PhilaPort Advances $90M Plan To Buy 152 Acres With Rail Facility: The Philadelphia Deal Sheet
The agency in charge of Philadelphia’s port system wants to expand its real estate portfolio to increase the city’s shipping capacity.
PhilaPort is getting closer to spending $90M on 152 acres next to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philly. The agency’s board authorized an agreement with current owner Norfolk Southern Corp. on Wednesday.
“Land acquisition is and continues to be the cornerstone and an utmost priority for PhilaPort in its expansion efforts along the Delaware River to create jobs and serve as an economic driver for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” PhilaPort staff wrote in a memo obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The purchase is expected to close in the fall, an agency spokesperson told the outlet.
PhilaPort is eying the plot’s intermodal rail facility, which could help move cars and large containers away from the waterfront more efficiently.
PEOPLE
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SALES
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LEASES
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CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
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FINANCING
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THIS AND THAT
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