Commercial Real EstateNortheast Philly’s Franklin Mills mall is for saleThe sale comes amid a wave of mall redevelopment in the region, with demolition and residential construction a common fate for struggling shopping centers. Jake Blumgart Good government fix or a demolition derby? Historic preservation bill is provoking debate in Philly. Jake Blumgart How Chestnut Hill’s main street is staying relevant in the Amazon eraErin McCarthy Robert A.M. Stern, renowned architect whose designs included the Comcast Center and the Museum of the American Revolution, has died at 86Thomas Fitzgerald Is a vacant lot better than a decrepit building? Inside Philly’s latest debate over aging buildingsJake Blumgart AdvertisementHow is Center City retail doing? It depends what street you’re on.About 84% of Center City storefronts were occupied as of October, up one percentage point from last year, but there were vast discrepancies among different retail corridors.Erin McCarthy 20-year tax abatement to help turn schools and offices into homes may soon be legal in PhillyBuried in the state budget is a provision allowing for the new abatement. It is now up to City Council and Mayor Parker to craft city legislation to support it.Jake Blumgart Sloomoo Institute, an immersive slime playground, is one of King of Prussia Mall’s new stores this holiday season It is the viral slime-experience's first Philadelphia-area outpost. Other brands, including Princess Polly and Sukoshi, are set to open their first local stores at the mall December. Erin McCarthy Plymouth Meeting Mall slated to be sold to Philly developerThis is the latest PREIT property to be sold amid the company's financial struggles. Ariana Perez-Castells Bellwether District could soon announce its first tenantsA spokesperson for HRP Group would not comment on speculation that a data center is a possible use on the 1,300-acre former refinery site in South and Southwest Philadelphia.Frank Kummer West Philly affordable housing project could finally advance, almost 6 years after it was proposedA Cedar Park neighbor of a planned 104-unit affordable housing development lost a lawsuit that challenged the city's zoning change to facilitate the project. Abraham Gutman and Jake Blumgart Contractor caused construction of the W and Element hotels to go ‘off the rails,’ judge findsA judge found that the construction contractor, Tutor Perini Building Corp., subcontracted the concrete work to a company that botched the job and denied the issues for months.Abraham Gutman and Jake Blumgart Philly Housing Authority plans to lay off almost 300 workers in 2026The layoffs come as the authority is pursuing an ambitious expansion plan. Jake Blumgart Bistro at Cherry Hill owner indicted on charges of tax fraudAndrew Cosenza Jr. said as recently as last month that he was fighting to reopen his restaurant in the Cherry Hill Mall, which closed suddenly this summer amid bankruptcy proceedings. Erin McCarthy Conshohocken-area AI data center proposal abruptly withdrawn over legal issuesAn attorney for developer Brian O'Neill was forced to pull the application after legal-standing issues came to light at a Monday zoning board meeting. They can resubmit another proposal at any time.Erin McCarthy How Philly-area outlets survive and sometimes thrive in an era of dying malls Shoppers are still drawn to the deals advertised by outlet malls, which are evolving amid a broader push for experiential retail. Erin McCarthy These shuttered Iron Hill breweries are approved for sale to former Famous Dave’s CEOThe restaurants could be reopened as Iron Hills or as other brands, and are pending negotiations with the landlords. Erin McCarthy What should a dead mall become? In Exton, the debate continues. The massive empty shopping plaza is now the subject of a lawsuit after township officials rejected a local developer's plan for more apartments, townhouses, and a 55+ community on the site. Erin McCarthy Comcast promises to ‘turbocharge’ East Market revitalization efforts championed by Mayor Parker The mayor unveiled a list of 60 people who will sit on her Market East advisory committee. Jake Blumgart East Market Street methadone clinic is closing in building owned by Comcast and the 76ers The clinic has operated from its current location since 2009 but is expected to shutter at year's end. Jake Blumgart and Aubrey Whelan See more storiesAdvertisement
Northeast Philly’s Franklin Mills mall is for saleThe sale comes amid a wave of mall redevelopment in the region, with demolition and residential construction a common fate for struggling shopping centers. Jake Blumgart
Northeast Philly’s Franklin Mills mall is for saleThe sale comes amid a wave of mall redevelopment in the region, with demolition and residential construction a common fate for struggling shopping centers. Jake Blumgart
Good government fix or a demolition derby? Historic preservation bill is provoking debate in Philly. Jake Blumgart
Good government fix or a demolition derby? Historic preservation bill is provoking debate in Philly. Jake Blumgart
Robert A.M. Stern, renowned architect whose designs included the Comcast Center and the Museum of the American Revolution, has died at 86Thomas Fitzgerald
Robert A.M. Stern, renowned architect whose designs included the Comcast Center and the Museum of the American Revolution, has died at 86Thomas Fitzgerald
Is a vacant lot better than a decrepit building? Inside Philly’s latest debate over aging buildingsJake Blumgart
Is a vacant lot better than a decrepit building? Inside Philly’s latest debate over aging buildingsJake Blumgart
How is Center City retail doing? It depends what street you’re on.About 84% of Center City storefronts were occupied as of October, up one percentage point from last year, but there were vast discrepancies among different retail corridors.Erin McCarthy
How is Center City retail doing? It depends what street you’re on.About 84% of Center City storefronts were occupied as of October, up one percentage point from last year, but there were vast discrepancies among different retail corridors.Erin McCarthy
20-year tax abatement to help turn schools and offices into homes may soon be legal in PhillyBuried in the state budget is a provision allowing for the new abatement. It is now up to City Council and Mayor Parker to craft city legislation to support it.Jake Blumgart
20-year tax abatement to help turn schools and offices into homes may soon be legal in PhillyBuried in the state budget is a provision allowing for the new abatement. It is now up to City Council and Mayor Parker to craft city legislation to support it.Jake Blumgart
Sloomoo Institute, an immersive slime playground, is one of King of Prussia Mall’s new stores this holiday season It is the viral slime-experience's first Philadelphia-area outpost. Other brands, including Princess Polly and Sukoshi, are set to open their first local stores at the mall December. Erin McCarthy
Sloomoo Institute, an immersive slime playground, is one of King of Prussia Mall’s new stores this holiday season It is the viral slime-experience's first Philadelphia-area outpost. Other brands, including Princess Polly and Sukoshi, are set to open their first local stores at the mall December. Erin McCarthy
Plymouth Meeting Mall slated to be sold to Philly developerThis is the latest PREIT property to be sold amid the company's financial struggles. Ariana Perez-Castells
Plymouth Meeting Mall slated to be sold to Philly developerThis is the latest PREIT property to be sold amid the company's financial struggles. Ariana Perez-Castells
Bellwether District could soon announce its first tenantsA spokesperson for HRP Group would not comment on speculation that a data center is a possible use on the 1,300-acre former refinery site in South and Southwest Philadelphia.Frank Kummer
Bellwether District could soon announce its first tenantsA spokesperson for HRP Group would not comment on speculation that a data center is a possible use on the 1,300-acre former refinery site in South and Southwest Philadelphia.Frank Kummer
West Philly affordable housing project could finally advance, almost 6 years after it was proposedA Cedar Park neighbor of a planned 104-unit affordable housing development lost a lawsuit that challenged the city's zoning change to facilitate the project. Abraham Gutman and Jake Blumgart
West Philly affordable housing project could finally advance, almost 6 years after it was proposedA Cedar Park neighbor of a planned 104-unit affordable housing development lost a lawsuit that challenged the city's zoning change to facilitate the project. Abraham Gutman and Jake Blumgart
Contractor caused construction of the W and Element hotels to go ‘off the rails,’ judge findsA judge found that the construction contractor, Tutor Perini Building Corp., subcontracted the concrete work to a company that botched the job and denied the issues for months.Abraham Gutman and Jake Blumgart
Contractor caused construction of the W and Element hotels to go ‘off the rails,’ judge findsA judge found that the construction contractor, Tutor Perini Building Corp., subcontracted the concrete work to a company that botched the job and denied the issues for months.Abraham Gutman and Jake Blumgart
Philly Housing Authority plans to lay off almost 300 workers in 2026The layoffs come as the authority is pursuing an ambitious expansion plan. Jake Blumgart
Philly Housing Authority plans to lay off almost 300 workers in 2026The layoffs come as the authority is pursuing an ambitious expansion plan. Jake Blumgart
Bistro at Cherry Hill owner indicted on charges of tax fraudAndrew Cosenza Jr. said as recently as last month that he was fighting to reopen his restaurant in the Cherry Hill Mall, which closed suddenly this summer amid bankruptcy proceedings. Erin McCarthy
Bistro at Cherry Hill owner indicted on charges of tax fraudAndrew Cosenza Jr. said as recently as last month that he was fighting to reopen his restaurant in the Cherry Hill Mall, which closed suddenly this summer amid bankruptcy proceedings. Erin McCarthy
Conshohocken-area AI data center proposal abruptly withdrawn over legal issuesAn attorney for developer Brian O'Neill was forced to pull the application after legal-standing issues came to light at a Monday zoning board meeting. They can resubmit another proposal at any time.Erin McCarthy
Conshohocken-area AI data center proposal abruptly withdrawn over legal issuesAn attorney for developer Brian O'Neill was forced to pull the application after legal-standing issues came to light at a Monday zoning board meeting. They can resubmit another proposal at any time.Erin McCarthy
How Philly-area outlets survive and sometimes thrive in an era of dying malls Shoppers are still drawn to the deals advertised by outlet malls, which are evolving amid a broader push for experiential retail. Erin McCarthy
How Philly-area outlets survive and sometimes thrive in an era of dying malls Shoppers are still drawn to the deals advertised by outlet malls, which are evolving amid a broader push for experiential retail. Erin McCarthy
These shuttered Iron Hill breweries are approved for sale to former Famous Dave’s CEOThe restaurants could be reopened as Iron Hills or as other brands, and are pending negotiations with the landlords. Erin McCarthy
These shuttered Iron Hill breweries are approved for sale to former Famous Dave’s CEOThe restaurants could be reopened as Iron Hills or as other brands, and are pending negotiations with the landlords. Erin McCarthy
What should a dead mall become? In Exton, the debate continues. The massive empty shopping plaza is now the subject of a lawsuit after township officials rejected a local developer's plan for more apartments, townhouses, and a 55+ community on the site. Erin McCarthy
What should a dead mall become? In Exton, the debate continues. The massive empty shopping plaza is now the subject of a lawsuit after township officials rejected a local developer's plan for more apartments, townhouses, and a 55+ community on the site. Erin McCarthy
Comcast promises to ‘turbocharge’ East Market revitalization efforts championed by Mayor Parker The mayor unveiled a list of 60 people who will sit on her Market East advisory committee. Jake Blumgart
Comcast promises to ‘turbocharge’ East Market revitalization efforts championed by Mayor Parker The mayor unveiled a list of 60 people who will sit on her Market East advisory committee. Jake Blumgart
East Market Street methadone clinic is closing in building owned by Comcast and the 76ers The clinic has operated from its current location since 2009 but is expected to shutter at year's end. Jake Blumgart and Aubrey Whelan
East Market Street methadone clinic is closing in building owned by Comcast and the 76ers The clinic has operated from its current location since 2009 but is expected to shutter at year's end. Jake Blumgart and Aubrey Whelan
