Construction
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There’s a Reason Some Wawas Are Just Down the Street From Each Other
Patience appears to be part of Wawa’s strategy as it ramps up its expansion throughout the suburbs and certain areas for the last decade, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. The retailer has sometimes waited years before breaking ground at some locations. It’s a keen student of demographics, traffic patterns and human behavior so…
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Parking Garage Coming to SEPTA’s 69th Street Transportation Center
A $30 million parking garage is being built at the 69th Street Transportation Center, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Township leaders and state representatives joined SEPTA officials Friday to announce the next improvements at the Center. The multi-tiered parking garage will accommodate 431 vehicles. A surface lot will handle 89 more vehicles. Current…
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Improvements Scheduled in May for Philly Airport Regional Rail Platforms
Philadelphia International Airport will use $1 million in state grants to improve the platforms along the SEPTA Airport Regional Rail Lines, writes Michael Tanenbaum for phillyvoice.com. The Multimodal Transportation Program and PennDOT’s Aviation Transportation Assistance Program each provided grants together totaling $924,900 for platform improvements to SEPTA’s Airport Regional Rail Line stops. “Our Airport serves…
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Douglas E. Carney of Swarthmore Leaves Children’s Hospital Real Estate Legacy, Heads to Boston
It would be hard not to notice the achievements of Douglas E. Carney. He oversaw real estate development and facilities at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for the past eight years as senior vice president, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. Under Carney’s watch, CHOP’s real estate footprint grew to 7.5 million square feet. It…
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Haverford School Turns Campus Construction Into Teaching Opportunity
Haverford School has turned a campus construction site into a teaching opportunity to enhance lessons and expose its students to new job prospects they may have not otherwise considered, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Last week, a group of seventh-grade students spent their science class on the construction site of the new middle…
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Radnor to Get Its First Office Development in 30 Years With King of Prussia Road Site
Radnor will soon be getting its first office development in more than 30 years as a new campus is created at 144 King of Prussia Road, writes writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. Radnor commissioners approved a final subdivision plan on Oct. 7. The 34-acre campus will be anchored by the University of Pennsylvania…
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Wawa Now Expanding Into Virginia With 40-Store Plan
Wawa has broken ground on a new store in Vienna, Virginia as it embarks on a 40-store expansion plan in Northern Virginia over the next 15 years, at a cost of $240 million, writes Katishi Maake for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Vienna store, scheduled to open in April scheduled to open in April at…
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Latest Proposal for Don Guanella Tract in Marple Calls for 141 Homes
There is a proposal to build 141 homes on the site of the former Don Guanella School in Marple, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Sproul Road Developers will present its plans for 141 single and twin homes on 89 acres of the 213-acre land along Sproul and Reed roads to the Marple Planning…
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Villanova University Moves Forward With More Construction Plans Covering the Next 10 Years
Now that Villanova University has opened its new residential community, the Commons, along Lancaster Avenue, what’s next? asks Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Villanova is implementing another round of capital improvements projecting to total $400 million that will be done in phases over the next 10 years. The school will turn its focus…
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Nether Providence Eyes Demolition of Former Summit School Within a Year
A $500,000 state grant will be used to demolish the former Summit School building in Nether Providence within the next year and make way for more open space, writes Neil A. Sheehan for the Daily Times. The bulk of the grant comes from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, augmented by $75,000 from Delaware County…
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New Classrooms, Gym, Labs and More Greet Students at Expanded Aston DCIU Facility
The education center at the Aston campus of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit has expanded and modernized, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The center now has two new wings of classrooms, therapeutic rooms, conference and meeting space, a new gym, playgrounds and upgrade, state-of-the-art career and technical education labs and classrooms.…
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New Broomall Firehouse Is Finished and Ready for Firefighters
A new station on Malin Road for Broomall Fire Company is ready to open after 20 years of planning, writes Pete Bannon for the Daily Times. Fire Company President Jim Capuzzi said they hope to be in the new station by the end of the month. “The old station was not big enough, it was…
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New Springfield High School Starts to Take Shape; Scheduled to Open September 2020
A new state-of-the-art high school in Springfield is starting to take shape as the 2019-20 school year gets underway, writes Susan L. Serbin for the Delaware County News Network. The new school on South Rolling Road at the SEPTA rail line was a decade in the making. The process included five town hall meetings…
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A 1700s Stately Manor Was Relocated From Harrisburg to Chadds Ford
A stately stone manor house from the 1700s originally in Harrisburg has been hauled stone by stone to a 34-acre enclave in the Brandywine Conservancy in Chadds Ford, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. The owners—she’s an astrophysicist and he’s a manager of family real estate holdings in New York City—are also partners…
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New Libraries, Labs and Programs Greet College Students on Campus This Fall
Here’s a sampling of what’s waiting for students when they step on to regional college campuses this fall, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Haverford College has completed a major library renovation, with vaulted ceilings and large windows, meeting spaces, group and individual study rooms, galleries, and a café. Swarthmore College has opened the…
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Delco and Philadelphia Region Sees Explosion in Industrial Development
Construction of new industrial space — much of it being built on speculation — remains unabated across the region as demand continues to be strong and developers find they are able to lease the space they are building, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. In Delaware County, Alliance HSP plans to develop a 775,600-square-foot…
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Kinder Park Senior Housing in Ridley Enters Final Phase
A senior housing project in Ridley Township got a boost this week from a $1 million state grant, according to a release from State Sen. Tim Kearney’s (D-26) office. Kinder Park is the Delaware County Housing Authority’s flagship redevelopment project. A six-story, 125,000 square-foot building will offer affording housing for seniors and medical office space.…
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Power Home Remodeling in Chester Named One of Country’s Best Workplaces for Millennials
Power Home Remodeling in Chester came in 7th on the list of the “Best Large Workplace for Millenials 2019” compiled by Fortune and Great Place to Work, writes Kris Rhim for Philadelphia Business Journal. The list featured 75 companies. Philadelphia’s Comcast also made the list, at 56. Fortune recognized the employers for supporting the generation…
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