Jay Goldstein Blog Posts
November 18, 2020
Effective end of business November 20, 2020 through December 31, 2020, the City of Philadelphia has scaled back public gatherings that include indoor dining, gyms, and visiting cultural institutions. At this time there are no…More
October 27, 2020
A recent report from the Center City District/Central Philadelphia Development Corporation, Monitoring Philadelphia’s Economic Recovery, focuses on key economic indicators including construction activity and housing market trends in Philadelphia. This report has some interesting findings and…More
April 22, 2020
Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections launched its long-delayed system for accepting online permit applications on March 16. Let’s see how this new system, eCLISPE, is working with the construction industry essentially halted due to…More
February 20, 2020
Looking back at predictions made by the Urban Land Institute and Drexel University’s’ Kevin Gillian, the real estate market forecasts were pretty accurate. Let’s review: It was predicted that Philadelphia’s real estate market’s growth would outpace…More
January 23, 2020
For those developers planning new ground-up residential projects, the current abatement expires December 31, 2020. To take advantage of the abatement, you must ACT now planning and executing your project(s). Beginning in 2021 the 10-year…More