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Feds: Former ZBA head embezzled from nonprofits
- Wednesday, January 30, 2019
- By Ryan Briggs
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James Moylan, a Pennsport chiropractor and former head of Philadelphia’s Zoning Board of Adjustment, was indicted Tuesday by federal authorities on charges that he embezzled money from two nonprofits he organized.…
Meet the broken system costing your neighborhood its voice
- Saturday, February 3, 2018
- By Ashley Hahn
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By Ashley Hahn “Philadelphia cannot afford to hang on to a process that favors discretion and subjectivity over objectivity, clarity and predictability.” That’s how a 2004 Building Industry Association report criticized…
Negative on sex positive club in Tacony, ZBA revokes permit
- Wednesday, September 13, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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On Wednesday evening, the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) voted to revoke the fraternal organization permit for the Philly Music Hall, a recently-opened, sex-positive community association located in the historic Tacony…
Faith No More: Judge dismisses suit to prevent development of St. Laurentius site
- Tuesday, August 29, 2017
- By Jake Blumgart
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On Tuesday, a neighborhood group suffered a severe setback in their stubborn attempt to keep apartments out of the abandoned St. Laurentius church in Fishtown. Last year, the Zoning Board…
St. Laurentius reuse clears zoning board, opponents eye appeal
- Friday, November 18, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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- Memphis and Berks streets, Philadelphia PA
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Earlier this week the Zoning Board of Adjustments (ZBA) finally issued its decision on the future of the closed St. Laurentius Catholic Church in Fishtown. The almost 150-year-old structure has been…
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…
What should Philly expect in a new Zoning Board chair?
- Monday, September 26, 2016
- By Jake Blumgart
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During the 2015 mayoral race Jim Kenney expressed a desire to professionalize the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) and ensure that it operated in a fair and “speedier” fashion. In almost…
Councilman Johnson introduces bill to stop Bart Blatstein’s proposed Broad and Washington development
- Thursday, May 5, 2016
- By Jim Saksa
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Councilman Kenyatta Johnson has listened to the critics and he’s doing something about it. Not his critics, though: Bart Blatstein’s, who have lambasted the real estate developer’s plans for a massive…
Blatstein seeks zoning variances at Broad & Washington
- Wednesday, February 3, 2016
- By Jared Brey
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- 1001 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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Developer Bart Blatstein is looking to move ahead with his proposal for a major mixed-use project at Broad & Washington, on of the city’s most visible vacant lots. And he’s not…
Proposal to coordinate planning and development on Tuesday's ballot
- Wednesday, October 28, 2015
- By Jared Brey
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Next week, Philadelphia voters will be asked to elect a new mayor, new state Supreme Court judges, and at least a few new members of City Council. Turnout is expected to…
Board approves supermarket and apartments behind Divine Lorraine
- Monday, October 5, 2015
- By Jared Brey
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- 1300 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
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Philadelphia’s zoning board voted last week to approve plans for a major development at 1300 Fairmount Avenue, behind the Divine Lorraine. The project, from RAL Development Services of New York, would…
Appeals to zoning board trending downward
- Tuesday, March 10, 2015
- By Jared Brey
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In a possible sign that Philadelphia’s rewritten zoning code is having its intended effect, the number of cases heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment continues to decline even as development…
Judge rejects city appeal of permit for Southwest Philly strip club
- Friday, August 15, 2014
- By Jared Brey
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- 6130 West Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
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Southwest Philadelphia’s Vanity Grand Cabaret can remain open after the Dept. of Licenses and Inspections lost an appeal of a zoning board decision from last September. Earlier this month, Judge Ellen…
The tricky politics of transit-oriented development in Northern Liberties
- Thursday, August 7, 2014
- By Jon Geeting
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- 1133 N. 4th Street , Philadelphia, PA.
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Last Wednesday's morning news roundup led to an interesting discussion with PlanPhilly contributor and Northern Liberties Neighbors Association President Matt Ruben about whether it was fair to characterize opposition to an…
Council adopts new zoning regulations for Registered Community Organizations
- Thursday, January 23, 2014
- By Jared Brey
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- City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.
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By a vote of 14-3, City Council passed a bill Thursday that would adjust the zoning regulations for Registered Community Organizations, which has proven to be the most contentious aspect yet…
Southwest Philly cabaret cleared to reopen
- Thursday, September 19, 2013
- By Jared Brey
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- 6130 W. Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
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The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 3-2 on Wednesday to sustain an appeal of a Licences & Inspections violation handed to the operators of a shuttered go-go bar and steakhouse at…
Zoning board to decide fate of closed Southwest Philly go-go bar
- Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- By Jared Brey
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- 6130 W. Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
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Christine’s Cabaret, a go-go bar and steakhouse in Southwest Philly, was closed in March of 2012, shortly after owner Rob Laflar died of an apparent drug overdose the previous January while…
Neighbors worry about parking near latest Domani proposal in Fishtown
- Thursday, September 5, 2013
- By Jared Brey
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- 1421 E. Columbia Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
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Roland Kassis of Domani Developers wants to convert an out-of-use industrial building at 1421 E. Columbia Ave., near Memphis Street in Fishtown, into a 57-unit apartment complex with a City Fitness…
Zoning board considers residential tower at 20th and Market
- Thursday, August 22, 2013
- By Jared Brey
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- 1919 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Update: The Zoning Board of Adjustment granted both variances and the special exception to Brandywine Realty Trust on Sept. 11, 2013. Representatives of Brandywine Realty Trust implored the zoning board on…
Design review committee grapples with above-ground parking issues
- Wednesday, August 7, 2013
- By Jared Brey
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- 1919 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review Committee, a seven-member group that has met monthly since the new zoning code was enacted last summer, is charged with evaluating the public impacts of large development…
