Posts Tagged: Essence Development

Developer Plans for Mixed-use Project Next to North Philly’s Train Station

Developers buy long-vacant site next to North Philadelphia train station, plan massive mixed-use project

Two social impact-oriented developers have acquired a long-neglected site next to Amtrak’s North Philadelphia train station for $11.8 million and plan to build 2 million square feet of commercial, residential, retail and community space. Philadelphia-based Shift Capital and New York-based Essence Development, led by former Philadelphia Eagles safety Jamar Adams, partnered to buy the 5-acre… Read more »