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Point Breeze community continuing to fight for Smith School

The Smith School at 19th and Wharton was one of the schools put up for sale in 2013, along with Vare in Pennsport and the now-transformed Bok. Since the school’s closure, nearby residents have been fighting to get it back

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Tentative agreement reached for Concordia Group’s plans for development of Walter G. Smith School

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 Taylor Farnsworth 1300 S. 19th St., 19th and Wharton, 19th Street, Smith Elementary, Walter G. Smith School, Walter Smith, Wharton Street min read

The Concordia Group has been working to buy some of the city’s shuttered schools, including Point Breeze’s Walter Smith School and the Vare School in Pennsport. The schools first went up for sale in 2013. The developer’s plans for Walter

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Daughter of luxury Rittenhouse high-rise developer has big plans for Bok; Vare & Smith sales also approved

September 19, 2014September 22, 2014 Albert Stumm Bok, Smith Elementary, Vare min read

UPDATE: Bok was sold to a company run by the daughter of the luxury developer mentioned in this post. Click here for details of the mixed-use plan. The sales of the shuttered Bok, Vare and Smith schools were approved last night

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3 S. Philly school buildings on possible path to redevelopment as city announces open houses

May 8, 2014May 8, 2014 Albert Stumm Bok, Smith Elementary, Vare min read

Are you a developer with a sense of adventure? Then this kind of open house is for you. The city has announced that it will hold open houses for 20 shuttered school buildings in the next month, and on the