maule takes advantage of the ceasefire to explore the progress at Goldtex

Atlantic Building Plans Shift Retail Paradigm
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Atlantic Building Plans Shift Retail Paradigm

Post Brothers plans seven stories of retail at Broad and Spruce, drawing on a high demand for upscale retail downtown

Goldtex Protests At An End?
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Goldtex Protests At An End?

Union protesters have been pulled from the site, with discussions ongoing about the mix of workers and compensation at Goldtex and Post Brothers’ next project at the Atlantic Building on South Broad

Goldtex Project Calls City-Wide Union Dominance In Construction Into Question
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Goldtex Project Calls City-Wide Union Dominance In Construction Into Question

Ryan Briggs reveals what’s at stake in the showdown between unions and Post Brothers, the developer who says all-union projects can’t be built without public subsidy. The rub: Philadelphia has “Manhattan building costs with Baltimore rents”

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With Goldtex Rising Above Viaduct, Some Insights On Real Estate
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With Goldtex Rising Above Viaduct, Some Insights On Real Estate

The cost of a new construction multi-family building is more than twice that of a renovation or conversion, say Matt and Mike Pestronik of Post Brothers. We check in with them at their project underway in Callowhill

In The High Post
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In The High Post

In Germantown, an infusion of stylish apartments five minutes from the Germantown and Chelten shopping district


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