ULI TO DIE FOR

We sat riveted last week during Philadelphia Urban Land Institute's Transformative Regional Game Changers event at The Union League. But who wouldn't be with a panel like this: SB Friedman Development Advisors president Stephen Friedman, Brandywine Realty Trust CEO Gerard Sweeney, Philly Mayor Michael Nutter, Bucks County Commission chair Robert Loughery, and William Penn Foundation president Jeremy Nowak. Among the city's “game changers,” the panel cited the Navy Yard, the convention center, and the airport expansion as big ones. Can anyone guess who's in that portrait?
In fact, the mayor called the Navy Yard redevelopment the “greatest turnaround of any Navy Yard in the US” (so watch out for giant ships making U-turns). “We should have the best waterfront in America,” he says.

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's Philadelphia Newsletters
Related Stories

Downtown Atlanta Improvement Group Picks Food Bank Chief As Next Leader

Bucks County Mall Closing As Owners Prepare Redevelopment Plans

Sales Of Lower-End Apartments Surge In Philly As Landlords Face Financial Issues

Trump's DEI Crackdown Is Creating New Risks For Landlords That Lease To The Government

Philly Has The Fundamentals. Now It Has To Reduce The Risk Of Building

Brandon Johnson Seeks Second Term Amid Strained CRE Relationship

Apartments Kick Off New Era Of Mixed-Use Activity In Philly Navy Yard

Former CBRE Exec Suing Brokerage Giant Over Age Discrimination, Whistleblower Complaint

D.C. Investor Behind The Stacks Swaps CEO For First Time In 25 Years

Local Auto Giant Buys Site For New Bucks County Dealership: The Philadelphia Deal Sheet

CBRE IM Buys Net Lease REIT For $1.6B, Plans More Investment

The Difference Between Service And Hospitality That Makes A Flexible Workspace A Success