Events
June 1, 2022
June 2022 Events and more!
June welcomes even more opportunities to explore and discover the Navy Yard! The world’s largest hard seltzer festival is coming to the Navy Yard. On June 4, Seltzerland will sure turn the Navy Yard into a hard seltzer paradise. Then on June 5, Girls on the Run will be running through the Navy Yard streets
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May 16, 2022
Navy Yard Skill Initiative (NYSI) Graduate Highlight: Maria Lee
Meet Maria Lee, one of Tastykake’s newest Production Associates and one of the 14 individuals who graduated from the collaborative training program managed by PIDC’s Navy Yard Workforce Development Initiatives (NYSI) and University City’s District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI). And after the completion of the program, Maria and the other graduates were offered full-time
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April 4, 2022
The Navy Yard Welcomes: Maho Construction
We are pleased to welcome Maho Construction LLC to the Navy Yard community. Maho Construction was established in 2019 as a commercial carpentry outfit specializing in all aspects of carpentry. With over 40 years of combined construction experience Maho Construction has established quality relationships with several property developers, Higher education, Industrial & Healthcare facilities management
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March 30, 2022
The Navy Yard Welcomes: TB12
The Navy Yard is pleased to welcome TB12 Performance & Recovery Center to Philadelphia and the Navy Yard community! TB12 is transforming global health & wellness by empowering athletes and everyone looking to live an active lifestyle, to prevent injury, improve longevity, and perform their best. The TB12 Method, inspired by the training method of
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March 23, 2022
The Navy Yard Lunch Truck Lineup returns TOMORROW, 3/24/2022!
Beginning tomorrow, March 24, 2022, and every Thursday from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Philly’s favorite food trucks return to the Marine Parade Grounds! The Spring Season welcomes 15 flavorful trucks, stuffed with foods from every corner of Philadelphia. Foods from Mexican influenced trucks, Mediterranean influenced trucks, Asian influenced trucks and so much more! Each
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March 1, 2022
Oxford +Ensemble/Mosaic Partner to Create 3M SqFt Life Sciences Hub
Ensemble/Mosaic and Oxford Properties Group (“Oxford”) have entered into a strategic partnership which will, over time, own and develop up to 3 million square feet of life science properties at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia. The agreement includes Oxford’s investment in five existing life science assets owned by Ensemble Real Estate Investments, and Ensemble/Mosaic’s first
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December 29, 2021
Meet the Team: Jackie Hall
Be the change. Make a difference. Do something. These are all words that resonate with Jackie Hall, who is PIDC’s newest Navy Yard staff member as the Navy Yard Community Engagement Coordinator. PIDC aligns with her idea of making an impact in the community and helping with initiative to drive growth in our beautiful city.
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November 1, 2021
Navy Yard Electric Utility Transitions Operations to Dominion Energy
Today Dominion Energy takes over the 10-year electric utility Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services contract for the Navy Yard. This contract was the culmination of a lengthy, highly competitive solicitation process announced in May 2021. Dominion Energy will provide responsive on-site management to the Navy Yard and its customers, who will gain industry-leading service reliability, financial
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September 29, 2021
Iovance Biotherapeutics Celebrates Grand Opening of Iovance Cell Therapy Center (iCTC)
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA), a late-stage biotechnology company developing novel T cell-based cancer immunotherapies (tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte, TIL, and peripheral-blood lymphocyte, PBL), is celebrating the official opening of the Iovance Cell Therapy Center (iCTC). The iCTC, located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, is the first centralized, scalable, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility dedicated to producing TIL cell therapies for patients with
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September 24, 2021
Philly Shipyard Hires 13 PIDC Workforce Development Program Graduates
PIDC and University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative is thrilled to announce that we graduated and placed 14 program participants from our second Navy Yard Workforce Development Initiatives training program today! These participants completed the three-week Shipyard Laborer Program in partnership with Philly Shipyard Inc. and 13 were extended a job offer for full-time permanent employment in the government and commercial shipbuilding industry starting at $14.00/hour. We partnered
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September 14, 2021
Ensemble/Mosaic Announces Plans for Chapel Block, the First Residential Development at the Navy Yard Since the 1996 Base Closure
Ensemble/Mosaic today announced plans to develop the first residential complex to be built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard as part of its agreement with PIDC. The company plans to break ground on the project in 2022 and open the complex in 2024. “Ensemble/Mosaic is on the cusp of reaching a longstanding, identity-shifting objective – to
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August 25, 2021
The Navy Yard Releases New Navy Yard Transit App!
PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation and master developer of the Philadelphia Navy Yard announces the launch of its new app called Navy Yard Transit to offer Navy Yard employees and visitors an easy and reliable trip planning app that includes real-time arrival information on many public and shared transportation services, including its own Navy
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July 13, 2021
Ensemble/Mosaic Launches a Bold, Systemic $2.6B Environmental, Social & Governance Commitment at the Navy Yard
Partnership has Committed $7.5 Million to 21 Certified Minority and Women, Design & Engineering Firms to Lift Off $1B Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Pledge Ensemble Real Estate Investments and Mosaic Development Partners (Ensemble/Mosaic) today announced it has launched its ambitious Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) program at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the bedrock of its
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April 7, 2021
James Corner Field Operations Selected to Head Philadelphia Navy Yard Master Plan Update Team
Multidisciplinary Team Includes 13 Subject Matter Expert Consultants; More Than 50% are Certified Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation and master developer of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, in partnership with Ensemble Real Estate Investments and Mosaic Development Partners (“Ensemble/Mosaic”), today announced the selection of James Corner Field Operations (“Field Operations”) to
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January 4, 2021
Philadelphia Navy Yard Development Team Releases Request for Proposals Seeking Firms to Update Master Plan
Download press release as PDF: Navy Yard Master Plan RFP – 01.04.2021 – final Update 1/12/21: Register for the Pre-Bid Meeting on Friday, January 15 at 9-11AM on Zoom. PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, in partnership with Ensemble Real Estate Investments and Mosaic Development Partners (“Ensemble/Mosaic”), has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) opportunity
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