Navy Yard Blog

Welcome

January 20, 2026

Welcoming Alex & Darcela to the Navy Yard Team

“A reliable and resilient electric grid is fundamental to economic development. When we strengthen our grid, we strengthen our city.” -Darcela Maignan Meet Darcela Maignan Please join us in welcoming Darcela Maignan, who has joined PIDC as Assistant General Manager of the Navy Yard’s Electric Utility. Darcela brings deep experience from the Energy & Utilities

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Tenants

January 12, 2026

Shoutout to New & Expanding Companies

Welcome to the Neighborhood We’re excited to share some wonderful news and extend a warm welcome to the newest tenants and residents joining our neighborhood. As our community continues to grow, we’re proud to see new businesses and neighbors choosing to call our campus home. Welcome Our new tenants now occupy more than 10,000 square

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Tenants

November 4, 2025

Orchestra Life Sciences Chooses the Navy Yard for New Global Headquarters

Welcome Orchestra Life Sciences to the Navy Yard! Orchestra is a rapidly growing technical consultancy that supports advanced therapy manufacturing that has relocated its global headquarters from Montreal to Philadelphia. The move marks an important milestone for Orchestra and reinforces the Navy Yard’s leadership as a hub for life sciences innovation, job creation, and workforce

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Amenities

November 21, 2023

Interactive Navy Yard Map

Have you checked out our interactive Navy Yard – Things to See & Do Map where you can discover all the Navy Yard has to offer conveniently from the palm of your hand? The map, which can be downloaded and accessed through Google Maps, is sorted by categories so you can find what you want

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News

November 3, 2023

Navy Yard Welcomes New Utility General Manager

We are pleased to welcome Scott Dever as the new general manager for the Navy Yard electric utility. Dever is taking over for Rudy Terry who served in that role for the past 12.5 years. Dever comes to the Navy Yard with a wealth of diverse utility management experience, including 30 years at the Philadelphia

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News

June 13, 2023

Navy Yard Welcomes New General Manager

We are pleased to welcome Lucy Bitton as the new Navy Yard general manager. Bitton is taking over for Poe Leggette, who served in that role for the past 11 years and is moving into a new, expanded role with CBRE (PIDC contracts with CBRE to run daily campus operations at the Navy Yard). “Our

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Amenities

December 27, 2022

Navy Yard to be a Pick-up Location for a Community Supported Agriculture Program in 2023

We are excited to announce the Navy Yard will be a new pick-up location this upcoming spring for a Philadelphia-based community supported agriculture (CSA) program called FarmerJawn. What is a CSA? CSAs help local farmers prepare for the season ahead and with your share dollars, they can buy seeds, supplies, plan labor, and purchase equipment

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Amenities

November 7, 2022

The Navy Yard Welcomes Labcorp

The Navy Yard is pleased to welcome Labcorp to the Navy Yard Community. Located at 1 Crescent Drive, Suite 102, Labcorp is convenient and accessible to individuals who work or live within close proximity to the Navy Yard. Services and Support Offered Appointment scheduling Courier service Variety of test order and result delivery solutions Labcorp

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Amenities

August 18, 2022

The Navy Yard Welcomes Concierge Spine & Sports Medicine

The Navy Yard is pleased to welcome Concierge Spine & Sports Medicine to the Navy Yard community.  Located at 1200 Constitution Ave in the Vincera Institute building, Concierge Spine and Sports Medicine is focused on getting patients back to maximum function by providing fast, effective non-surgical pain relief services, and a wellness treatment plan that

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Life Sciences

August 8, 2022

The Navy Yard Welcomes Vinta Bio

The Navy Yard is pleased to welcome Vinta Bio, our newest life sciences company, to the Navy Yard community located at 4050 S. 26th Street, Suite 200. Vinta Bio, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), is focused on helping customers develop and manufacture viral vectors and cell therapy products. Its vision is to grow

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News

July 27, 2022

The Navy Yard Welcomes FKB Studios

The Navy Yard is pleased to welcome FKB Studios who recently located to Building 990! FKB is a cutting edge and innovative design and fabrication company specializing in creating immersive spaces. It is the exciting result of the recent merger of two established Philadelphia-based design and fabrication companies: FK Productions and B Fabrication. Together, FKB

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News

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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News

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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News

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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News

July 30, 2020

The Navy Yard Launches its Pilot Workforce Development Program

With a generous $1.5 million grant from the JPMorgan Chase, PIDC is thrilled to officially launch its pilot workforce program in collaboration with University City District (UCD) and the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) and Temple University. Together, we will partner to build a place-based network of employer-driven workforce programs in West, North, and South Philadelphia. These

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