ENR Construction

APRIL 13, 2023

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

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Philadelphia Construction 36

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

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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Philadelphia Pennsylvania Construction 98

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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Philadelphia Budgeting Budget Los Angeles 52

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

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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Philadelphia Construction Finance 95

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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Philadelphia Office 88

ENR Construction

APRIL 12, 2022

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

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Philadelphia Construction 41

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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Philadelphia Construction Estimating Housing 52

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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Philadelphia Contractors Construction Structural Engineering 163

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 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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Philadelphia Renovating Leases Deals 41

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

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

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Philadelphia Contractors 74

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

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

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

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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Contractors Certification Philadelphia Chicago 131

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

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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Philadelphia Pennsylvania Leases Retail 40

Pro Builder

MAY 25, 2023

In Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Houston, monthly mortgage costs are lower than monthly rental costs by as much as 24%. Philadelphia offers a 7% discount, and it's followed by Cleveland (4% discount) and then Houston (1% discount). Read more Affordability Housing Markets Build to Rent Housing Markets

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San Jose San Francisco Metro Cleveland 52

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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Philadelphia Residential Union Negotiation 61

Construction Dive

MAY 19, 2020

Managers at LOTT Restaurant Construction have refined timelines, employed virtual walkthroughs and researched practices from hospital construction to help the firm and clients evolve in a changing business environment.

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Philadelphia Contractors Construction Employment 160

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Subcontractor employees, whose names have not been disclosed, were struck by a train on a track supposed to be shut for construction work, officials say

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Philadelphia Construction 69

Construction Dive

JANUARY 2, 2019

The general contractor is a "natural fit" for the 1.5 million square foot development that is expected to create about 3,000 construction jobs, an official said.

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Construction Philadelphia Contractors 124

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

BD+C

MAY 21, 2014

In a special exhibit to open this summer, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will display the comprehensive plan that Frank Gehry has created for the renovation and expansion of its home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Body Image: read more.

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Renovating Philadelphia Plans Contractors 92

BD+C

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Philadelphia will soon be getting its own version of New York’s popular High Line park as construction on the first phase of The Rail Park will begin by the end of the current calendar year. The project will transform the tracks of the old Reading Railroad into a 25,000-sf linear park. million to build.

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Philadelphia Railroad Green Construction 40

Construction Equipment

JUNE 9, 2013

The man operating the excavator involved in the Philadelphia building collapse has turned himself into police, who charged him with involuntary manslaughter. Police say the man had tested positive for marijuana use on the job.

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Philadelphia News 65

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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Philadelphia Revit Cash Flow Office 40

Construction Equipment

JULY 23, 2015

An excavator operator accused of being under the influence of drugs the day of a fatal building collapse in Philadelphia , pleaded guilty to six counts of involuntary manslaughter, 12 count of reckless endangerment and causing a catastrophe, reports NBC Philadelphia.

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Philadelphia 48

Contractor Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2016

While you’re at Comfortech this September, between listening to speakers or attending conferences don’t forget to take time to look around Philadelphia! read more.

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Philadelphia Conference 40

BD+C

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Downtown Philadelphia once was a bustling place. Over time however, this area of downtown Philadelphia was neglected, leaving many mid-rise buildings in a state of disrepair.

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Philadelphia New Jersey 40

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The charges against Local 98 IBEW union leader John Dougherty and others range from bribery to fraud, forcing some to consider how much undue influence the city's unions have over the local industry.

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Philadelphia Industrial Construction Union 92

BD+C

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The Philadelphia Art Commission has weighed in somewhat unfavorably on Robert A.M. Stern''s design for the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

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Philadelphia Drawings Commissioning Design 74

ENR Construction

APRIL 26, 2021

Former naval shipyard plans next construction phase but site remediation and legal issues dog planned revamp of one-time Gulf Oil refinery.

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Philadelphia Site Industrial Construction 69

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

According to one contractor, an employee was seen removing mandated safety equipment before he fell from roof of a distribution center under construction.

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Philadelphia OSHA Contractors Safety 74