Drexel Expands Its Empire; Sleepless in… Philadelphia?; New Opportunity for South Broad Street

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Please enjoy this week’s edition of Capstone Law’s Philadelphia Real Estate Trends:   Drexel University strikes again! Drexel, in partnership with Wexford Science and Technology, LLC, acquired the 14 acre former home of University City High School, The Charles Drew Elementary School, and the Walnut Center in University City.  Drexel intends to transform this section of University City into a $1 billion dollar project consisting of a …

Large Project to Connect Center City and University City; Luxury Apartments for Broad Street; New Design Demanded for Market East High-Rise

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  Please enjoy this week’s edition of Capstone Law’s Philadelphia Real Estate Trends:   Exciting developments continue occurring around Drexel University’s campus in University City.  In the next several weeks Drexel University, Amtrak, Brandywine Realty Trust, and other University City area institutions will select a developer to build a large project over the railroad tracks at 30th Street Station.  These tracks have created a barrier between University City …

Bart Blatstein Ventures South; Sunoco Leaves the City; and New Townhouses Come to Queens Village

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Happy New Year! Please enjoy this week’s edition of Capstone Law’s Philadelphia Real Estate Trends:   Bart Blatstein apparently is set to venture beyond his Northern Liberties base by acquiring the very large and long vacant parcel of land on the northeast corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue at the gateway of Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts.  According to several sources, Blatstein intends …