That address sounds very familiar- isn't it the same address used by another notorious UC property owner/management company who recently filed for bankruptcy -- I can't remember the name but I recall posting information about him/it.
Anyway, what is wrong with some gentrification taking place on Sansom Street? The street past 43rd/44th Street is, and in my memory, has always been, something of s--- hole. The designers of the catchment area did not do the street any favors by running the demarcation line down the middle of the street - thus placing the Southside in the catchment and the north side outside of the catchment area. Jonathan A. Cass [Signature abbreviated for WSZ] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gail Defendorf Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 9:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Update on Sansom Street Gentrification, er, Development A search of the BRT Property lists this as the developer: SUNBURST REALTY L P 1936 SPRUCE ST PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-6613 I counted 10 properties in the 4400 block of Sansom. They purchased 7 of the 10 in November 1999 for $537K, which itself is pretty amazing, since the area in 1999 was pretty....tough. http://brtweb.phila.gov/disclaimer.aspx?st=ad is where I got my information. It's got a great wealth of information on property in Philly. Gail > Someone asked the names of the developers, and Greg claimed not to > know. If you find this hard to believe, you haven't dealt much with > the clique that used to get away with the pretense of representing > "the community" hereabouts. The discussion about the developers, > though, led me to form the personal opinion -- and I could be wrong, > it's been known to happen -- that these non-local developers > ("absentee developers," Neil?) haven't a clue about such things as the > Alexander School catchment area, the produce trucks that park at 44th > & Sansom every day and have huge popular support, the locus of Mill > Creek (not the Tavern, the watercourse), or the eagerness with which > rich folks will buy pricey homes next door to properties that are > boarded up and whose destiny is fraught with uncertainty. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
