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Philadelphia Neighborhood Spotlight: Passyunk Square

Welcome to another edition of “Philadelphia Neighborhood Spotlight.”

If you do not live in Philadelphia, but visit the city occasionally for work, dinner, or historical sights, you probably frequent the city’s more popular areas: Center City, Fairmount, Manayunk, etc. But if you’re looking for a cool, new neighborhood to see, Passyunk Square is a must.

Up until I started my new career in residential real estate sales, I had never really seen (or heard) of this unique neighborhood. Not only does it symbolize what neighborhood/business associations and community involvement can do to help revitalize an area, but it also becomes a blueprint for other aspiring urban neighborhoods to follow.

The next time you visit Philadelphia, or look to buy/rent a home in our great city, make sure you save some time for Passyunk Square.

Old Tastykake Factory to Become New Shopping Center

Now that Tastykake has moved their baking facility to the Navy Yard, their old factory site (located in the East Falls/Hunting Park West section of Philadelphia) will now become home to a brand new, 71,000 sq ft ShopRite.

ShopRite will be the anchor of a 220,000 sq ft shopping center which broke ground on 3/21. More details to come on the surrounding retail spots.

See the exact location of the new shopping center here.

Is Marathon’s urban farm concept a model for other US cities?

After reading more about the Marathon Farm project, my immediate answer was yes. It fills in a vacant lot, creates jobs, provides fresh food to a lower income neighborhood, and it’s a great way for a local business to give back to the community.
This article should also help shed some light on the “when,” “where,” and “why.”