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Of all the data and trends analysis contained in this year’s publication, the number that jumps out most is
University City’s realization of the 75,000 jobs milestone.
Why is 75,000 a magic number? It means that from nanofab equipment specialists to neonatologists, from software
development engineers to clinical programmers, and from carpenters to electricians, University City institutions
and businesses are fueling the growth of the regional economy. University City is not simply producing jobs, we’re
producing good jobs, creating opportunity in the neighborhood, city and region. From 2008 to 2013, in fact,
we’ve seen a 79% increase in middle- to high-wage positions. In a city whose progress has been constrained by
tepid private sector job growth, the magical mix of academic, research and commercial partners in University City
is leading the region–and much of the country–in the acceleration of economic activity.
As we enter an age of innovation districts, when the cities that succeed are the ones that cluster research and
knowledge institutions with talent and start-ups, University City boasts an astonishing 30,000 jobs per square mile.
By comparison, Cambridge, MA–always a benchmark for anchor institution-driven development–contains 19,000 jobs
per square mile. With job density comes commercial vibrancy. Indeed, eastern University City has seen a 24% increase
in food and beverage establishments since 2009 and a recent construction boom resulting in than 10 million new
square feet of new development. Remarkably, even as office inventory has grown by 26% in less than a decade,
University City has a region-leading 97.4% office occupancy rate. And, as the neighborhood transforms palpably into
a dynamic, 24/7 urban center, eight major residential projects have driven an 11% increase in population since 2013.
While job growth, construction figures and commercial vibrancy tell a substantial part of the University City story,
qualitative measures revealing a neighborhood of choice abound. Institutions, businesses, communities and
civic intermediaries like University City District fully understand that booming commercial infrastructure must
be accompanied by commensurate investments in beautiful civic infrastructure. The sustained growth in the
development, evolution and improvement of parks, public squares, vibrant streets and attractive transit
infrastructure heralds a future University City admired as much for its quality of place as it is for its quantity
of jobs, institutions and building projects.
Please enjoy The State of University City, and join us to help create a future of growth, innovation and opportunity.
Sincerely,
Matt Bergheiser
Executive Director
University City District
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Spotlight on University City
Real Estate Development and Planning
Employment
Office Market
Retail and Hospitality
Colleges and Universities
Healthcare
Transportation
People
Residential
Events, Arts and Culture
Innovation
Looking Forward
University City District’s Impact in the Neighborhood
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Office Occupancy
97%
Retailers
154
Restaurants and Bars
260
Ground Floor Commercial
Occupancy Rate
88%
Retail Square Feet
Under Construction
79,000
Hotel Rooms
723
Hotel Rooms
Under Constuction
315
Hotel Room Occupancy
78%
50,608
Population
56%
Percentage of Residents
Aged 25 or Older with a
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
Colleges and Universities
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Hospitals
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Admissions
86,253
Annual Amtrak 30th
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Station Passengers
4,083,704
Percentage of Residents
Who Walk, Bicycle, or Ride
Public Transit to Work
71%
Median Resident
Commute Time
20-24minutes
Home Sales
113
Median Home
Sale Price
$316,000
Median Apartment Rent
$1,450
Residential Units
Just Completed or
Under Construction
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University City is the region’s leader in education, science, and innovation, boasting
world-class universities and medical institutions. The neighborhood is also a
destinationforfoodloversandcultureseekers,withinternationallyacclaimeddining,
museums, and galleries; a hub for transportation with some of the most pedestrian
and bicyclist-friendly streets in the city; and a leader in employment. A mosaic
of high rises and tree-lined streets, anchor institutions and small businesses,
University City is Philadelphia’s neighborhood of choice for thousands of people and
families from a wide range of backgrounds.
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Innovation Surged
The number of patents issued is up 75% over 5 years and 110% since
2006, while R&D spending hovered around $1 billion dollars.
An Increase in Visitors Swelled Hotel Occupancy
Hotel occupancy increased 5% and is up 10% since the recession low
in 2009, despite an increase in average daily rates of 9% and a 27%
growth in supply.
More Restaurants, Cafes & Bars Opened Their Doors
Driven by growth in the institutional and office core, University City
saw an increase of 15% in full service dining establishments and 23% in
casual service restaurants since 2009.
Residents Opted to Walk, Bike, or Take
Public Transit Rather Than Drive
SEPTA boardings continued their strong recent growth, up 19% since
2009. The percentage of University City residents commuting by foot,
transit, or bike increased by 5% since 2000.
Central University City Evolved Towards a 24 Hour
Neighborhood with New Residents & Businesses
The number of food and beverage establishments was up by 24% in
central University City since 2009. Pedestrian counts in the core have
shown continued growth, while counts on Market Street (30th
-37th
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particular have shown consistent gains, up 12% since 2012.
A Robust Market for New Developments
University City remains one of the most active markets for new real
estate projects in the region, with over 10 million square feet currently
under construction or recently completed, representing an estimated
value of over 4.6 billion dollars.
Growth at Major Employers Led to More New Jobs
We estimate 75,000 total jobs in University City by the end of 2015,
and the number surpassing 76,000 in 2016.
The Office Market Remained Among the
Tightest in the Region
At 2.6%, University City’s office vacancy rate has hit its lowest level
since 2008, prior to the burst of the real estate bubble. University
City’s vacancy rate was the lowest among 27 regional submarkets,
even as inventory has grown by 26% since the recession.
The Population Continued to Expand
Between 2013 and 2016, University City will have added roughly 2,500
new units of multifamily housing, increasing the neighborhood’s
population by roughly 11%.
The Residential Workforce Became Among the
Most Educated in the City
An impressive 56% of University City residents possess bachelor’s
degrees or above, compared to 24% in Philadelphia overall.
University Enrollments Grew
In 2015, the number of students enrolled at University City’s colleges
and universities surpassed 44,000 for the first time, and has grown
approximately 5% over the last 5 years.
Home Values Reached a New High
In 2014, the median home sale price reached a new record high of
$316,000, with recent increases spread across neighborhoods.
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The FMC Tower at Cira Centre South
Under Construction
When completed, the 49-story building will stand 730 feet
and contain 635,000 square feet of office space.
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University City’s real estate growth continues at a breakneck pace. Major residential,
office, hotel, and institutional projects continue to alter and expand our growing
skyline,includingrecentlycompletedapartmentandmixed-usebuildings,significant
hospital projects, and the tallest addition to the skyline west of the Schuylkill River,
Brandywine Realty Trust’s FMC Tower at Cira South.
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The Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics
Henry A. Jordan M’62 Medical Education Center
Pavilion for Advanced Care
at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
3601 Market
HUB 3939
3737 Chestnut Apartments
4224 Baltimore
43rd
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Market Street Bridge
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All told, 29 new development projects advanced or were completed in the last 12 months, representing nearly
six million square feet of new office, research, academic, and medical space for a projected value of over
2.2 billion dollars. What follows is a summary of the projects continuing to transform University City’s skyline.
Neural & Behavioral Sciences Building
3901 Walnut Street
Korman Center Improvements
Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics
Perry World House
Raymond G. Perelman Center for Jewish Life
Richards Medical Research Laboratories
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3.0 University Place
4614-18 Woodland Avenue
Campus Commerce Center
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Perry World House
The Perry World House will create a gathering place where Penn
students and faculty engage with eminent international scholars
and policymakers on pressing global issues of the 21st
century.
Developer: University of Pennsylvania
Location: 3803 Locust Walk
Size: 16,500 square feet
Completion Date: Spring 2016
RaymondG.PerelmanCenterforJewishLife
The first facility at Drexel dedicated to Jewish student life, the
preliminary design calls for an event space, chapel, meeting
rooms, student lounges, offices for Drexel Hillel, a kosher
kitchen and a large outdoor patio.
Developer: Drexel University
Location: 118 N. 34th
Street
Size: 14,000 square feet
Completion Date: Fall 2016
The Perelman Center for
Political Science & Economics
The Perelman Center will merge Penn’s Political Science
Department and Department of Economics in a new facility
combining a rehab of the existing Philadelphia Trust building
with a significant new addition to the north.
Developer: University of Pennsylvania
Location: 36th
& Walnut streets
Size: 110,000 square feet
Completion Date: Summer 2018
Richards Medical Research Laboratories
Updates to the Louis I. Kahn-designed Richards Labs included
interior renovations to repurpose obsolete lab space, central
infrastructure upgrades, and exterior repairs to this National
Historic Landmark.
Developer: University of Pennsylvania
Location: 3700 Hamilton Walk
Size: 57,000 square feet
Completion Date: Summer 2015
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Korman Center Improvements
This renovation will include an expansion and modernization of
the Korman Center, including a new two-story, glass-enclosed
“solarium” overlooking the reimagined Korman Quadrangle
featuring new walkways, landscaping and seating.
Developer: Drexel University
Location: BetweenMarket&Chestnutstreets
and between 32nd
& 33rd
streets
Size: 1,000 square feet
Completion Date: Fall 2017
3901 Walnut Street
This six-story mixed-use office building houses University of
Pennsylvania offices and ground floor retail.
Developer: The Hankin Group
Location: 3901 Walnut Street
Size: 30,000 square feet
Completion Date: April 2015
Neural & Behavioral Sciences Building
The Neural & Behavioral Sciences Building will put Penn students and faculty at the forefront of the revolution in brain science by
bringing the Psychology and Biology Departments, the Biological Basis of Behavior Program, and the Penn Genomics Institute
together under one roof.
Developer: University of Pennsylvania
Location: Intersection of University Avenue, 38th
Street & Baltimore Avenue
Size: 76,500 square feet
Completion Date: Spring 2016
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3.0 University Place
A new five-story office building, 3.0 University Place will be
the first LEED Version 4 Platinum new construction project
in the world.
Developer: University Place Associates, LLC
Location: 41st
& Market streets
Size: 183,195 square feet
Completion Date: Fall 2017
Campus Commerce Center
Followingthecompletion ofthefirst phaseofCampus Commerce
Center in 2012, a 136 room extended-stay hotel, phase two will
be a Class-A office building partially occupied by the developer,
Campus Apartments.
Developer: Campus Apartments
Location: 41st
& Walnut streets
Size: 130,000 square feet
Completion Date: Phase 1 - 2012 / Phase 2 - 2017
4614-18 Woodland Avenue
This new three-story commercial building will feature both in-
tensive and extensive green roofs where water gathered from
rainfall will be collected and stored as grey-water to be reused
in toilets to reduce water consumption.
Developer: 4614 Woodland Partners LP
Location: 4614-18 Woodland Avenue
Size: 15,000 square feet
Completion Date: Spring 2016
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This new hotel will feature 212 rooms, approximately 7,000
square feet of banquet/meeting space, a 105-seat corner
restaurant and bar and a state-of-the-art fitness center.
Developer: Hospitality 3
Location: 20-40 South 33rd
Street
Size: 145,000 square feet
Completion Date: Fall 2016
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Cira Centre South
Cira Centre South is a transit-oriented mixed-use office, residential, and retail development consisting of two towers located
on 30th
Street, between Chestnut and Walnut streets. The FMC Tower will consist of 268 luxury apartments and 635,000 square
feet of LEED based, Class-A office space. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the tower’s unique architecture will be highly
recognizable on the Philadelphia skyline and will offer tenants unencumbered views of the Schuylkill River and the Center City
skyline. The Chestnut Street Tower, evo, consists of 345 high-end residential units designed for young professionals and university
students. Once both projects are complete, Cira Centre South will combine to bring over 20,000 square feet of new retail and
restaurant space in the area. Cira Centre South is being developed within a Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zone, which
affords qualified office and retail tenants an abatement of most city and state taxes.
Developer: Brandywine Realty Trust
Location: 30th
Street, between Walnut and Chestnut streets
Size: 464,000 square feet (evo); 900,000 square feet (FMC Tower)
Completion date: September 2014 (evo); June 2016 (FMC Tower)
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Center for Advanced
Cellular Therapeutics
The Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics (CACT) will be
devoted to the discovery, development and manufacturing of
personalized cellular cancer therapies, through a joint research
and development program led by scientists and clinicians from
Penn and Novartis. The CACT will be constructed as part of
the master building plan for the rear of the Perelman Center
for Advanced Medicine on Penn Medicine’s University City
campus, atop the 8-story Jordan Medical Education Center
and South Pavilion Extension. The CACT will adjoin the existing
cancer therapeutics floor in the Smilow Center for Translational
Research, allowing it to be fully integrated with Penn Medicine’s
research and clinical operations.
Developer: Penn Medicine
Location: Civic Center Boulevard
Size: 30,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2016
Henry A. Jordan
M’62 Medical Education Center
The Henry A. Jordan M’62 Medical Education Center expands
the campus of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University
of Pennsylvania by fully integrating education facilities with
active clinical care and research lab space, placing students in
the midst of the dynamic practice of medicine.
Developer: Penn Medicine
Location: Civic Center Boulevard
Size: 55,000 square feet
Completion Date: January 2015
Pavilion for Advanced Care
at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
The Pavilion for Advanced Care, the new home to Penn
Medicine’s Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center, increases
Penn Presbyterian’s capacity for patient care and services
by combining new features aimed at improving patient and
family comfort with modern technologies in order to continue
providing the best in critical care.
Developer: Penn Medicine
Location: 38th
& Powelton streets
Size: 178,000 square feet
Completion Date: January 2015
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The Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia expanded its facilities on its South Campus, where the LEED-certified Buerger Center
consolidates and expands many of its outpatient services. The public and patient spaces that can benefit the most from daylight
and a connection to nature have been designed to face the 2.6 acre landscaped plaza, which will connect the ground floor with
the Colket Translational Research Building. A 12-story outpatient facility on top of a new, five-level parking garage, the project
features a 14,000 square foot rooftop garden, as well as a landscaped plaza designed to support a variety of recreational and
educational experiences for families, patients, and staff.
Developer: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Location: Civic Center Boulevard
Size: 700,000 square foot outpatient facility; 847,000 square foot below grade parking garage
Completion date: Fall 2015
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The Market Street Bridge
Partnering with Center City District (CCD) and the Schuylkill River Development Corporation (SRDC), University City District (UCD)
delivered a major upgrade to the Market Street Bridge, one of the key gateways between University City and Center City. UCD
engaged Groundswell Design Group to enhance the walking experience, and to extend the design style of The Porch across the
Market Street Bridge. The improvements provide a welcoming connection between the eastern edge of University City, Center
City, and the banks of the Schuylkill River.
Developer: University City District
Location: The Market Street Bridge
Size: 15,000 square feet
Completion Date: September 2015
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The Porch 2.0
The Porch at 30th
Street Station, first introduced in 2011 by University City District, was Philadelphia’s first “lighter quicker cheaper”
public space, and involved simple, cost-effective, and fully removable elements. In 2015 the space received a makeover, including
a new landscaping design by Groundswell Design Group featuring tiered wooden platforms intermingled with planters and vine
canopies; overhead festoon lighting; and custom-designed, brightly colored swings by Gehl Studio.
Developer: University City District
Location: 30th
Street Station
Size: 30,000 square feet
Completion Date: September 2015
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Innovation Plaza
Innovation Plaza reimagines the 37th
Street Walkway between Market and Chestnut streets as an inviting pocket park featuring new
landscaping, collaborative spaces, café seating, an entertainment venue, game tables, charging stations, free Wi-Fi, and the Science
Center’s new Innovators Walk of Fame, which will celebrate the rich and storied tradition of innovation in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Developer: University City Science Center and Wexford Science + Technology, a Biomed Realty Company
Location: 37th
Street between Market & Chestnut streets
Size: 27,200 square feet
Completion Date: Fall 2015
Korman Quadrangle
This green space adjacent to the improved Korman Center will feature new walkways, landscaping, and seating that will make the
area more user-friendly and appealing as a public gathering place. Renamed the Korman Quadrangle, it will unify this section of
campus by strengthening its linkage with Chestnut Street, Market Street, and the new Perelman Plaza.
Developer: Drexel University
Location: Between Market & Chestnut streets and between 32nd
& 33rd
streets
Size: 1 acre
Completion Date: Fall 2017
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Cira Green
This lush natural space blends the best in environmental stewardship with premier landscape design. Visitors and building
tenants will have access to this vibrant outdoor venue for catered company events, as well as for social engagement
and various art performances.
Developer: Brandywine Realty Trust
Location: 30th
Street, between Walnut & Chestnut streets
Size: 1 acre
Completion Date: September 2015
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3737 Chestnut Apartments
This new 25-story tower provides 276 apartments and 6,300
square feet of prime-corner ground floor retail with amenities
including a fitness center, resident lounge, parking, secure
bicycle storage and a roof deck.
Developer: Radnor Property Group, LLC
Location: 38th
& Chestnut streets
Size: 288,000 square feet
Completion Date: Phased Aug. 2015 - Oct. 2015
4224 Baltimore
4224 Baltimore is a proposed 132 unit mixed-use building located
adjacent to Clark Park. The project’s design was developed in
partnership with the community and features 17,000 square feet
of ground floor retail, a public plaza, 60 covered/hidden parking
spaces, 50 bicycle parking spaces, and a rooftop amenity space.
Developer: Clarkmore LP/U3 Ventures
Location: 43rd
Street & Baltimore Avenue
Size: 138,000 square feet
Completion Date: 2016
HUB 3939
HUB 3939 is the second phase of the 40th
Street Promenade Project, a mixed-use
development near the corner of 40th
and Chestnut streets, and includes 65
apartment units along with two floors
of retail and office space.
Developer: JNA Capital Inc.
Location: 3939-41 Chestnut St.
Size: 52,789 square feet
Completion Date: September 2015
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3601 Market
This new 28-story, 363 unit apartment building designed with the goal of receiving LEED Silver certification is the first residential
project in the Science Center’s 50-year history. It features 14,500 square feet of ground-floor retail, a fitness center, rooftop pool,
spaces for bicycles, resident lounge, and parking spaces.
Developer: Southern Land Company
Location: 3601 Market Street
Size: 443,000 square feet
Completion Date: Summer 2015
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The Summit at Lancaster Avenue & 34th
Street
The Summit is a mixed-use project that will kickoff a dynamic transformation of the Lancaster Avenue Corridor with 1,300 new
student-housing beds, 19,000 square feet of street-level retail space and a dining facility.
Developer: American Campus Communities
Location: 34th
Street & Lancaster Avenue
Size: 580,000 square feet
Completion Date: September 2015
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New College House
This 21st
century student residence will be the first to be designed and built specifically as a College House since Penn’s popular
College House system began in the late ’90s. With 350 beds, a modern dining commons, and master suites, the new College
House will offer undergraduates a premier home in which to live, learn, and grow. Student residents interested in particular
fields will be able to live in clusters and the House will have its own student-managed program to present speakers and
performers—all on a vibrant green quadrangle.
Developer: University of Pennsylvania
Location: 34th
& Chestnut streets
Size: 190,000 square feet
Completion Date: Fall 2016
43rd
& Sansom
This mixed-use space is a four-story apartment building with
two ground floor commercial spaces.
Developer: Apartments at Penn
Location: 43rd
& Sansom streets
Size: 35,000 square feet
Completion Date: February 2016
4619 Woodland
4619 Woodland is a 17-unit new construction luxury apartment
building featuring a large ground-floor commercial space.
Developer: HOW Properties
Location: 4619 Woodland Avenue
Size: 27,660 square feet
Completion Date: August 2015
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2015. OnTheMap Application. Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program
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Residents Commuting to University City Jobs
By Zip Code
By County
High
Philadelphia
University
City
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19128
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19154
314
19114
273
19136
419
19131
1,023
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19111
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287
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1,009
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19140
467
19120
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287
19118
373
19137
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282
19121
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JobgrowthinUniversityCitycontinuestoclimbinaneighborhoodthatalreadyboasts
roughly 30,000 jobs per square mile. According to Jones Lang LaSalle Research/U.S.
Census Bureau, University City has seen an 80% increase in middle-to-high-wage
jobs from 2008 to 2013, and University City District projects that by the end of 2015
it will surpass 75,000 jobs. The residential workforce is among the most educated
in the city, with 56% of University City residents possessing bachelor’s degrees or
above, compared to 24% in Philadelphia overall.
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Jobs By Industry University City’s Largest Employers
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2015. OnTheMap Application.
Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program
*The total count for Penn Medicine at all locations in 2014 is 24,293.
Source: UCD
Education and Health Care: 77%
Office: 6%
Entertainment, Hospitality & Retail: 8%
Public Services: 5%
Transportation, Warehousing
& Wholesale Trade: 0.6%
Manufacturing: 0.1%
Other Services: 2%
Real Estate & Construction: 1%
University of
Pennsylvania:
17,056
Penn Medicine:
13,816*
The Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia:
10,462
Drexel University: 3,469VeteransAdministration:2,577
IRS: 3,969
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total Jobs in University City Percentage of Jobs Paying at
Least $40,000 per Year
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2015. OnTheMap Application. Longitudinal-Employer Household
Dynamics Program. Excludes federal civilian employees (prior to 2010), uniformed military,
self-employed workers, and informally employed workers.
*UCD estimates and projections
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2015. OnTheMap Application. Longitudinal-
Employer Household Dynamics Program. Excludes federal civilian employees
(prior to 2010), uniformed military, self-employed workers, and informally
employed workers.
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014*
2015*
2016*
Jobs in University City
% of Philadelphia Jobs in University City
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
University City
Remainder of Philadelphia
17. 30 31
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Office Occupancy Rates
Among 27 Regional Submarkets
University City Office Inventory and Vacancy
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank *2015 (Q2)
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
2,000,000
2,100,000
2,200,000
2,300,000
2,400,000
2,500,000
2,600,000
2,700,000
2,800,000
2,900,000
2007
(Q1)
2008
(Q1)
2009
(Q1)
2010
(Q1)
2011
(Q1)
2012
(Q1)
2013
(Q1)
2014
(Q1)
2015
(Q1)
Occupied square feetTotal square feet Vacancy rate
SquareFeet
VacancyRate
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
University City 97.4%
Radnor/Main Line
Southern 202 Corridor
Jenkintown
CBD-Walnut/South Broad
Central/S Delaware County
CBD-East Market
CBD-Independence Square
Bala Cynwyd
Conshohocken
CBD-West Market
Moorestown
Mount Laurel
Marlton
Wilmington West
Wilmington South
Wilmington North
Exton/Malvern
King of Prussia
Horsham/Willow Grove
Blue Bell/Plymouth Meeting
Pennsauken/Camden
Bucks County
Cherry Hill
Wilmington CBD
Fort Washington
Voorhees/Gibbsboro
97.0%
89.2%
88.3%
88.2%
88.1%
88.1%
87.6%
87.4%
87.2%
86.6%
86.6%
86.4%
86.1%
85.2%
83.7%
83.4%
82.6%
82.5%
81.2%
80.0%
78.4%
77.5%
77.5%
76.8%
71.8%
68.4%
SUBMARKET OCCUPANCY RATE*
Note: Inventory and vacancy data exclude Cira
Centre (approximately 730,000 total square feet).
Source: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
At a vacancy rate of 2.6%–compared to 12.9% in Center City and 17.2% in suburban
Pennsylvania–University City’s office market is the tightest across 27 regional
submarkets. Vacancy is currently at its lowest rate since 2008, prior to the burst of
the real estate bubble, even as office inventory has exploded by 26% over the same
period. The FMC Tower, currently under construction, will add 635,000 square
feet of space in a landmark new tower when completed in 2016.
Office Market
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159
226226133
254
287
220
73
361
920
974598
616
468
195
325
150
114
150
1,205
1,327
1,140
1,032
1,287
Hourly
Pedestrian Counts
Ground Floor
Retail Businesses
250
213
714
476
621
261
898
896
631
207
394
208
227
238
1,191 1,141
1,148
279
209
368
427
Market St
Walnut St
Chestnut St
49thSt
Spruce St
Pine St
Sansom St
50thSt
48thSt
34thSt
33rdSt
47thSt
46thSt
45thSt
36thSt
Locust St
40thSt
38thSt
Powelton Ave
44thSt
Baltmore Ave
WoodlandAve
Spring Garden St
Chester Ave
37thSt
30thSt
Larchwood Ave
Cedar Ave
Race St
Hazel Ave
Lancaster Ave
UniversityAve
South St
Springfeld
Ave
31stSt
SchuylkillAve
43rd St
39thSt
Arch St
Kingsessing Ave
Civic center Blvd
W
arrington
Ave
32ndSt
39thSt
42ndSt
Osage Ave
Arch St
41stSt
43rdSt
37thSt
100
500
1,000
1
5
10
11AM-1PM
6PM-8PM
Busy Sidewalks
and Thriving Businesses
Source: UCD
Corner Bakery Cafe (3737 Market Street)
Businesses see University City as a prime opportunity for storefront retail because of
the customer mix of students, large employers, commuters, and full-time residents
who occupy the area. Approximately 79,000 square feet of new retail space was
added or under construction in 2015. Since 2013 alone, the total inventory of
retail space has increased by approximately 7%. In the near future, more than
300 additional hotel rooms and extended stay residences will increase visitor
accomodations in the neighborhood by two thirds.
Retail and Hospitality
United by Blue (3241 Walnut Street)
19. Food and Beverage: 260
Services: 234
Retail: 152
Casual Dining: 138
Full Service Dining: 61
Bakery and Cafe: 33
Bar and Night Club: 21
Ice Cream: 7
Food:
Apparel:
Books and Music:
Pharmacy:
General Merchandise:
Home and Garden:
Cell Phones and Electronics:
Gas Station:
Art Galleries and Supplies:
Gifts and Flowers:
Beauty Supplies:
Bicycles:
All Other:
45
15
14
11
10
8
9
7
5
5
5
2
16
Beauty:
Laundromat and Dry Cleaning:
Real Estate:
Childcare:
Health Care:
Auto Service:
Bank and Financial Institutions:
Copy and Print:
Tax Preparation and Accounting:
Fitness:
Arts and Music Instruction:
Hotels:
Car Rental:
Social Services:
Religious:
Tutoring:
All Other:
48
23
18
15
15
16
10
9
7
8
8
7
7
6
5
4
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0
50
100
150
200
250
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Ice Cream & Other
Full Service Dining
Casual Dining
Bar/Nightclub
Bakery/Café
(Q2)
University City
Food and Beverage
Source: UCD
Retail Services
Source: UCD
University City Storefronts Food & Beverage
Hello World (3610 Sansom Street)
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0
200
400
600
800
1,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016*
Room Supply Room Demand
Average Daily Hotel Room Supply and Demand
*Anticipated
Source: Smith Travel Research and PKF Consulting
Provided by the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Inn at Penn, a Hilton Hotel (3600 Sansom Street)
Hotel Occupancy and Average Room Rate
$140
$145
$150
$155
$160
$165
$170
$175
$180
$185
62%
64%
66%
68%
70%
72%
74%
76%
78%
80%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
University City Center CityOCCUPANCY University City Center CityAVERAGE DAILY RATE
OccupancyRate
AverageDailyRate
21. 38 39
CollegesandUniversities
CollegesandUniversities
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0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
USciences Grad
USciences Undergrad
Drexel Grad
Drexel Undergrad
Penn Grad
Penn Undergrad
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2000 2013
Graduate
Undergraduate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
Decennial Census, 2009-2013
American Community SurveySource: University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
STUDENTS
Undergraduate 11,548 16,896 2,339 325 2,270†
Graduate 13,258 9,463 409 0 0
Total Students 24,806 26,359* 2,748 325 2,270†
STUDENT HOUSING
Undergraduate
in campus residences 5,678 4,068 604 127 n/a
in fraternity/sorority 480 232 n/a 0 n/a
off campus (total) 5,390 12,596 n/a 198 2,270†
in University City 3,340 n/a n/a 22 n/a
GRADUATE
on campus 775 200 36 0 0
off campus (total) 12,483 9,263 n/a 0 0
in University City 4,436 n/a n/a 0 0
Community
College of
Philadelphia
West Campus
University of
Pennsylvania
Drexel
University
University
of the
Sciences
TheRestaurant
School at
Walnut Hill
College
2015 Enrollment
*Includes 2,313 students on co-op and 5,284 distance learning students. Total students on University City campus is 16,345.
† includes credit and non-credit students who took classes at the West Regional Center including summer terms.
University Enrollment Student Population Living
in University City
True to its name, University City is home to Drexel University, University of
Pennsylvania, and University of the Sciences. In addition to being excellent institutions
for undergraduates, these schools also excel for graduate and post-graduate
degrees, offering world-renowned programs like the Wharton School of Business
and University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, up-and-coming
programs like Drexel’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, and longstanding standards
of excellence like University of the Sciences’ highly ranked Doctor of Pharmacy
program. And students aren’t just spending a few years in the area—a 2015 Campus
Philly report noted that 64% of college students educated in Greater Philadelphia
colleges and universities stay in the region after graduation.
Colleges and Universities
22. Hospitals in University City
12,893
1,775
9,995
2,471
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
Source: American Hospital Association
Personnel
Hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania
3400 SPRUCE STREET
Penn Presbyterian
Medical Center
51 NORTH 39TH
STREET
Children’s Hospital
of Philadelphia
3401 CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD
Philadelphia Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
3900 WOODLAND AVENUE
Key Admissions
36,737
14,634
28,156
6,726
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
789
331
534
280
0
200
400
600
800
Beds
4,219
407
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
Births
1,404,608
191,582
1,191,174
676,412
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
Outpatient Visits
40 41
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Hospitals are a key component of University City’s economy. The neighborhood’s
medical institutions—Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), Children’s
HospitalofPennsylvania(CHOP),PennPresbyterianMedicalCenter,andPhiladelphia
Veterans Affairs Medical Center—employ over 27,000 personnel, and admitted
over 85,000 patients in 2014. Two University City hospitals—CHOP and HUP/Penn
Presbyterian Medical Center—are ranked in the top ten in the nation, according to
U.S. News & World Report.
Healthcare
23. 89 90
98
77
67 68
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Walk Score Transit Score Bike Score University City Philadelphia
Walked Public Transportation Bicycle Car Worked at Home Other
32%
30%9%
23%
5% 1% 9%
26%
2%
59%
3% 1% 3% 5%
1%
86%
4% 1%
Walk, Transit and Bike Scores
Commute Mode
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
<15 15-29 30-59 60-89 90+
Travel Time to Work
(Minutes)
University City Philadelphia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
2009-2013 American Community Survey.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census,
2009-2013 American Community Survey
Source: walkscore.com
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey
Walk Score measures walkability based on the distance
to nearby places and pedestrian friendliness.
Transit Score measures how well a location is served by
public transit based on the distance and type of nearby
transit lines.
Bike Score measures whether an area is good for biking
based on bike lanes and trails, hills, road connectivity,
and destinations.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
2000 2013
Walk, Bicycle, Public Transportation
Private vehicle
University City
Residents
Philadelphia
Residents
U.S.
Residents
42 43
Transportation
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UniversityCityboastsexcellentpublictransitoptions,constantlyimprovingwalkability,
and a dedication to bicycle safety. Bicycle traffic between University City and
Center City has risen each year since 2005, and the pedestrian experience has
changed significantly with the addition of the recent Market Street Bridge pedestrian
enhancements. 30th
Street Station functions as a major gateway to the region for
riders of regional rail, Amtrak, SEPTA trains, buses, and trolleys. All of the excellent
transit options have reduced the need for private vehicles in the neighborhood,
makingiteveneasierforpeopletocomeexperienceallthatUniversityCityhastooffer.
Transportation
24. Market St
Walnut St
Chestnut St
Spruce St
Pine St
50th
St
34th
St
Locust St
40th
St
38th
St
46th
St
36th
St
Baltimore Ave
WoodlandAve
Spring Garden St
ChesterAve
30th
St
Lancaster Ave
SouthSt
JFK Blvd
7,180
4,211
6,158
5,805
4,760
355 935
2,049
1,616
1,336
12,895
3,091
5,594
30th
Street
Station
University
City
Station
34th
Street
Station
33rd
Street
Station
36th
Street
Station
37th
Street
Station
40th
Street
Portal
36th
Street
Portal
40th
Street
Station
46th
Street
Station
1,000
5,000
10,000
Market-Frankford Line
Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
Regional Rail/New Jersey Transit
Amtrak
Indego Bike
Share Station
Bicycle Trips
More
Market St
Walnut St
Chestnut St
49th
St
Spruce St
Pine St
50th
St
48th
St
34th
St
33rdSt
47th
St
45th
St
43rd
St
Locust St
40th
St
38th
St
46th
St
36th
St
Powelton Ave
44th
St
42nd
St
Baltmore Ave
41st
St
WoodlandAve
Spring Garden St
ChesterAve
30th
St
35thSt
Larchwood Ave
32nd
St
Cedar Ave
Lancaster Ave
UniversityAve
SouthSt
SpringfieldAve
37thSt
31stSt
SchuylkillAve
39thSt
KingsessingAve
Civic Center
Blvd
W
arringtonAve
Arch St
FlorenceAve
JFK Blvd
39th
St
44 45
Transportation
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Average Daily Boardings at University City Rail Stations
Source: SEPTA, Amtrak, New Jersey Transit
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
Market-
Frankford
Line
Subway
Surface
(Trolley)
Regional
Rail
LUCY
2009 2014
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Averagehourlybicyclistsatrushhour
Average Daily
SEPTA Boardings
Bicycle Traffic Between
University City and Center City*
Bicycling in University City
Source: SEPTA
*Includes Schuylkill River bridges except Spring Garden Street
Source: Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
*Note: Map represents the relative number of trips recorded by riders using the CyclePhilly smartphone app from May to October, 2014. These users’ trip patterns may not reflect those of all cyclists.
Source: DVRPC
26. 48 49
People
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University City
Educational Attainment
University City
Population
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Philadelphia UCD
Master's/Professional/
Doctorate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Some College/Associate's Degree
High School or Below
53%
23%
14%
10%
22%
22%
25%
31%
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
1990 2000 2010 2014
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census; UCD estimate for 2014
50,608
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census; UCD estimate for 2014
0%
1-5%
6-10%
11-15%
16-20%
21-25%
26-30%
31-35%
36-40%
41-45%
46-50%
51-55%
56-60%
61-65%
66-70%
71-75%
76-80%
Diversity Index
University City
University City Diversity
This measure reflects the probability that any two residents are of different races.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey
27. The City School
at Spruce Hill
Samuel Powel
School
Penn Alexander
School
St. Franics de
Sales School
West Philadelphia
High School
West Philadelphia
Catholic High School
HMS School for Children
with Cerebral Palsy
Paul Robeson High School
for Human Services
Henry C. Lea
School
Walnut
Hill
Garden
Court
Cedar
Park
Spruce
Hill
Powelton Village
The Workshop School
Market St
50th
St
Spring Garden St
UniversityAve
33rd
St
Walnut St
Chestnut St
49th
St
Spruce St
Pine St
Sansom St
48th
St
34th
St
33rdSt
47th
St
46th
St
45th
St
36th
St
Locust St
40th
St
42nd
St
38th
St
Baring St
Powelton Ave
44th
St
Baltmore Ave
41st
St
WoodlandAve
ChesterAve
Hamilton St
37th
St
30th
St
35thSt
Larchwood Ave
32ndSt
Cedar Ave
Hazel Ave
Lancaster Ave
SouthSt
SpringfieldAve
31stSt
SchuylkillAve
43 rd
St
39thSt
KingsessingAve
W
arringtonAve
FlorenceAve
John F Kennedy Blvd
Walton Ave
Catharine St
Osage Ave
37thSt
43rd
St
39th
St
Central
University City
West Powelton
Neighborhoods and Schools
SCHOOLS
Primary Secondary Both
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Spruce Hill
Central University City
Powelton Village
Walnut Hill
$0.5
$1.0
$1.5
$2.0
$2.5
$3.0
2013
Q3
2013
Q4
2014
Q1
2014
Q2
2014
Q3
2014
Q4
2015
Q1
2015
Q2
Source: Kwelia
$75
$100
$125
$150
$175
$200
$225
$250
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Garden Court
Cedar Park
West Powelton
University City
Average Home Sale Price (in thousands)Median Rent
Median Rent Per Square Foot Average Home Sale Price Per Square Foot
Note: Some neighborhoods are excluded due to limited number of sales. Source: TREND
Median Home Price in University City
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
2013
Q3
2013
Q4
2014
Q1
2014
Q2
2014
Q3
2014
Q4
2015
Q1
2015
Q2
Islamic Education School
Jubilee School
The City School at
Walnut Street
50 51
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Residential
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The housing options in University City are as varied as its residents. The residential
neighborhoods of University City offer a variety of distinctive living choices,
including large historic homes with wide porches, walk-up apartments, and
condominiums, while the areas closer to the eastern end of the district are
home to dorms for students and larger apartment complexes. Between 2013
and 2016, UCD will have added roughly 2,500 new units of multifamily housing,
increasing the neighborhood’s population by about 11%. In 2014, the median
home sale price reached a new record high of $316,000, with recent increases
spread across neighborhoods.
Residential
28. Playground Greening at Henry C. Lea School
Playground Greening at Henry C. Lea School
52 53
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Started in 2005 as a small group of local parents providing pre-school for their children, West Philadelphia
Cooperative School now offers a Toddler, Pre-School and Kindergarten Class at 4625 Baltimore Avenue and
is the only co-op school in the neighborhood. The school has created an inclusive community for children
and families, reflecting the full diversity of West Philadelphia. West Philadelphia Cooperative School
provides a play-based learning environment and gives students the opportunity to learn and explore
the natural world, with frequent trips to the local community garden and parks.
The Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania
Partnership School (known as the Penn Alexander School) is
the result of a historic partnership between the University of
Pennsylvania,the SchoolDistrictofPhiladelphiaandthePhiladelphia
Federation of Teachers to build a model university-assisted,
PreK-8 public school for West Philadelphia children. The Penn
Alexander School is a Title One school that serves approximately
550 neighborhood students and has sparked neighborhood
revitalization since its inception. The fruits of this rich model of
a university-assisted neighborhood public school can be seen in the exceptional accomplishments of the
students and teachers: PAS is ranked among the top performing city schools, with students taking top
honors in citywide competitions and graduates going on to select city high schools.
Exemplary Public Education in a Thriving Community
Families Play an Active Role in the
West Philadelphia Cooperative School
The Workshop School uses innovative
projects to spur students’ education, from
rehabbing an old food truck and turning it
into a mobile education vehicle providing
healthy food, to building a Biodiesel car
for the first White House “Maker Faire.”
Here, President Barack Obama shakes
hands with Simon Hauger, the Principal
at Workshop School.
Henry C. Lea School
HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Islamic Education School
Jubilee School
Paul Robeson High School for Human Services
Penn Alexander School
Samuel Powel School
St. Francis de Sales School
The City School at Spruce Hill
The City School at Walnut Street
The Workshop School
West Philadelphia Catholic High School
West Philadelphia High School
4700 Locust St. K-8 Public
4400 Baltimore Ave. pre K-12 Private
4431 Walnut St. pre K-8 Private
4211 Chester Ave. pre K-6 Private
4125 Ludlow St. 9-12 Public
4209 Spruce St. K-8 Public
301 N. 36th
St. K-4 Public
917 S. 47th
St. K-8 Private
4115 Baltimore Ave. K-5 Private
4501 Walnut St. 6-8 Private
221 S. Hanson St 9-12 Public
4501 Chestnut St. 9-12 Private
4901 Chestnut St 9-12 Public
SCHOOL ADDRESS GRADES TYPE
University City boasts several prestigious and innovative schools. The Workshop School is a project-based
high school that teaches students through hands-on experiences with the latest technologies. The Sadie
Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School (typically called Penn Alexander),
subsidized by the University of Pennsylvania, is recognized nationwide as a model of university-assisted
schools. According to the 2013-14 School Progress Report, the Samuel Powel School in Powelton Village
ranked second among Philadelphia’s K-4 elementary schools. Thanks to neighborhood and corporate
funding, the Henry C. Lea School has broken ground on its Greening Lea project, which will transform
the school’s concrete playground into a community asset.
Accolades for Education Extend Beyond the
Colleges and Universities in the Neighborhood
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UniversityAve
33rdSt
Market St
Walnut St
Chestnut St
49thSt
Spruce St
Pine St
Sansom St
50thSt
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Museums, Visual Arts,
Historic and Scientific
<10,000
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and Education
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Annual Attendance at Arts and Cultural Events
PAID ATTENDANCE
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FREE ATTENDANCE
236,364
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
568,499
Source: Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Arts and culture play a vital role in people’s everyday lives and have a positive impact
on a neighborhood. Artists and arts organizations support community building and
educational enrichment while also providing entertainment opportunities for businesses
and tourists. University City attracts more than half a million arts patrons annually to its
unique exhibitions, galleries, and music, dance, and theater performances. UCD is
dedicated to working with partners on the promotion and integration of arts and culture;
together, we present a variety of free events in both educational and public settings.
Annual favorites like the 40th
Street Summer Series (pictured above) and the Baltimore
Avenue Dollar Stroll (right) bring thousands of people together and introduce them to
new intellectual and cultural assets.
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*R&D expenditures in Science and engineering only. Note that recent declines are due in part to expiration of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds awarded in 2010 and 2011.
Source: National Science Foundation
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and Businesses*
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University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine, Drexel
University, Wistar Institute and Science Center Port
Incubator residents (2010 -2014 only).
Source: UCD
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NIH Funding to University City
Institutions and Businesses
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Institutions and Businesses
Source: National Institutes of Health
University City is the area’s leader in science, research and medicine. Discoveries
made in the region bring billions of dollars to the economy and that number is
expected to grow as new initiatives like the Pennovation Center, the Innovation
Neighborhood, and the planned doubling of the Science Center come to fruition.
From small companies working out of shared spaces to major leaders in scientific
breakthroughs, University City is setting the pace for innovation.
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Penn continues to grow its partnership with the IP Group, a commercialization engine dedicated to the
translation of university intellectual property. The ongoing relationship has already included mentorship
and funding for multiple UPstart companies selected by IP Group. Summer 2015 marked the launch of the
first Penn I-Corps Startup Accelerator program, which brings together faculty-student teams for a series
of workshops designed to further business ideas, aiming to commercialize university technologies. In
September 2015, AOL Founder Steve Case visited Penn as part of his “Rise of the Rest” Tour. He met with
student entrepreneurs and innovators, learning about their startup companies and inventions.
The Penn Center for Innovation
Continues to Foster Entrepreneurs and
Innovators in the Penn Community
Researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
have developed and scientifically validated the Simulated Driving Assessment (SDA), a novel tool to assess the
skills of novice teenage and adult drivers. Drawing on over a decade of research, the simulator’s 35-minute
interactive video presents users with 22 high-risk driving scenarios. Many recently licensed drivers have not
mastered the complex hazard-avoidance driving skills needed to avert crashes, so the SDA identifies specific
driving errors to focus upon in further training or coaching. CHOP’s Open Canvas program, under DreamIt
Health’s business accelerator program, aims to bring the SDA into broader use.
CHOP Researchers’ Driving Simulator
Assesses Crash-Avoidance Skills
Research conducted by Christopher Janetopoulos, PhD, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, is
leading to important new understandings in how cells work. One area is in understanding cell division
and cell migration, two processes that have been linked to the metastasis of many types of cancers.
Janetopoulos was also part of a published study focused on a new type of microscope that allows
researchers to image live cells and small organisms at high speed and resolution, while also not
damaging the specimen. Dr. Janetopoulos says there is nothing else that allows scientists to obtain
3D images with this type of spatial and temporal resolution.
University of the Sciences Professor’s
Cell Research Could Provide Future
Cancer Therapies
In an international first, a team of Penn Medicine surgeons specializing in orthopaedics, transplant, and
plastic surgery performed a double-hand transplant on eight-year-old Zion Harvey, who lost both his hands
and feet following a life-threatening infection at age two. The 10-hour procedure at the Children’s Hospital
of Philadelphia– the first time the delicate surgery had ever been performed on a child–was nearly two
years in the making, under the direction of L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, Penn Medicine’s chair of Orthopaedics
and director of Penn and CHOP’s Hand Transplant Program. Zion said his new hands are a dream come true.
“I just want to say this, never give up on your dreams. It will come true,” he told CBS Evening News.
World’s First Pediatric Double-Hand
Transplant Performed by Penn Medicine
Swarms of microscopic, magnetic, robotic beads could be scrubbing in next to the world’s top vascular
surgeons—all taking aim at blocked arteries. Mechanical engineers at Drexel University are creating these
microrobots, which look and move like corkscrew-shaped bacteria, as a part of a surgical toolkit being
assembled by the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea. Drexel
professor MinJun Kim, PhD, is contributing his team’s extensive work in bio-inspired microrobotics to the
$18-million, 11-institution international research initiative, in which Drexel is the only US representative.
Kim’s robotic “microswimmer” technology is small enough to navigate in the bloodstream like a tiny boat,
and one day the team hopes that it will be used to clear blocked arteries and save lives.
Drexel’s Microscale ‘Transformer’
Robots Are Joining Forces to Break
Through Blocked Arteries
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Drexel University City Development, LLC, a joint venture between Drexel University and Wexford Science and
Technology, a BioMed Realty company, purchased the 14-acre site of the former University City High School,
Charles Drew Elementary School, and Walnut Center in June 2014. The remediation and demolition of the site
are expected to be complete by November 2015, with the construction of new infrastructure (such as streets,
sidewalks and utilities) starting shortly thereafter.
The $1 billion development plan for the site totals more than 2.8 million square feet and includes plans for new
academic, laboratory and research space surrounded by residential, retail, open space and a potential K-8 school,
creating a dynamic new neighborhood hub.
As part of the redevelopment, Wexford and the University City Science Center have joined forces to expand
the Science Center campus into a thriving mixed-use environment known as uCity Square. This expansion will
enhance its appeal as a destination for innovative national and international companies, residents and visitors,
and re-imagine University City as a vibrant Knowledge Community. uCity Square will serve as a world-class
innovation hub where Philadelphia can grow, retain and recruit new companies that create high-skilled,
high-wage jobs for the community.
Location: 36th
- 38th
streets, Filbert Street-Lancaster Avenue • Size: 14 acres
Drexel and Wexford Reveal Plans
for $1 Billion Dollar uCity Square
The expansion in University City shows no signs of slowing. Offices and retail
spaces are filling quickly with distinguished tenants; civic infrastructure continues
to attract people to our walkable streets, bike paths, public spaces, and transit;
and the eastern edge of the district is poised to continue its transformation into
a 24/7 neighborhood. In 2016 Philadelphia welcomes the Democratic National
Convention, and University City will once again function as a major entrance point
into the region for visitors. In the section that follows, we highlight some of the
major developments on the horizon.
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Drexel’s Innovation Neighborhood, a 10.11-acre project situated
next to Amtrak’s 30th
Street Station will create a new gateway
to Drexel’s campus and University City. Drexel is moving into
the final stages of its RFP process to select a master developer
for Innovation Neighborhood that will house technology partnerships, industrial joint ventures,
interdisciplinary academic and research programs, business incubators and more. Offices and
laboratories, classroom space and residential and retail property will develop in tandem to create
a dense, mixed-use neighborhood. It is the centerpiece of Drexel University’s strategic focus on
research, technology transfer and economic development.
Innovation Neighborhood will be the first phase of development surrounding 30th
Street, creating
the momentum needed to fulfill the vision of the final Station District Plan.
Opened in 1927, the former Provident Life Insurance Company at 4601 Market Street is in the design phase
to become the City of Philadelphia’s Public Safety Services Campus. At the heart of a 15 acre campus, the
325,000 square foot PSSC is designed to be LEED Silver and will house state of the art facilities for Police
Headquarters, the Medical Examiner’s Office and Morgue, and Department of Public Health Laboratories.
The project is scheduled to open in 2018.
Drexel’s Innovation Neighborhood
City of Philadelphia’s
Public Safety Services Campus
Launched in the summer of 2014, the Philadelphia 30th
Street Station District Plan is a long-range joint master
planning effort led by Amtrak, Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University, the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority (SEPTA), and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The effort
envisions 30th
Street Station at the epicenter of a dynamic, urban neighborhood full of opportunities for
community development, economic growth and improved transportation connections.
The focal point of the study is a 175 acre area surrounding 30th
Street Station, including Drexel’s Innovation
Neighborhood campus and approximately 88 acres of rail yards owned by SEPTA and Amtrak. Through the
two year planning process, the project team will address current conditions within the existing station, identify
commercial development opportunities and the potential development of air rights above the rail yards,
and enhance the long-term capacity for trains, passengers and connecting modes to accommodate the
anticipated growth in demand and services.
Now approximately halfway through the planning process, the Project Team has developed and publically
presented three alternative District Plan visions, demonstrating the breadth of design elements available
for inclusion in a comprehensive, single vision for the 30th
Street Station District Plan. The alternatives
looked to enhance the public realm, expand the transit network and usher in bold development to
create Philadelphia’s next great neighborhood. The three options were evaluated by the public and other
stakeholders and will be further refined to create a single vision for the 30th
Street Station District that will
be revealed in the summer of 2016.
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The 23-acre Pennovation Works site, (3401 Grays Ferry Avenue), sits adjacent to Penn’s campus and
Health System on the Grays Ferry Crescent of the Schuylkill River. This new development is devoted to
advancing research and innovation, and the commercialization of research into new products, services and
entrepreneurial ventures. It aligns with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation’s (PIDC) master
plan for revitalizing the Lower Schuylkill River. This strategic location has the potential for creating a new
keystone that secures University City, Center City, and the lower river PIDC Innovation District as the three
engines of Philadelphia’s economy.
Pennovation Works will be anchored by the Pennovation Center, a 58,000 square foot facility opening in
August 2016 that will be a hub for innovators from all disciplines to collaborate and exchange ideas. Upon
completion, the three-story Pennovation Center will house a mix of tenants in a combination of private office
suites, basic wet and dry labs, meeting and conference rooms, special event spaces, and a coworking space
with over 200 desks supporting individual entrepreneurs and startups seeking an affordable and flexible office.
The facility will feature five “Startup Garages”—spaces that evoke the concept that some of the world’s most
famous inventions and businesses began in garages.
Since 2010 an innovative tenant mix has steadily emerged at the Pennovation Works. The $37.5 million project
phase will also include utility infrastructure and site work, as well as aesthetic enhancements and signage.
Pennovation Works
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Schuylkill Avenue expansion will feature a clinical research/
office tower with extensive new public spaces and connectivity to the expanding recreational and
transportation infrastructure along the Schuylkill River waterfront.
The master-planned site will include a 480,000 square feet building with 190,000 square feet of parking.
Following a philosophy of civic engagement, a major component of this expansion is neighborhood
integration in which the facility and space will interact positively with the local community in terms of
connectivity and ambience.
The CHOP project is consistent with Philadelphia’s “Philadelphia 2035” master plan and the “Tidal Schuylkill River
Master Plan.” A series of connected plazas will adjoin to a bridge over the CSX freight railroad tracks to connect
with the expanding Schuylkill Banks trail project. Schuylkill Avenue will provide safe, well-lit public access to the
Schuylkill Banks river trail extension and will increase the connectivity of the bikeway and walking networks.
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Transforming Public Spaces
University City District strives to be at the forefront of placemaking and urban design initiatives in Philadelphia.
UCD improves and enhances existing areas through placemaking efforts such as The Porch at 30th
Street
Station and the Market Street Bridge, and has made major strides with The 40th
Street Trolley Portal, our next
signature space set to break ground in 2016.
The Porch At 30th
Street Station
Since its introduction in late 2011, The Porch at 30th
Street Station has become one of Philadelphia’s most
vibrant public spaces. The Porch is located next to the third busiest Amtrak station in America, with 16,000
people passing through the site daily and 18,000 employees within a five-minute walk. Four years after its
development, UCD introduced the first major set of upgrades to The Porch. A local firm, Groundswell Design
Group, developed and implemented a plan that added tiered wooden platforms intermingled with planters
and vine canopies. The space offers a variety of comfortable and intimate spaces for people to lounge and
linger. In addition, building on UCD’s momentum as a leader in innovative social seating, San Francisco-based
Gehl Studio created custom-made, brightly-painted wooden swings. Overhead festoon lighting was added for
additional charm. Creative programming from pop up concerts to theater and dance performances all add to
the vibrancy of this celebrated space. Improvements to The Porch are made possible by generous grants
from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of their Knight Arts Challenge grant and ArtPlace.
Market Street Bridge
UCD, Center City District (CCD), and the
Schuylkill River Development Corporation
(SRDC) partnered to refresh the Market
Street Bridge, one of the key gateways
between University City and Center City.
The improvements, which include planters
and bleachers for sitting and relaxing, enhance
the pedestrian experience and provide a
welcoming connection between the eastern
edge of University City, Center City, and the
banks of the Schuylkill River.
University City District (UCD) is a partnership of world-renowned anchor
institutions, small businesses and residents that creates opportunity, and
improves economic vitality and quality of life in the University City area
of West Philadelphia. Our primary mission is community revitalization.
We work within a place-based, data-driven framework to invest in
world-class public spaces, address crime and public safety, bring life to
commercial corridors, connect low-income residents to careers, and
promote job growth and innovation.
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Cedar Park Pedestrian Plaza
University City District, working in close collaboration with Cedar Park Neighbors, the City of Philadelphia, and the
adjacent stakeholders, plans to enhance Cedar Park with the creation of a new pedestrian plaza. The plans involve
an extension of Cedar Park through a connection to an existing adjacent landscaped plaza. A poorly utilized and
dangerous vehicle cut-through between Baltimore Avenue and Catharine Street will be converted into a lovely
new pedestrianized space with planters, bike racks, and temporary play equipment for the community to enjoy.
Connecting Employers
to Local Talent
In 2015, University City District’s West Philadelphia
Skills Initiative (WPSI) continued its successful
run of connecting employers seeking talent with
unemployed residents seeking opportunity. WPSI
worked with notable companies such as Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), AlliedBarton
Security Services, SodexoMAGIC, Impark, and
more. Before joining the WPSI program, the
average 2015 participant was unemployed for
over a year, some as long as 17 months. 91% of
program graduates were placed in employment
after graduation and earned an average wage at
placement of $13.58 per hour (87% higher than
Philadelphia’s minimum wage).
40th
Street Trolley Portal
In partnership with SEPTA, the City of Philadelphia, and a committee of neighborhood leaders and
stakeholders, UCD continued work in 2015 toward its goal of transforming the 40th
Street Trolley Portal
from a blighted and unsafe place into a new hub of activity at the heart of University City. When completed,
the Portal will be a vibrant and social space, featuring a bosque of trees, lush wildflower mounds, movable
tables and chairs, native horticulture, artful lighting, and boulders for creative play. In addition, the Portal
will feature a new restaurant with a green roof that will serve as a community asset for neighbors and the
thousands of people riding the trolleys. UCD will soon share information about the restaurant operator,
selected through an RFP process.
Once complete, the Portal will demonstrate the powerful combination of great urban design, infrastructure
renewal, neighborhood support, and innovative responses to economic growth. This green demonstration
project will increase transit ridership, serve University City’s critical jobs base, and elevate University City’s status
as one of the most desirable and profitable places to live, work, and do business. UCD has raised more than $1.7
million from community residents, foundations, private supporters, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the
City of Philadelphia, and the effort is a remarkable testament to the generosity of our community.
Parklet Program
University City District introduced Parklets — temporary seating platforms that replace one or two parking
spaces with a small vibrant park — to Philadelphia in 2011. In 2015, UCD created and maintained 6 Parklets,
including its largest yet: a 60-foot-long, 6-foot-wide wooden platform landscaped with lush plantings and
furnished with nine café tables located at 40th
Street between Sansom and Walnut streets. UCD research
has found that Parklets are often highly social spaces that contribute substantially to sidewalk vitality and
increase sales at adjacent businesses by 20%.
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Maintaining a Safe
and Beautiful Neighborhood
University City District is dedicated to improving the neighborhood.
Our public space maintenance crews work seven days a week to clean
and enhance more than 160 University City commercial and residential
blocks. Our safety ambassadors patrol University City streets each day
from 10am-3am, and provide walking escorts, vehicle assistance, and
transports to homeless shelters.
UCD’s Landscaping Venture
In 2015, UCD launched this new program, designed to leverage the
accomplishments of the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative with our in-depth
experience of maintaining the physical vibrancy of University City. Participants
in this landscape program received hundreds of hours of job-readiness and
technical skill training, as well as exposure and connections to marquee
landscaping employers. UCD hired three graduates full time as part of our
landscape crew and is focused on providing horticulture services within the
community. The Landscaping program was funded with support from the
Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN) Win-Win challenge.
Investing in Neighborhood Assets
Project Rehab
Like nearly all thriving urban neighborhoods, University City has parcels
and properties that are derelict, abandoned, underutilized, or otherwise
not fulfilling their potential. These properties can have a devastating impact
on their surrounding communities and they represent safety hazards,
uncollected taxes, and costly demolition fees to the City.
In 2011, UCD established Project Rehab to transform problem
properties into neighborhood assets. Working through a partnership of
neighborhood groups and City agencies, Project Rehab works creatively
and comprehensively to unlock the economic potential of vacant and
underutilized properties and leverage private investment for their
redevelopment. Since the program’s inception, Project Rehab has unlocked
over $7 million dollars of real estate value in formerly problem properties,
creating an additional $13 million dollars in value for adjacent properties.
The Dirt Factory
In 2012, University City District transformed a vacant property on Market
Street into a free community composting facility and education center. Since
then, The Dirt Factory has made a significant difference in the community
through organic waste collection and community education. The compost
created from fallen leaves and food scraps has been used in community
gardens and landscaping projects all around University City. The Dirt Factory
has generated approximately 23 tons of finished compost that has been
distributed to the community and used in UCD’s landscapting projects.
Building Community
University City District executes many community events to help bring
neighbors and businesses together, from farmers’ markets and festivals,
to movie screenings, to concerts, and other free events.
Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll
One of the most popular and successful of these initiatives is the
Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll. Thousands of people flock to the area to
sample $1 specials from local businesses and enjoy free entertainment.
University City Dining Days
In 2015, University City Dining Days celebrated its eleventh anniversary.
The promotion was designed to bring additional business and exposure
to area restaurants during the typically slower summer season. Tens of
thousands of diners take advantage of special menus and three-course
dinners at dozens of delicious local restaurants.
Programming Outdoor Spaces
Throughout The District
Whether it’s The Porch, Clark Park or a campus greenspace, UCD has
activated many public spaces throughout the district. Through creative
programming and partnerships, some of Philadelphia’s most-talented and
diverse dance, musical, theater, and arts groups have been presented to
the University City community and beyond.
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Networking Opportunities
Marketing and Promotion
Priority Business Services
Exclusive Access to Custom Market Research and Development Trends
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Membership Program
University City District’s Membership Program connects leading businesses in and around University
City with exclusive networking opportunities, custom research, and other members-only benefits
while fueling UCD’s collective economic impact.
Networking and Information
• Priority invitations to annual tours of University City development projects
• Priority access to custom market research, data runs and GIS analysis for project-planning purposes
• The opportunity to guide original research and analysis and shape ideas to improve the
business climate and quality of life in University City
•QuarterlynewsletteronUniversityCitydevelopmenttrendsandmarketdata,emailedexclusivelytomembers.
• 100 copies of State of University City annual report for distribution to partners, stakeholders and tenants
Marketing and Promotion
• Table/tent presence at one consumer-oriented UCD event each year
(for example, Baltimore Avenue Stroll, 40th
Street Summer Series, and Movies in Clark Park)
• Banner ads in up to three UCD e-newsletters per year; each is sent to a distribution list of
5,500 residents, students, partners and civic leaders
• Priority presence in UCD’s emerging residential marketing campaigns
Business Services
• One day of free special event ambassador and/or public safety coverage at your University City property(ies)
• Priority access to graffiti removal services, special UCD trash pickups, move-in/move-out services
and public space maintenance services
Collective Economic Growth
Your membership also supports core UCD services, including:
• 120,000 public safety patrol hours/year
• More than 4,400 nighttime walking escorts of University City students and residents to their homes
• 44,000 hours of public maintenance services/per year, including 90,000 bags of trash removed
and 3,000 graffiti tags erased
• Major investments in University City public spaces and gateways, including The Porch at 30th
Street
Station, Market Street Bridge, the 40th
Street Trolley Portal, pedestrian plazas and parklets
• Special events that attract more than 50,000 annual attendees from across the city and region
• Advertising and press partnerships that result in more than 1.3 million dollars of annual
media value in selling University City
• Intensive, ongoing efforts to recruit retail prospects and support commercial corridors
For more information about UCD’s Membership Program, contact the development office at 215.243.0555.
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A very special thanks to our
State of University City sponsors:
ABM
Andropogon
Archer & Greiner P.C.
Homewood Suites by Hilton University City
Kleinbard, LLC
The Lighting Practice, Inc.
The Inn at Penn, A Hilton Hotel
Narducci Electric
Shechtman Marks Devor PC
Swirling Silks
Your Part-Time Controller
UCD Board
UCD Staff
Matt Bergheiser
Executive Director
Queen Aniatang
Program Coordinator,
West Philadelphia Skills Initiative
Lori Klein Brennan
Director, Marketing & Communications
Seth Budick
Senior Manager, Policy and Research
Sarah Davis
Director of Development
Nick Edelman
Finance Director
Alan Garry
Director, Public Safety and
Community Services
Nate Hommel
Director of Planning and Design
Sheila Ireland
Vice President, Workforce Solutions
West Philadelphia Skills Initiative
Maggie Langdon
Office Manager / Program Assistant
Lt. Brian McBride
Commanding Officer,
UCD Philadelphia Police Substation
Joshua Park
Center Manager,
West Philadelphia Skills Initiative
Tom Patterson
Operations Manager,
Public Space Maintenance Program
Chris Richman
Writer & Social Media Manager
Shawn Ryan
Graphic Design and
Web Development Manager
Ryan Spak
Manager, Project Rehab
Sharon Thompsonowak
Program Manager,
West Philadelphia Skills Initiative
Alissa Weiss
Strategic Initiatives Manager
Daniel Wolf
Planner / Project Manager
UCD Staff
Craig Carnaroli, Chairman
Executive Vice President
University of Pennsylvania
James Tucker, Vice Chairman
Senior Vice President for Student Life
and Administrative Services
Drexel University
David Adelman, Vice Chairman
President and CEO, Campus Apartments
Joseph Trainor, Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, Wistar Institute
Maureen Rush, Secretary
Vice President for Public Safety
University of Pennsylvania
Madeline Bell
President and Chief Operating Officer
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Della Clark
President, The Enterprise Center
Jamie Gauthier
Community Representative
Garden Court Community Association
Julian Goresko
Community Representative
Walnut Hill Community Association
Barry Grossbach
Community Representative
Spruce Hill Community Association
Curt Hess
Senior Vice President of Real Estate
University City Science Center
Lindsay Johnston
President, Common Ground Realtors
Michael Jones
Community Representative
Powelton Village Civic Association
Thomas Klaritch
Executive Vice President
HCP Medical Office Properties
Daniel Liberatoscioli
President
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Donald Melnick
President, National Board
of Medical Examiners
Mark Mills
Owner, Metropolis Group / 40th
Street Live
Brad Paul
Co-Owner and General Manager
Central City & Ardmore Toyota
Susan Phillips
Senior Vice President for Public Affairs
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Joe Reagan, Jr.
Vice President, Development
Wexford Science and Technology
Joe Ritchie
Vice President of Development
Brandywine Realty Trust
William Schwartz
Co-Founder, INTECH Construction
Nelson Shaffer
Chief Administrative Officer
Pennoni Associates, Inc.
Douglas Smith
Vice President, External Affairs
Verizon Pennsylvania
Tanya Steinberg
President & Chief Executive Officer
International House
John Vitali
Vice President for Finance & Administration
University of the Sciences
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Conrad Erb: pages 1, 3, 4, 26, 46, 50
Ben Tran: pages: 9, 18, 19, 34, 48, 49, 54, 55, 67, 68, 70, 71
Ryan Collerd: pages 28, 29, 56, 66, 67, 69
Jeff Fusco: pages 39, 45, 47
The Sheward Partnership, LLC: pages 8, 15
Ballinger: page 63
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