Navy Yard Blog

Tenants

May 16, 2014

The Navy Yard Welcomes: Chiropractor Dr. Marc Legere

Dr. Marc Legere, official Chiropractor for the Philadelphia Phillies, is now seeing patients at Vincera Institute at 1200 Constitution Ave. Dr. Legere is an internationally acclaimed physician who is most noted for his development of a treatment method called PATCH Technique.

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Amenities

May 16, 2014

Grand Opening for League Island Park

To celebrate LOVE Your Park week, a collaborative partnership between the Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy, The Navy Yard held a grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony for its newest park on Thursday, May 15, 2014.

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Events

May 5, 2014

3D Printing Comes to The Navy Yard

This month’s Tenant Spotlight features DVIRC at The Navy Yard, located at Building 100 Innovation Center, 4801 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA.  Advanced manufacturers can learn more about Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)! DVIRC, with support from NextFab, will offer technical training classes at DVIRC’s Navy Yard office during May and June.

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Development Updates

April 28, 2014

Liberty Property Trust & Synterra Partners Break Ground on a Fully Pre-Leased Flex Building in The Navy Yard Commerce Center

Liberty Property Trust, which owns and manages more than 16 million square feet of office, flex and industrial space in the Greater Philadelphia region, together with its joint venture partner Synterra Partners, broke ground on its third Class A flex building in The Navy Yard Commerce Center (and its fifth flex building at The Navy

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Events

April 10, 2014

Cycling Criterium returns to The Navy Yard

Guest post by Tri-State Velo. Tri-State Velo will be hosting its Philadelphia Navy Yard Criterium on Saturday, April 19th, offering a great opportunity for new and experienced cyclists to race in the wonderful city of Philadelphia. The club is very excited to be returning for the 4th consecutive year to the picturesque Navy Yard!

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Events

April 1, 2014

Party on a Ship! food and music festival is coming to The Navy Yard

Update on 4/1/14 at 2:00pm: Happy April Fools’ Day! We are beyond excited to announce “Party on a Ship!” POAS! for short, is the first event of its kind in the nation. POAS! is an all-day food truck festival, followed by an evening concert series with an all-star music lineup. We’re still adding to the

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Development Updates

March 31, 2014

March Construction Update at The Navy Yard

The Navy Yard welcomes spring with a campus full of buzzing activity, including five new construction and renovation projects! The square footage of these five buildings together represents more than 310,000 square feet of new space at The Navy Yard, as well as over $120 million of investment. Keep reading for details on these projects!

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Events

March 31, 2014

Apply for an EnergyWorks Loan Today!

The EnergyWorks Loan Fund provides low-cost financing to support energy efficiency retrofit projects for businesses and nonprofits in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. PIDC partners with The Reinvestment Fund and the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability to offer this innovative energy efficiency program.

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Tenants

March 28, 2014

The Navy Yard Welcomes: Courtyard Philadelphia South at The Navy Yard hotel

The Navy Yard is thrilled to announce the arrival of its first hotel! The Courtyard Philadelphia South at The Navy Yard, a 172-room hotel designed by local architecture firm Erdy McHenry Architecture, features executive suites, meeting/conference/event facilities, and a state-of-the-art fitness center. In keeping with The Navy Yard’s commitment to sustainability, the hotel was designed

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Energy

March 26, 2014

Celebrating Earth Day Week at The Navy Yard – April 21-25, 2014

Join The Navy Yard in celebrating Earth Day 2014 with a full week of fun and informative activities focused on sustainability! This year for Earth Day, the Earth Day Network has chosen the global theme of Green Cities. The Earth Day Network says, “With smart investments in sustainable technology, forward-thinking public policy, and an educated

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Tenants

March 21, 2014

The Navy Yard Welcomes: Cloudnexa

Founded in 2012, Cloudnexa helps companies to deploy, grow, and manage their cloud computing infrastructure on Amazon Web Services. As a Premier Consulting Partner of AWS, Cloudnexa has proven expertise in design, deployment, and management of scalable, secure cloud infrastructures for businesses, universities, non-profits, and government entities, providing the necessary value added services and expertise customers

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Tenants

March 11, 2014

Villanova University Engineering is at The Navy Yard!

This month’s Tenant Spotlight features Villanova University College of Engineering at The Navy Yard. For more information about Villanova, please contact: John Dell’Osa at 484-431-7721 or John.DellOsa@villanova.edu. Did you know Villanova University College of Engineering has a classroom at The Navy Yard? Located at 4775 League Island Blvd, the classroom features advanced broadcasting and web teleconferencing

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Events

February 26, 2014

Happy 100th Birthday, Tastykake!

Tasty Baking Company, manufacturer of beloved Philadelphia-made snacks, celebrated its 100th birthday yesterday at its bakery at The Navy Yard. The maker of Krimpets and Kandy Kakes honored the occasion by “Kaking Over” Philadelphia with 100 deliveries of Tastykakes to locations throughout the city to first responders and charities around the city. The City of

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Development Updates

February 24, 2014

RevZilla and PIDC Partner on Expansion

RevZilla.com and PIDC are excited to announce the expansion of RevZilla’s headquarters at The Navy Yard! Just a year ago, the company moved into its state-of-the-art office, showroom, and warehouse headquarters at 4020 S. 26th Street in The Navy Yard Commerce Center, developed  by Liberty Property Trust/Synterra Partners. Now, RevZilla will be adding additional warehouse

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Amenities

February 11, 2014

RideECO, a Transit Benefit Program Offered to Navy Yard Tenants

As Navy Yard tenants, you may have heard of the RideECO program, a transit benefit program administered by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) that allows employers and commuters to save money through putting pre-tax dollars toward fares on public transportation. Commuters can currently save over $500 per year, and employers can also save over

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