7-story mixed-use building proposed for corner of 6th and Washington Ave.

The Queen Village Neighborhood Association will discuss the proposed demolition of three existing structures at 541 and 542 Washington Ave. and 1043 S. 6th St. in favor of a 7-story mixed-use building. The project needs a zoning variance and the

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Quick Hits: 3-story homes rule; Ward election battle that matters; and The Dolphin is 1 year old

Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell has dropped her push to ban new three-story houses on predominately two-story blocks across the city. Plan Philly reports that the City Planning Commission has been talking to Blackwell about a neighborhood-conservation zoning overlay that would apply

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