Shirt Corner, Third and Market | Photo: Bradley Maule
- Leo Addimando, the preservation-minded developer who had planned to salvage the 19th-century brick buildings of the iconic Shirt Corner in Old City and transform them into 59 apartments, says he has no choice other than to abide by the orders of L&I to demolish the structures after their structural integrity was determined to be “imminently dangerous.”The Inquirer reports that Addimando, the current vice president of the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, will reconstruct the buildings in their original style.
- “We saw systemic failures at every level of L&I,” says the grand jury report of the investigation of the Buck Hosiery fire. Eyes on the Street outlines the analysis in which everyone lost—the City’s L&I Department, deadbeat building owners Nahman and Michael Lichtenstein, and certainly, the Philadelphia Fire Department. And yet, due to the City’s failure to act, the District Attorney announced that no criminal charges will be brought to the Lichensteins, who still own the property.
- Project H.O.M.E. is building a 28,598-square-foot comprehensive healthcare facility on the 2100 block of Cecil B. Moore, says the Philadelphia Real Estate Blog. The Stephen Klein Wellness Center will allow the organization to expand upon its areas of care to include dentistry, physical therapy, fitness, and a pharmacy. Executive director Sister Mary Scullion reflects that “the vision shared by all partners of integrating physical and behavioral health along with wellness and affordable housing is now becoming a reality and will enable those who are chronically homeless to break the cycle of homelessness.”
- CBSPhilly reports on yet another water main break, this one along the Roosevelt Boulevard, between Harbison and Tyson Avenues.
About the author
Stephen Currall recently received his BA in history from Arcadia University. Before beginning doctoral studies, he is pursuing his interest in local history, specifically just how Philadelphians engage their vibrant past. Besides skimming through 18th century letters, Steve is also interested in music and travel.
