Navy Yard Blog

Development Updates

June 30, 2015

Landmark Event Held at The Navy Yard Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Building at 1200 Intrepid Ave. and Opening of Central Green Park

Liberty Property Trust, which owns and manages more than 17 million square feet of office, flex and industrial space in the Greater Philadelphia region, together with its joint venture partner Synterra Partners, broke ground today on a 94,000 square foot office building, the first in Philadelphia to be designed by the world-renowned Bjarke Ingels Group.

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Events

June 3, 2015

Results of the 2nd Annual Navy Yard 5k

Thank you to our Navy Yard community for an amazing Navy Yard 5k! The weather was perfect for more than 600 runners to run and walk the chip-timed 5k course down League Island Blvd and along the Delaware River. Results are now in for the 2nd annual Navy Yard 5k. 

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Energy

June 2, 2015

Alstom partners with Penn State to establish Microgrid Center of Excellence at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia

Alstom, a leader in smart grid and innovative utility solutions, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The Pennsylvania State University to establish a global center of excellence for microgrids at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This center, the first of its kind, will help advance the development of microgrid technologies as part

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Development Updates

April 30, 2015

Liberty Property Trust Breaks Ground on New Flex Building for WuXi AppTec

Liberty Property Trust, which owns and manages more than 16 million square feet of office, flex and industrial space in the Greater Philadelphia region, broke ground today on its sixth flex building at The Navy Yard. When the building located at 4701 League Island Boulevard is complete in 2016, it will be the third facility

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Events

April 28, 2015

Spring Events Roundup at The Navy Yard

Spring has arrived in Philadelphia! The trees and flowers are in bloom, the sunshine is abundant, and birds are chirping outside. There are many great outdoor events to take advantage of at The Navy Yard, both during the day (take a break from work) or on evenings/weekends (to benefit charitable organizations). Here’s a short list; all events

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Tenants

April 23, 2015

Mercer Cafe at The Navy Yard Announces Grand Opening Date

In 2000, Tom Woltjen, Sr. and his wife Dina opened Mercer Café at 2619 Westmoreland Street in Port Richmond. Their children, Liza Bello and Thomas Woltjen, Jr., have grown the business, earning loyal customers with their dedication to gourmet comfort food adapted from family recipes. Expansion felt like the natural next step after 15 years

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Tenants

April 13, 2015

The Navy Yard Welcomes: Trellist Marketing and Technology

The Navy Yard welcomes Trellist Marketing and Technology! Trellist is a professional services firm which opened its Navy Yard office last year as its second primary location in the region, located at Building 101 at 4747 S. Broad Street.

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Tenants

April 7, 2015

Mayor Nutter Announces Lux Products Corporation has Relocated HQ to Philadelphia

Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced that Lux Products Corporation, an innovative HVAC controls company formerly based in New Jersey, has relocated its headquarters to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The company’s employees settled into their new Philadelphia location as of April 1st.

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Tenants

March 30, 2015

The Navy Yard Welcomes: The Philadelphia Hand Center

The Navy Yard is thrilled to welcome The Philadelphia Hand Center! The company, with 17 locations around Philadelphia, its surrounding suburbs, and Southern Jersey, has been diagnosing, treating, repairing and managing the complete rehabilitation of injuries to the hand, wrist, elbow, arms and shoulder for over 40 years. The Philadelphia Hand Center is able to accommodate patients who prefer a non-Center

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Amenities

March 12, 2015

Lunch Truck Lineup Returns to The Navy Yard!

As the weather climbs into the 50s and even 60s, Philadelphians are ditching wool coats and scarves in exchange for jackets and sunglasses. Call us optimists, but we’re certain that the harshest of winter days are finally behind us. The first official day of spring is just around the corner, and we’re celebrating the season change with the

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Amenities

February 13, 2015

The Year in Review: A Look Back at 2014

The year 2014 was another very momentous year for The Navy Yard! We’re taking a look back on some major events and milestones of the year.

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Tenants

February 6, 2015

The Navy Yard Welcomes: Zoomer Inc.

The Navy Yard is pleased to welcome Zoomer Inc.! Zoomer, with an office in San Francisco, CA, and now located in Philadelphia at Building 101 at The Navy Yard, enables high-volume delivery restaurants doing between 3,000 and 60,000 deliveries annually to completely outsource their delivery operation to Zoomer.

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Awards

January 14, 2015

Five Navy Yard Companies Receive KIZ Tax Credit Awards to Support Innovation and Job Growth

To strengthen Pennsylvania as a national leader for technology development and innovation, Governor Tom Corbett announced the award of more than $17 million in tax credits to more than 200 Pennsylvania start-up companies to support new growth, investment, and job creation. Five companies with headquarters at The Navy Yard are recipients of the Keystone Innovation

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Tenants

December 23, 2014

The Navy Yard Welcomes: BFW Group

The Navy Yard welcomes BFW Group! BFW Group provides construction project management, owner’s representation, LEED Administration, cost estimating and development consulting services to government, schools and institutions, commercial property managers, non-profit and for-profit real estate developers.

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Tenants

December 23, 2014

The Navy Yard Welcomes: United American Builders

The Navy Yard is pleased to welcome United American Builders! United American Builders is a general contracting firm serving Greater Philadelphia, New York City, and New Jersey. UAB focuses on commercial fit outs and renovations with a significant effort and past performance in the hospitality sector.

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