Wharton Street – Passyunk Post

Community meeting next week to discuss proposed mixed-use development for Pennsport Freda Meats site

December 15, 2016December 21, 2016 Taylor Farnsworth Freda, Front and Wharton, Front Street, Pennsport Civic Association, Wharton Street min read

Next week a big development project will be presented at a Pennsport Civic Association meeting. A proposal for a mixed-use project with townhouses, apartments and retail for the Freda Meats site at 1334 Front St. will be shown to the

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Kind notes and sidewalk art brings positivity to vandalism site

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 Taylor Farnsworth Broad and Wharton, Broad Street, Graffiti, South Philly Co-op Playschool, vandalism, Wharton Street min read

South Philly Co-op Playschool‘s parents and children, along with other area residents, have been taking to the Meglio Furs storefront at Broad and Wharton to spread positivity after last week’s post-election vandalism. A photo posted by Erin Cosgrove (@erincsgrv) on

Developments Point Breeze

Point Breeze community continuing to fight for Smith School

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016 Taylor Farnsworth 19th and Wharton, 19th Street, Smith Elementary, Walter G. Smith School, Wharton Street min read

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

Newbold Real Estate

SoPhilly Spotlight: Modern Newbold home edition

October 28, 2016October 28, 2016 Taylor Farnsworth 1532 Wharton St., SoPhilly Spotlight, Wharton Street min read

This week’s SoPhilly Spotlight is a four bedroom, four bathroom home located at 1532 Wharton St. in Newbold. Currently listed for $369,900, this 1,680 sq. ft. home has modern upgrades and a convenient, close to Broad Street location.

Developments Point Breeze

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

Developments Point Breeze

2012 Wharton development receives zoning board approval

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 Taylor Farnsworth 2012 Wharton St., Wharton Street, Zoning Board of Adjustment min read

In 2013 plans were first presented for a 50 home development at 2012 Wharton St. in Point Breeze. The project then went quiet for a few years, with not much movement beyond the demolition of a large warehouse that stood

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