Navy Yard Blog

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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Tenants

July 2, 2025

Welcome, Rothman Orthopaedics!

Welcome Rothman Orthopaedics to the Navy Yard! We are excited to add Rothman Orthopaedics, which offers bone and joint care, to our roster of healthcare companies on our campus. A global leader in the field of orthopedics, Rothman has been recognized among the nation’s best in orthopedic providers. The new office is located at 1

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Tenants

May 8, 2025

Small Business Spotlight: Bloom 42

Bloom 42: A Dream Come True Small Business Week at the Navy Yard continues with a spotlight on Bloom 42, a beautiful and inspiring new event space at the Navy Yard—and the dream realized by founder Atiya Hobson. Located on Kitty Hawk Avenue, Bloom 42 isn’t your typical event venue. What was once a café

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Tenants

May 6, 2025

Small Business Spotlight: Barilotti Wealth Strategies

Barilotti Wealth Strategies: History, Impact, & Community As we continue to celebrate Small Business Week at the Navy Yard, we’re thrilled to spotlight Barilotti Wealth Strategies, a financial planning firm with a powerful mission and a deep appreciation for both people and place. Founded by Christy Barilotti, Barilotti Wealth Strategies focuses on serving first-generation wealth

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Tenants

May 5, 2025

Small Business Spotlight: BFW Group

BFW Group: A Small Business Powerhouse at the Navy Yard From May 4-10, we’re celebrating Small Business Week at the Navy Yard! Did you know that 70% of the companies at the Navy Yard are small businesses? There’s room for all kinds of businesses at the Navy Yard; it’s been part of our redevelopment plans

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Tenants

November 8, 2024

Congratulations, Axalta!

Congratulations to Axalta, a leading global coatings company, who opened their global headquarters at the Navy Yard recently! Axalta’s headquarters now joins their Global Innovation Center at 1050 Constitution Avenue at the Navy Yard, helping the company to streamline operations and increase collaboration. “We are thrilled to celebrate the Axalta headquarters and Global Innovation Center,”

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Tenants

June 26, 2024

Welcome Alchemy X!

Welcome Alchemy X to the Navy Yard! We are excited to share our fitness partner since Spring 2023 for our free outdoor fitness programming, Alchemy X, now officially joins our Navy Yard community inside Vincera Institute, located at 1200 Constitution Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19112. Their facility provides a full fitness experience to help you reach

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Community

June 25, 2024

Support the Navy Yard Back-to-School Drive

The Navy Yard will be collecting school supplies to support two local elementary schools. F. Amedee Bregy Elementary School and D. Newlin Fell School are both K-8 elementary schools located in South Philadelphia. The collection will take place Tuesday, July 16 through Wednesday, August 21 with drop-off locations throughout the Navy Yard campus. Being part

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Innovation

May 22, 2024

Award-Winning Biotech Program Begins Another Recruitment

Award-Winning Biotech Program Begins Another Recruitment to Connect Philadelphians with Quality Jobs in the Region’s Rapidly Growing Life Science Sector: The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, The Wistar Institute, PIDC, The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, Iovance Biotherapeutics, and Integral Molecular Began Joint Recruitment May 21

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Tenants

April 1, 2024

Navy Yard Skills Initiative Graduates Second Life Science Class with Iovance Biotherapeutics

A newly minted group of life science professionals completed the Biomedical Technician Training Program: Aseptic Technician training and received certificates of completion during a ceremony in the Iovance Biotherapeutics iCTC (Cell Therapy Center) at the Navy Yard March 22. After 24 weeks of dedicated work, 12 Philadelphians officially completed the training that prepared them for

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Life Sciences

March 28, 2024

Newest Navy Yard Skills Initiative Life Sciences Cohort Visits Navy Yard

Participants of the newest Navy Yard Skills Initiative Biomedical Technician Training Program cohort with VintaBio, Inc. visited the Navy Yard for an orientation March 27. The purpose of the visit allowed program participants to get a better understanding of their training program with VintaBio and familiarize themselves with the Navy Yard campus. The visit included

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History

March 19, 2024

Celebrate the Homecoming of the Battleship New Jersey to the Navy Yard

As you may have heard, the historic Battleship New Jersey is temporarily leaving its home on the Camden Waterfront and is making its way to the Navy Yard for maintenance – its first in 32 years. This is a homecoming of sorts for the Battleship New Jersey as its construction began in the late 1930s,

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Community

February 1, 2024

PIDC & Ensemble/Mosaic Host Retail Tenant Event

PIDC and Ensemble/Mosaic partnered to host a retail tenant outreach event at the Navy Yard on February 1. The event was held at Ensemble/Mosaic’s office in the heart of the Navy Yard. The goal of the event was to attract and engage with qualified tenants interested in leasing retail spaces in the emerging Navy Yard

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News

January 16, 2024

Award-Winning Biotech Training Program to Begin Recruitment with New Employer Partner in Life Sciences

The Wistar Institute, West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, PIDC, and The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Announce VintaBio as New Employer Partner The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative and The Wistar Institute are collaborating once again with support from the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia to bring their award-winning

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