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Saying goodbye to Philadelphia’s first black Catholic church
- Wednesday, March 28, 2018
- By Ashley Hahn
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- 1200 Lombard St, Philadelphia PA
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By Ashley Hahn Over tea, at her kitchen table, Adrienne Andrews Harris cracks open a thick binder containing the story of St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church. It’s a blend of…
Why is Toll Bros. designing a "background" building for an iconic Philly neighborhood?
- Wednesday, January 24, 2018
- By Ashley Hahn
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- 702 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA
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By Ashley Hahn After a couple of false starts, Toll Bros. is advancing a scaled-back proposal for a condo building, replacing five buildings at the edge of Jewelers’ Row. Toll unveiled…
After cyclist’s death, protesters form “human-protected bike lane” to demand long-delayed street safety improvements
- Wednesday, November 29, 2017
- By Jim Saksa
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Around 100 cyclists and traffic safety activists formed a human bike lane this morning near the site where a 24-year-old cyclist was struck and killed by a privately operated garbage truck…
Appeal of Jewelers' Row demolition permit denied by Board of L&I Review
- Tuesday, April 25, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 700 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA
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*This story has been updated with responses from Toll Brothers and the City of Philadelphia. On Tuesday, the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia faced another defeat in its months-long campaign to…
Historical Commission punts again on Jewelers Row
- Friday, February 10, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- Washington Square West
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Once again, Philadelphia’s Historical Commission decided to punt on the contentious Jewelers’ Row case. On Friday, the commission tabled their decision on the historic significance of 704 and 706-08 Sansom Street…
Renderings of Jewelers' Row tower presented to Washington Square West
- Tuesday, January 24, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 702-710 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA
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On Tuesday Toll Brothers released renderings of the condo tower it has planned for Jewelers’ Row. The 29-story, 115-unit building will tower over the surrounding storefronts, which comprise one of the…
City withdraws proposal to scrap Chestnut Street's art bus shelters
- Thursday, January 5, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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In 1999 the City of Philadelphia commissioned artist Pablo Tauler to adapt 11 bus shelters on Chestnut Street in Center City with site-specific designs. Tauler transformed the drab little pods with…
Dozens gather to debate protected bike lanes on Pine and Spruce Streets
- Wednesday, December 14, 2016
- By Jim Saksa
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On Tuesday night, less than one percent of the residents in Washington West showed up to a neighborhood association meeting, nominally to hear a presentation about protected bike lanes. In actuality,…
Historical Commission kicks designation review for Jewelers' Row properties down the road 90 days
- Thursday, November 10, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 704-708 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA
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On Thursday morning, the Philadelphia Historical Commission decided to wait on the nomination for two Jewelers’ Row buildings to become historic because of demolition permits were issued for the properties the…
Demolition permits issued for Jewelers' Row buildings
- Wednesday, November 9, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 704-06 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA
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On Wednesday afternoon the Department of Licenses & Inspections (L&I) issued the demolition permits to raze buildings on Jewelers Row. The move comes in advance of a Thursday morning Historical Commission…
Committee supports designation of two threatened Jewelers' Row buildings
- Friday, October 21, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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On Friday morning the Philadelphia Historical Commission’s Committee on Historic Designation voted unanimously to recommend the nominations of 706 and 704 Sansom Street to the local historic register. The full Philadelphia…
Historic nomination of Rohm & Haas Building takes layered approach
- Tuesday, October 18, 2016
- By Alan Jaffe
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- 100 Independence Mall West, Philadelphia PA
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On Friday the Philadelphia Historical Commission’s designation committee will consider an extraordinary nomination for the Rohm & Haas Building on Independence Mall. It is a three-part nomination, “like a Russian nesting…
Zoning Board rejects appeal of Jewelers' Row permits
- Wednesday, October 5, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 702-710 Sansom Street, Philadelphia
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On Wednesday afternoon the Zoning Board of Adjustment quickly, and unanimously, ruled to deny an appeal that sought to stymie Toll Brothers’ proposed development on Jewelers’ Row. The proposed condo tower…
Zoning Board hears arguments over Jewelers' Row permits, continues hearing to next week
- Wednesday, September 28, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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A Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) meeting ended in acrimony on Wednesday afternoon, as the body decided to continue hearing the case about whether the Toll Brothers adequately posted signage about…
Support for preservation-minded solutions at Jewelers' Row
- Wednesday, September 28, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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It’s hard to imagine there is an RCO in Philadelphia with more architects among its membership than the Washington Square West Civic Association. At Tuesday night’s meeting of the community group’s…
Lens: Inside FGS Gems on Jewelers' Row
- Friday, September 23, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 708 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA
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It’s been about six weeks since news broke that the Toll Brothers wanted to build a 16-story story condo tower on Jewelers’ Row. Since then a few storeowners have been thrust…
Design Committee asks PHA to improve design for new headquarters but supports Cobbs Creek, East Market, and Winchester Park projects
- Wednesday, September 7, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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The controversies surrounding the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s (PHA) ambitious plans for the Sharswood neighborhood repeatedly interrupted Tuesday afternoon’s Civic Design Review Committee review of the agency’s plans to build itself a…
Frustration, opposition from Jewelers’ Row at community meeting on Toll Bros. plan
- Wednesday, August 24, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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- 702-710 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA
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On a good day, the Washington Square West Civic Association’s zoning meetings attract a crowd that just barely breaks into the double digits. Sometimes the zoning committee outnumbers the attendees.…
Past mistake: Preservationists hope city will learn from Jewelers Row threat
- Tuesday, August 23, 2016
- By Jim Saksa
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- 702-10 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA
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A developer’s proposal to replace five properties on Jewelers Row with a 16-story, 80-unit luxury condominium has Philadelphia’s small preservation community up in arms. While preservation advocates aren’t ready to concede…
Taking a Toll on Jewelers Row
- Friday, August 12, 2016
- By Ashley Hahn
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- 702-710 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA
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What kind of city do we want to be? That’s the question ringing in my ears reflecting on the news that Toll Brothers has plans to raze five adjacent properties on…
