Town By Town: In Point Breeze, the key point is price

One example of a larger effort is reNewbold, at 16th and Moore, historically part of Point Breeze but now called Newbold.

From Philly.com:
Location for Point Breeze, as with other neighborhoods adjacent to Center City, is bringing change – some welcome, some not so much.

In fact, as you try to discern what is happening in this South Philadelphia neighborhood, you are warned that you are, in the words of one source, “wading into that thorny mess.”

There is a push and pull in Point Breeze that has been regularly reported and well-documented on the Internet using any search engine.

One example of a larger effort is reNewbold, at 16th and Moore, historically part of Point Breeze but now called Newbold.

On the site of the former Francis M. Drexel public school that he acquired in 2010, South Philadelphia Taproom owner John Longacre, his LPMG Cos., and Postgreen Homes have broken ground for 16 townhouses, two condos, and retail space in line for LEED certification.

Read the entire article HERE.