Pro Builder

MAY 5, 2023

Two groups of high school juniors and seniors from the Maritime Charter Academy High School in Philadelphia; and one group from the Sequoia Alternative Program, Lenape Regional School District, in New Jersey, have participated in Workshop on the Water once a week for 2 to 3 hours at a time.

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Business Facilities

MARCH 24, 2021

Development Plan Launched At Philadelphia Navy Yard at BusinessFacilities.com. Upon completion of the $400M phase one, PIDC and Ensemble/Mosaic will have created one million square feet of life sciences space.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 23, 2024

The aging William H. Gray III 30th Street Station is one of the busiest intercity passenger railroad facilities in the U.S.

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Philadelphia Railroad 142

Construction Equipment

JUNE 16, 2020

The 40,000-square-foot facility is 35 miles outside of Philadelphia, on three acres. “We Able Equipment Rental opened a new location in West Chester, Pennsylvania, combining its Norristown and Honey Brook facilities. We researched and toured several properties in the area before committing to the…

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Philadelphia Equipment Pennsylvania 68

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 15, 2020

ENR MidAtlantic Specialty Firm of the Year Philadelphia D&M finds success through innovation and experimentation.

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Philadelphia Innovation 69

BD+C

JUNE 15, 2021

Ground broke today on the largest project that Montgomery County in Pennsylvania has undertaken to date: a 508,150-sf campus in the Philadelphia suburb of Norristown, Pa., that, when completed in 2026, will include the construction of the 330,000-sf, six-story Montgomery County Justice Center.

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Pro Builder

JULY 29, 2022

Out-Of-Town Buyers Are Flocking to Philadelphia With Big Budgets, and Locals Can’t Keep Up. Buyers are relocating to Philadelphia from coastal job centers and spending 40% more on homes than locals. The typical Philadelphia home sold for just $300,000 in June, less than half of New York’s $705,000 median sale price.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Last Tuesday, the Northeast Community Propel Academy, a K-8 school with the capacity for 1,660 students, opened In Philadelphia.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 13, 2023

Dodge data on projected 2023 construction starts in the Philadelphia area.

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Philadelphia Construction 36

BD+C

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The 92-year-old Kensington Trust Company Building in Philadelphia is a community landmark. But in recent years, this limestone edifice—vacant since 2015, after its last tenant, Wells Fargo, left—had come to symbolize a poor and crime-ridden neighborhood’s despair.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The bank is looking to expand in areas such as Boston, Charlotte, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. — but aims to close another 30 First Republic locations.

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Construction Dive

JULY 20, 2023

The free camp tours jobsites in the city, provides safety orientation and advertises the perks of a career in the trades.

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Philadelphia Safety 118

ENR Construction

APRIL 12, 2022

Dodge data on projected 2022 construction starts in the Philadelphia area.

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Philadelphia Construction 41

Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The 175,000-square-foot Global Innovation Center at the Philadelphia Navy Yard is the world's largest research & development center dedicated to coatings and color. Read: Axalta Opens R&D Center In Philadelphia at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Philadelphia Innovation Pennsylvania News 46

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The 2020 ENR MidAtlantic Specialty Contractor of the Year is Philadelphia D&M.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Amtrak has finalized the terms of a lease and development agreement for Philadelphia’s historic William H. Gray III 30th Street Station.

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Constructonomics

JUNE 26, 2013

The building that collapsed at 21st and Market Street in Philadelphia is nothing less than a tragedy. But now that the dust has quite literally settled, it’s time to pick up the pieces and figure out what went wrong. However, it’s just not an easy thing to do.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Philadelphia-Area Custom Homebuilder Chooses TYPAR for Durability, Performance. As builders of high-end custom homes in the greater Philadelphia area for more than 50 years, the team at DeLuca Construction knows a thing or two about choosing quality products that will meet their customers’ expectations for years to come. kcichowicz.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 29, 2024

Construction on the $550-million project began this month and is scheduled for completion in 2027.

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Philadelphia Renovating Schedule Construction 69

BD+C

APRIL 25, 2018

The Cambria Hotel & Suites on South Broad Street is now open for business in Center City, Philadelphia. The 15-story, 174,000-sf hotel brings 223 guest rooms to the Pennsylvania city.

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Philadelphia Pennsylvania 49

BD+C

AUGUST 25, 2019

500 Walnut is a 26-story luxury condo building with 35 residences whose selling prices average $5 million, the highest in Philadelphia to date, according to the building’s developer Scannapieco Development Corporation (SDC).

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Philadelphia 63

ENR Construction

JANUARY 29, 2024

Construction began this month and is set for completion in 2027.

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Philadelphia Construction 74

ENR Construction

MARCH 1, 2024

Contracts for upgrade projects at several more maintenance facilities are set to be awarded his year.

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Philadelphia Design Contract 78

BD+C

AUGUST 14, 2018

1, its largest city, Philadelphia, has opted to adopt the newer 2018 IECC standard. Philadelphia is one of the first jurisdictions to move to the latest code. While the state of Pennsylvania will adopt the 2015 IECC energy efficiency building code on Oct. The new state code represents at least a 28% efficiency improvement.

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Philadelphia Pennsylvania 53

ENR Construction

APRIL 5, 2021

Dodge data on projected 2021 construction starts in the Philadelphia area.

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Philadelphia Construction 36

ENR Construction

JANUARY 29, 2024

Construction on the $550-million project began this month and is scheduled for completion in 2027.

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Philadelphia Schedule Construction 78

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A birthday dinner former union business manage John Dougherty, and gifts to relatives, were allegedly paid with union funds.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 5, 2024

To expedite 217,000 sq ft of new support and research space for the University of Pennsylvania Health System building, there’s nowhere to go but up.

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Philadelphia Pennsylvania 41

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A birthday dinner former union business manage John Dougherty, and gifts to relatives, were allegedly paid with union funds.

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Union Philadelphia Management 74

Construction Dive

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chicago and Philadelphia’s reciprocal arrangement for disadvantaged businesses could become a national model, organizers say.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Five Below, a specialty value retailer catering to teens and pre-teens, will expand and relocate its national headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, a move that will create 154 new, high-wage jobs. “We We knew from day one we wanted Five Below’s headquarters to be in Philadelphia,” said Joel Anderson, CEO of Five Below.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 1, 2024

Amtrak is planning to award contracts for upgrade projects at several more of its maintenance facilities this year.

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Philadelphia Contract Design Plans 68

Construction Dive

JUNE 12, 2023

Construction industry news, trends and jobs for building professionals who want mobile-friendly content.

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Philadelphia Mobility News Industrial 72

BD+C

OCTOBER 17, 2018

After months of negotiation between residential builders and the plumbers union, Philadelphia is poised to allow the use of plastic pipes in high-rise residential construction. A memorandum of understanding hammered out by the Plumbing Advisory Board will be incorporated into the new building code next year.

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Green Industry Professionals

JUNE 7, 2017

A design competition is launching to reimagine about 130 acres of landscape around the Philadelphia International Airport.

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Philadelphia Airports Design 49

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Skanska Koch project employees, whose names have not been disclosed, were struck by a train on a track supposed to be shut for repairs, officials say

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Philadelphia Construction 74

BD+C

JUNE 1, 2016

Faced with a dwindling congregation and shrinking cash flow, the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral found itself in a conundrum that vexes many urban churches: how to fund the modernization of its cathedral (circa 1855) and maintain operations. 3737 Chestnut, Philadelphia, Pa. HONORABLE MENTION.

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