Development Updates
June 21, 2022
Construction Update: 2500 League Island Boulevard
In fall 2021, Gattuso Development Partners broke ground on its newest construction project at the Navy Yard. 2500 League Island Boulevard is a premier Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) 130,000 square foot life science facility located at the corner of 26th & League Island Blvd West (formerly Langley Ave). The building is a ground up
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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 25, 2022
House Majority Leader Hoyer and Congresswoman Scanlon Tour the Navy Yard
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today welcomed Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Majority Leader for the U.S. House of Representatives, to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Alongside officials from the City of Philadelphia and PIDC, Hoyer and Scanlon toured the Navy Yard, met with representatives from two key employers — Philly Shipyard, Inc. and Iovance Biotherapeutics,
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April 20, 2022
Congresswoman Scanlon Delivers $525,000 for Innovative Workforce Program at the Navy Yard
On Friday, April 15, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) joined officials from PIDC, the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, and Philly Shipyard, Inc. to celebrate the latest graduates of the Navy Yard Skills Initiative and announce over half a million dollars in new federal funding to support the workforce program. Scanlon secured $525,000 for PIDC’s Navy
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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 15, 2022
Ensemble/Mosaic and Oxford Properties Group Break Ground on Speculative R & D Lab Building
Ensemble/Mosaic, a joint venture between Ensemble Real Estate Investments and Mosaic Development Partners, and Oxford Properties Group (“Oxford”), a leading global real estate investor, asset manager and business builder, have broken ground on 1201 Normandy Place, a speculative 137,000 square foot R & D lab building at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia. The project represents
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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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February 24, 2022
Pennsylvania’s First Automated Shuttle Coming to the Philadelphia Navy Yard
Pennsylvania’s first automated vehicle (AV) shuttle is coming to Philadelphia this summer. The zero-emissions shuttle will provide visitors and employees with transportation services within the Philadelphia Navy Yard and to SEPTA’s NRG Station located at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue. The project took a step forward this week when PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation,
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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 15, 2021
WuXi ATU Opens New Facility in Philadelphia, Tripling Testing Capacity to Support Global Customers
WuXi Advanced Therapies (WuXi ATU), a wholly owned subsidiary of WuXi AppTec, announced the official opening of its advanced therapies testing facility at 400 Rouse Boulevard in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard. The new facility, which includes 140,000 square feet laboratories, will further enhance the company’s Contract Testing, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CTDMO) business model by tripling the company’s previous
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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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