PIDC BLOG

February 26, 2019

PIDC WANTS TO SUPPORT IMPACT PROJECTS IN OPPORTUNITY ZONES

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] PIDC has flexible debt designed to support for-profit and nonprofit borrowers with real estate projects located in designated Opportunity Zones in Philadelphia. The intent is to pair this financing with equity from certified Opportunity Funds to fill the gap in the capital stack for real estate

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January 30, 2019

MY INDEPENDENCE AT HOME

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January 30, 2019

NEW COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LOAN AVAILABLE

As we kick off the New Year, PIDC is glad to announce a new product — the Commercial Mortgage Loan — supporting small businesses and nonprofits that need financing to purchase buildings that they either currently occupy or intend to relocate to. The Commercial Mortgage Loan was developed out of a capital need that PIDC

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January 30, 2019

BITTENBENDER CONSTRUCTION & BFW GROUP

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January 29, 2019

PIDC WRAPS UP 2018 & 60 YEARS

In 2018 PIDC celebrated its 60th anniversary—six decades of driving growth to every corner of Philadelphia. The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia and City of Philadelphia came together 60 years ago to found PIDC. Since then, PIDC has worked with a diverse range of over 4,000 clients in which we have settled over 7,150

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January 29, 2019

TAX DESIGNATION FOR LLCS

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December 19, 2018

THE NAVY YARD

Since the U.S. Navy closed the historic Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (PNSY), the Navy Yard has reemerged as a magnet for new businesses, employment, and investment in Philadelphia. Today, across the 1,200 acres, you’ll find beautifully-preserved brick buildings, repurposed warehouses, and modern architecture alongside historic ships, green parks, and public art. The Navy Yard’s connection to

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December 19, 2018

THE MET PHILADELPHIA

Built in 1908, former Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House, The Met Philadelphia, is recognized internationally for its superb acoustics and once served as a recording hall for the Philadelphia Orchestra. In its glory days, it hosted theater and vaudeville as well as the likes of James Cleveland, Mahalia Jackson, The Dixie Hummingbirds, and The Caravans. The

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December 19, 2018

READING TERMINAL MARKET

This iconic Philadelphia site is one of America’s largest and oldest public markets. Overtime, the market survived the Depression years of the 1930s, market decline, and more. Since 1893, it’s been housed in a National Historic Landmark building. Today’s Reading Terminal Market had its roots in the Butchers’ and Farmers’ and Franklin Markets, both located

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December 19, 2018

FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Famed city planner Edmund Bacon was demolishing blocks of structures around the new Independence National Historical Park to make way for Independence Mall, where chemical manufacturer Rohm and Haas was building its new corporate headquarters. The Food Distribution Center was moved from Dock Street on the waterfront to South Philadelphia, making way for the fashionable

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December 19, 2018

PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL)

Access provided by Philadelphia’s transportation infrastructure is unparalleled among U.S. cities, with robust passenger and freight rail, air, shipping and ground transportation systems radiating out from the middle of the dense Northeast corridor. Of these options, the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has become the crown jewel of Philadelphia’s transportation infrastructure. With over 500 domestic and

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December 10, 2018

KIERANTIMBERLAKE

KieranTimberlake is an internationally renowned research, planning, and architecture firm that brings together the experience of over 100 professionals of diverse backgrounds and abilities in a collaborative, transdisciplinary practice. The firm’s portfolio spans over 30 years and includes innovative, environmentally ethical work in sensitive environments that extend identities for institutions, communities, and organizations. KieranTimberlake’s collaborative

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December 10, 2018

TASTY BAKING COMPANY

In 1914, Philip Baur and Herbert Morris founded Tasty Baking Company with $50,000 raised from family members. Over the years, their Tastykakes – the now classic Krimpets, Kandy Kakes, and Juniors – have become iconic Philadelphia snack favorites. By 1922, the company had outgrown its home on Sedgley Avenue, and moved to Hunting Park Avenue,

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December 10, 2018

DAROFF DESIGN

Daroff Design is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed, woman-owned (WBE) interior design and architecture firm founded in Philadelphia in 1973 by Karen Daroff, native Philadelphian and graduate of local Moore College of Art and Design. Staffed with highly talented architects, planners, interior designers and graphic artists, Ms. Daroff’s firm works with their clients, while often partnering

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December 10, 2018

STROTHER ENTERPRISES, INC.

Strother Enterprises, Inc. is a prominent cross-industry food service provider and partner which has been family-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-owned for over 30 years. The company provides a variety of services to companies primarily associated with sports & entertainment, healthcare, business & government, healthcare. Strother’s involvement in the services management industry began with their dedication to

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December 10, 2018

FASHION DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA

Fashion District Philadelphia will deliver a robust retail and entertainment offering unlike any other in downtown Philadelphia. Spanning three city blocks, it features over 800,000 square feet of dynamic offerings, including flagship, traditional full price, off-price and branded outlet retail, destination dining and entertainment, along with public art and evolving cultural events. Fashion District Philadelphia

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December 10, 2018

COVERSPORTS

Calling Philadelphia, PA home for the past 144 years, CoverSports traces its roots back to D.C. Humphrys Company, when in 1874 it was manufacturing covers for wagons. D.C Humphrys is one of the oldest continuously manufacturing companies in the United States. While its product line has evolved to primarily include athletic fabric products and covers

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December 10, 2018

COMCAST

Comcast was founded in the Philadelphia region in 1963 when it purchased a small cable system based in Tupelo, Mississippi. It has since grown into a global media and technology company with 195,000 employees around the world. In 2008, Comcast opened the Comcast Center in Philadelphia as its global headquarters with PIDC providing funding for

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