The State of University City 2016 by University City District

Of all the data and trends analysis contained in this year’s publication, the number that jumps out most is University City’s realization of the 75,000 jobs milestone. Why is 75,000 a magic number? It means that from nanofab equipment specialists to neonatologists, from software development engineers to clinical programmers, and from carpenters to electricians, University City institutions and businesses are fueling the growth of the regional economy. University City is not simply producing jobs, we’re producing good jobs, creating opportunity in the neighborhood, city and region. From 2008 to 2013, in fact, we’ve seen a 79% increase in middle- to high-wage positions. In a city whose progress has been constrained by tepid private sector job growth, the magical mix of academic, research and commercial partners in University City is leading the region–and much of the country–in the acceleration of economic activity. As we enter an age of innovation districts, when the cities that succeed are the ones that cluster research and knowledge institutions with talent and start-ups, University City boasts an astonishing 30,000 jobs per square mile. By comparison, Cambridge, MA–always a benchmark for anchor institution-driven development–contains 19,000 jobs per square mile. With job density comes commercial vibrancy. Indeed, eastern University City has seen a 24% increase in food and beverage establishments since 2009 and a recent construction boom resulting in than 10 million new square feet of new development. Remarkably, even as office inventory has grown by 26% in less than a decade, University City has a region-leading 97.4% office occupancy rate. And, as the neighborhood transforms palpably into a dynamic, 24/7 urban center, eight major residential projects have driven an 11% increase in population since 2013. While job growth, construction figures and commercial vibrancy tell a substantial part of the University City story, qualitative measures revealing a neighborhood of choice abound. Institutions, businesses, communities and civic intermediaries like University City District fully understand that booming commercial infrastructure must be accompanied by commensurate investments in beautiful civic infrastructure. The sustained growth in the development, evolution and improvement of parks, public squares, vibrant streets and attractive transit infrastructure heralds a future University City admired as much for its quality of place as it is for its quantity of jobs, institutions and building projects. Please enjoy The State of University City, and join us to help create a future of growth, innovation and opportunity. Sincerely,

Matt Bergheiser Executive Director University City District 1

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Contents Spotlight on University City

Real Estate Development and Planning

Employment

Office Market

Retail and Hospitality

Colleges and Universities

Healthcare

Transportation

People

Residential

Events, Arts and Culture

Innovation

Looking Forward

University City Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Impact in the Neighborhood

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Spotlight on University City

University City is the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader in education, science, and innovation, boasting world-class universities and medical institutions. The neighborhood is also a destination for food lovers and culture seekers, with internationally acclaimed dining, museums, and galleries; a hub for transportation with some of the most pedestrian and bicyclist-friendly streets in the city; and a leader in employment. A mosaic of high rises and tree-lined streets, anchor institutions and small businesses, University City is Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neighborhood of choice for thousands of people and families from a wide range of backgrounds.

Office Occupancy

154 Retailers

260

Restaurants and Bars

88%

Ground Floor Commercial Occupancy Rate

79,000

Retail Square Feet Under Construction

723

Hotel Rooms

Hotel Rooms Under Constuction

78%

Hotel Room Occupancy

Population

56%

Percentage of Residents Aged 25 or Older with a Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree or Higher

Colleges and Universities

University City BY THE NUMBERS 44,224

College & University Students

4,083,704 Annual Amtrak 30th Street Station Passengers

71%

Percentage of Residents Who Walk, Bicycle, or Ride Public Transit to Work

20-24 minutes Median Resident Commute Time

113

Home Sales

$316,000 Median Home Sale Price

$1,450 Median Apartment Rent

Hospitals

86,253 Hospital Inpatient Admissions

1,420

Residential Units Just Completed or Under Construction

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Growth at Major Employers Led to More New Jobs We estimate 75,000 total jobs in University City by the end of 2015, and the number surpassing 76,000 in 2016.

The Office Market Remained Among the Tightest in the Region At 2.6%, University City’s office vacancy rate has hit its lowest level since 2008, prior to the burst of the real estate bubble. University City’s vacancy rate was the lowest among 27 regional submarkets, even as inventory has grown by 26% since the recession.

The Population Continued to Expand Between 2013 and 2016, University City will have added roughly 2,500 new units of multifamily housing, increasing the neighborhood’s population by roughly 11%.

The Residential Workforce Became Among the Most Educated in the City An impressive 56% of University City residents possess bachelor’s degrees or above, compared to 24% in Philadelphia overall.

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University Enrollments Grew

In 2015, the number of students enrolled at University City’s colleges and universities surpassed 44,000 for the first time, and has grown approximately 5% over the last 5 years.

Home Values Reached a New High In 2014, the median home sale price reached a new record high of $316,000, with recent increases spread across neighborhoods.

The number of patents issued is up 75% over 5 years and 110% since 2006, while R&D spending hovered around $1 billion dollars.

An Increase in Visitors Swelled Hotel Occupancy

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Innovation Surged

Hotel occupancy increased 5% and is up 10% since the recession low in 2009, despite an increase in average daily rates of 9% and a 27% growth in supply.

More Restaurants, Cafes & Bars Opened Their Doors Driven by growth in the institutional and office core, University City saw an increase of 15% in full service dining establishments and 23% in casual service restaurants since 2009.

Residents Opted to Walk, Bike, or Take Public Transit Rather Than Drive SEPTA boardings continued their strong recent growth, up 19% since 2009. The percentage of University City residents commuting by foot, transit, or bike increased by 5% since 2000.

Central University City Evolved Towards a 24 Hour Neighborhood with New Residents & Businesses

A Robust Market for New Developments University City remains one of the most active markets for new real estate projects in the region, with over 10 million square feet currently under construction or recently completed, representing an estimated value of over 4.6 billion dollars.

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The number of food and beverage establishments was up by 24% in central University City since 2009. Pedestrian counts in the core have shown continued growth, while counts on Market Street (30th-37th) in particular have shown consistent gains, up 12% since 2012.

Real Estate Development and Planning

3.0 University Place

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Real Estate Development and Planning

University Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real estate growth continues at a breakneck pace. Major residential, office, hotel, and institutional projects continue to alter and expand our growing skyline, including recently completed apartment and mixed-use buildings, significant hospital projects, and the tallest addition to the skyline west of the Schuylkill River, Brandywine Realty Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FMC Tower at Cira South.

When completed, the 49-story building will stand 730 feet and contain 635,000 square feet of office space.

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Real Estate Development and Planning

The FMC Tower at Cira Centre South Under Construction

Source: UCD

All told, 29 new development projects advanced or were completed in the last 12 months, representing nearly six million square feet of new office, research, academic, and medical space for a projected value of over 2.2 billion dollars. What follows is a summary of the projects continuing to transform University Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skyline.

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Neural & Behavioral Sciences Building The Neural & Behavioral Sciences Building will put Penn students and faculty at the forefront of the revolution in brain science by bringing the Psychology and Biology Departments, the Biological Basis of Behavior Program, and the Penn Genomics Institute together under one roof. Developer: University of Pennsylvania Location: Intersection of University Avenue, 38th Street & Baltimore Avenue Size: 76,500 square feet Completion Date: Spring 2016

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3901 Walnut Street

Korman Center Improvements

This six-story mixed-use office building houses University of Pennsylvania offices and ground floor retail.

This renovation will include an expansion and modernization of the Korman Center, including a new two-story, glass-enclosed â&#x20AC;&#x153;solariumâ&#x20AC;? overlooking the reimagined Korman Quadrangle featuring new walkways, landscaping and seating.

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

The Hankin Group 3901 Walnut Street 30,000 square feet April 2015

Developer: Drexel University Location: Between Market & Chestnut streets and between 32nd & 33rd streets Size: 1,000 square feet Completion Date: Fall 2017

The Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics The Perelman Center will merge Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Political Science Department and Department of Economics in a new facility combining a rehab of the existing Philadelphia Trust building with a significant new addition to the north. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

University of Pennsylvania 36th & Walnut streets 110,000 square feet Summer 2018

Real Estate Development and Planning

Perry World House The Perry World House will create a gathering place where Penn students and faculty engage with eminent international scholars and policymakers on pressing global issues of the 21st century. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

University of Pennsylvania 3803 Locust Walk 16,500 square feet Spring 2016

Richards Medical Research Laboratories

The first facility at Drexel dedicated to Jewish student life, the preliminary design calls for an event space, chapel, meeting rooms, student lounges, offices for Drexel Hillel, a kosher kitchen and a large outdoor patio.

Updates to the Louis I. Kahn-designed Richards Labs included interior renovations to repurpose obsolete lab space, central infrastructure upgrades, and exterior repairs to this National Historic Landmark.

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Drexel University 118 N. 34th Street 14,000 square feet Fall 2016

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

University of Pennsylvania 3700 Hamilton Walk 57,000 square feet Summer 2015

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Raymond G. Perelman Center for Jewish Life

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Commercial / Hotel / Mixed Use 8

Cira Centre South Cira Centre South is a transit-oriented mixed-use office, residential, and retail development consisting of two towers located on 30th Street, between Chestnut and Walnut streets. The FMC Tower will consist of 268 luxury apartments and 635,000 square feet of LEED based, Class-A office space. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the towerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique architecture will be highly recognizable on the Philadelphia skyline and will offer tenants unencumbered views of the Schuylkill River and the Center City skyline. The Chestnut Street Tower, evo, consists of 345 high-end residential units designed for young professionals and university students. Once both projects are complete, Cira Centre South will combine to bring over 20,000 square feet of new retail and restaurant space in the area. Cira Centre South is being developed within a Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zone, which affords qualified office and retail tenants an abatement of most city and state taxes. Developer: Location: Size: Completion date:

Brandywine Realty Trust 30th Street, between Walnut and Chestnut streets 464,000 square feet (evo); 900,000 square feet (FMC Tower) September 2014 (evo); June 2016 (FMC Tower)

Real Estate Development and Planning

3.0 University Place

4614-18 Woodland Avenue

A new five-story office building, 3.0 University Place will be the first LEED Version 4 Platinum new construction project in the world.

This new three-story commercial building will feature both intensive and extensive green roofs where water gathered from rainfall will be collected and stored as grey-water to be reused in toilets to reduce water consumption.

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

University Place Associates, LLC 41st & Market streets 183,195 square feet Fall 2017

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

4614 Woodland Partners LP 4614-18 Woodland Avenue 15,000 square feet Spring 2016

Campus Commerce Center

The Study at University City

Following the completion of the first phase of Campus Commerce Center in 2012, a 136 room extended-stay hotel, phase two will be a Class-A office building partially occupied by the developer, Campus Apartments.

This new hotel will feature 212 rooms, approximately 7,000 square feet of banquet/meeting space, a 105-seat corner restaurant and bar and a state-of-the-art fitness center.

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Campus Apartments 41st & Walnut streets 130,000 square feet Phase 1 - 2012 / Phase 2 - 2017

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Hospitality 3 20-40 South 33rd Street 145,000 square feet Fall 2016

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Medical / Biomedical Research 13

The Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care The Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Philadelphia expanded its facilities on its South Campus, where the LEED-certified Buerger Center consolidates and expands many of its outpatient services. The public and patient spaces that can benefit the most from daylight and a connection to nature have been designed to face the 2.6 acre landscaped plaza, which will connect the ground floor with the Colket Translational Research Building. A 12-story outpatient facility on top of a new, five-level parking garage, the project features a 14,000 square foot rooftop garden, as well as a landscaped plaza designed to support a variety of recreational and educational experiences for families, patients, and staff. Developer: Location: Size: Completion date:

The Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Philadelphia Civic Center Boulevard 700,000 square foot outpatient facility; 847,000 square foot below grade parking garage Fall 2015

The Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics (CACT) will be devoted to the discovery, development and manufacturing of personalized cellular cancer therapies, through a joint research and development program led by scientists and clinicians from Penn and Novartis. The CACT will be constructed as part of the master building plan for the rear of the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine on Penn Medicine’s University City campus, atop the 8-story Jordan Medical Education Center and South Pavilion Extension. The CACT will adjoin the existing cancer therapeutics floor in the Smilow Center for Translational Research, allowing it to be fully integrated with Penn Medicine’s research and clinical operations. Developer: Penn Medicine Location: Civic Center Boulevard Size: 30,000 square feet Completion Date: 2016

Henry A. Jordan M’62 Medical Education Center

Real Estate Development and Planning

Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics

The Henry A. Jordan M’62 Medical Education Center expands the campus of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania by fully integrating education facilities with active clinical care and research lab space, placing students in the midst of the dynamic practice of medicine. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Penn Medicine Civic Center Boulevard 55,000 square feet January 2015

Pavilion for Advanced Care at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Penn Medicine 38th & Powelton streets 178,000 square feet January 2015

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The Pavilion for Advanced Care, the new home to Penn Medicine’s Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center, increases Penn Presbyterian’s capacity for patient care and services by combining new features aimed at improving patient and family comfort with modern technologies in order to continue providing the best in critical care.

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AFTER

The Porch 2.0 The Porch at 30th Street Station, first introduced in 2011 by University City District, was Philadelphia’s first “lighter quicker cheaper” public space, and involved simple, cost-effective, and fully removable elements. In 2015 the space received a makeover, including a new landscaping design by Groundswell Design Group featuring tiered wooden platforms intermingled with planters and vine canopies; overhead festoon lighting; and custom-designed, brightly colored swings by Gehl Studio. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

University City District 30th Street Station 30,000 square feet September 2015

BEFORE

AFTER

Real Estate Development and Planning

Partnering with Center City District (CCD) and the Schuylkill River Development Corporation (SRDC), University City District (UCD) delivered a major upgrade to the Market Street Bridge, one of the key gateways between University City and Center City. UCD engaged Groundswell Design Group to enhance the walking experience, and to extend the design style of The Porch across the Market Street Bridge. The improvements provide a welcoming connection between the eastern edge of University City, Center City, and the banks of the Schuylkill River. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

University City District The Market Street Bridge 15,000 square feet September 2015

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The Market Street Bridge

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Cira Green This lush natural space blends the best in environmental stewardship with premier landscape design. Visitors and building tenants will have access to this vibrant outdoor venue for catered company events, as well as for social engagement and various art performances. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Brandywine Realty Trust 30th Street, between Walnut & Chestnut streets 1 acre September 2015

Real Estate Development and Planning

Innovation Plaza Innovation Plaza reimagines the 37th Street Walkway between Market and Chestnut streets as an inviting pocket park featuring new landscaping, collaborative spaces, cafĂŠ seating, an entertainment venue, game tables, charging stations, free Wi-Fi, and the Science Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Innovators Walk of Fame, which will celebrate the rich and storied tradition of innovation in the Greater Philadelphia region. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

University City Science Center and Wexford Science + Technology, a Biomed Realty Company 37th Street between Market & Chestnut streets 27,200 square feet Fall 2015

This green space adjacent to the improved Korman Center will feature new walkways, landscaping, and seating that will make the area more user-friendly and appealing as a public gathering place. Renamed the Korman Quadrangle, it will unify this section of campus by strengthening its linkage with Chestnut Street, Market Street, and the new Perelman Plaza. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Drexel University Between Market & Chestnut streets and between 32nd & 33rd streets 1 acre Fall 2017

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Korman Quadrangle

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Residential 22

3601 Market This new 28-story, 363 unit apartment building designed with the goal of receiving LEED Silver certification is the first residential project in the Science Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50-year history. It features 14,500 square feet of ground-floor retail, a fitness center, rooftop pool, spaces for bicycles, resident lounge, and parking spaces. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Southern Land Company 3601 Market Street 443,000 square feet Summer 2015

Real Estate Development and Planning

HUB 3939 HUB 3939 is the second phase of the 40th Street Promenade Project, a mixed-use development near the corner of 40th and Chestnut streets, and includes 65 apartment units along with two floors of retail and office space. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

JNA Capital Inc. 3939-41 Chestnut St. 52,789 square feet September 2015

3737 Chestnut Apartments

4224 Baltimore

This new 25-story tower provides 276 apartments and 6,300 square feet of prime-corner ground floor retail with amenities including a fitness center, resident lounge, parking, secure bicycle storage and a roof deck.

4224 Baltimore is a proposed 132 unit mixed-use building located adjacent to Clark Park. The projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design was developed in partnership with the community and features 17,000 square feet of ground floor retail, a public plaza, 60 covered/hidden parking spaces, 50 bicycle parking spaces, and a rooftop amenity space.

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Radnor Property Group, LLC 38th & Chestnut streets 288,000 square feet Phased Aug. 2015 - Oct. 2015

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Clarkmore LP/U3 Ventures 43 rd Street & Baltimore Avenue 138,000 square feet 2016

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Real Estate Development and Planning

43rd & Sansom

4619 Woodland

This mixed-use space is a four-story apartment building with two ground floor commercial spaces.

4619 Woodland is a 17-unit new construction luxury apartment building featuring a large ground-floor commercial space.

Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

Apartments at Penn 43 rd & Sansom streets 35,000 square feet February 2016

HOW Properties 4619 Woodland Avenue 27,660 square feet August 2015

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New College House This 21st century student residence will be the first to be designed and built specifically as a College House since Penn’s popular College House system began in the late ’90s. With 350 beds, a modern dining commons, and master suites, the new College House will offer undergraduates a premier home in which to live, learn, and grow. Student residents interested in particular fields will be able to live in clusters and the House will have its own student-managed program to present speakers and performers—all on a vibrant green quadrangle. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

University of Pennsylvania 34th & Chestnut streets 190,000 square feet Fall 2016

Real Estate Development and Planning

The Summit is a mixed-use project that will kickoff a dynamic transformation of the Lancaster Avenue Corridor with 1,300 new student-housing beds, 19,000 square feet of street-level retail space and a dining facility. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:

American Campus Communities 34th Street & Lancaster Avenue 580,000 square feet September 2015

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The Summit at Lancaster Avenue & 34th Street

Employment THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

Employment

Job growth in University City continues to climb in a neighborhood that already boasts roughly 30,000 jobs per square mile. According to Jones Lang LaSalle Research/U.S. Census Bureau, University City has seen an 80% increase in middle-to-high-wage jobs from 2008 to 2013, and University City District projects that by the end of 2015 it will surpass 75,000 jobs. The residential workforce is among the most educated in the city, with 56% of University City residents possessing bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees or above, compared to 24% in Philadelphia overall.

By Zip Code

19116

287

19154

314

19115

291

Philadelphia 374

373

19128

240

403

19144

716

160

University City

599

19120

760

19135

467

19132

472

19131

1,023

19122

190

19130 19102

124

19134

146

398

855

19137

19133

19121

19151

282

604

19140

348

531

19125

475

1,131 285 19123 357

19139

19104

2,095

19143

19103 19107 19106 1,906

576 569

19146

2,742

2,123

19147

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1,596

19142

663

419

19149

19124 19129

1,219

287

19136 19141

19127

19152

714

19126

482

867

273

19111 19138

19119

1,039

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19118

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19145

19148

1,009

19153

1,079 19112

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2,478 Montgomery

8,737

Philadelphia

Chester

32,204

Delaware

10,555

Burlington Camden

4,173

Gloucester

2,283

New Castle

1,125

Salem

160

Delaware Low

New Jersey

1,895

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2,915

University City

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Total Jobs in University City 80,000

Percentage of Jobs Paying at Least $40,000 per Year 70%

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Jobs in University City

University City

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2015. OnTheMap Application. Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program. Excludes federal civilian employees (prior to 2010), uniformed military, self-employed workers, and informally employed workers. *UCD estimates and projections

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2015. OnTheMap Application. LongitudinalEmployer Household Dynamics Program. Excludes federal civilian employees (prior to 2010), uniformed military, self-employed workers, and informally employed workers.

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Education and Health Care: 77% Office: 6% Entertainment, Hospitality & Retail: 8% Public Services: 5% Transportation, Warehousing & Wholesale Trade: 0.6% Manufacturing: 0.1% Other Services: 2% Real Estate & Construction: 1%

Office Market THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

Office Market

At a vacancy rate of 2.6%–compared to 12.9% in Center City and 17.2% in suburban Pennsylvania–University City’s office market is the tightest across 27 regional submarkets. Vacancy is currently at its lowest rate since 2008, prior to the burst of the real estate bubble, even as office inventory has exploded by 26% over the same period. The FMC Tower, currently under construction, will add 635,000 square feet of space in a landmark new tower when completed in 2016.

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2,200,000

2,100,000

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2014

2015

Radnor/Main Line Southern 202 Corridor Jenkintown CBD-Walnut/South Broad Central/S Delaware County CBD-East Market CBD-Independence Square Bala Cynwyd Conshohocken CBD-West Market Moorestown Mount Laurel Marlton Wilmington West Wilmington South Wilmington North Exton/Malvern King of Prussia Horsham/Willow Grove Blue Bell/Plymouth Meeting Pennsauken/Camden Bucks County Cherry Hill Wilmington CBD Fort Washington Voorhees/Gibbsboro *2015 (Q2)

97.4% 97.0% 89.2% 88.3% 88.2% 88.1% 88.1% 87.6% 87.4% 87.2% 86.6% 86.6% 86.4% 86.1% 85.2% 83.7% 83.4% 82.6% 82.5% 81.2% 80.0% 78.4% 77.5% 77.5% 76.8% 71.8% 68.4%

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80%

65%

OCCUPANCY RATE*

Retail and Hospitality

United by Blue (3241 Walnut Street)

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Retail and Hospitality

Businesses see University City as a prime opportunity for storefront retail because of the customer mix of students, large employers, commuters, and full-time residents who occupy the area. Approximately 79,000 square feet of new retail space was added or under construction in 2015. Since 2013 alone, the total inventory of retail space has increased by approximately 7%. In the near future, more than 300 additional hotel rooms and extended stay residences will increase visitor accomodations in the neighborhood by two thirds.

Busy Sidewalks and Thriving Businesses

Ground Floor Retail Businesses

Hourly Pedestrian Counts

100

500

Av e

n Ave Powelto

207 195

1,148

1,191

898

1,205

159

133 226

Cedar Ave

1,140

254 114

University

e Ave 227 Baltmor e Av

rd S

ve rA ste he

Source: UCD

sin

n Ki

e Av

dA ve

rin

e Av

ter en

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Civ

d Blv

Ave

1,141

lan

el gf

Wo od

ri ar W

Ave

n to ng

621

150 238

1,327 287 220

1,032

40th St

Ave

Hazel Ave

150 208

896

279 209

920 714

34th St

Pine St Osage Ave

616

368 427

476

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73 213

1,287

Arch St

ylkill

36th St

37th St

Locust St Spruce St

974

261

Arch St

Schu

598

38th St

39th St

468 631

Race St 325 394

361 250

41st St

42nd St

Walnut St

43rd St

47th St

45th St

46th St

48th St

Chestnut St

Sansom St

44th St

Market St 49th St

50th St

cas ter

32nd St

Lan

31st St

6PM-8PM

37th St

39th St

11AM-1PM

33rd St

arden St

Spring G

30th St

1,000

Larchwood

Retail and Hospitality

Corner Bakery Cafe (3737 Market Street)

Retail and Hospitality

Hello World (3610 Sansom Street)

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University City Storefronts

Food and Beverage: Services: Retail:

260 234 152

Food & Beverage

Casual Dining: Full Service Dining: Bakery and Cafe: Bar and Night Club: Ice Cream:

138 61 33 21 7

Retail and Hospitality

250

University City Food and Beverage

200

Ice Cream & Other

150

Full Service Dining 100

Casual Dining Bar/Nightclub

Bakery/CafĂŠ 0 Source: UCD

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015 (Q2)

Retail

Source: UCD

45 15 14 11 10 8 9 7 5 5 5 2 16

Beauty: Laundromat and Dry Cleaning: Real Estate: Childcare: Health Care: Auto Service: Bank and Financial Institutions: Copy and Print: Tax Preparation and Accounting: Fitness: Arts and Music Instruction: Hotels: Car Rental: Social Services: Religious: Tutoring: All Other:

48 23 18 15 15 16 10 9 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 28

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Food: Apparel: Books and Music: Pharmacy: General Merchandise: Home and Garden: Cell Phones and Electronics: Gas Station: Art Galleries and Supplies: Gifts and Flowers: Beauty Supplies: Bicycles: All Other:

Services

Retail and Hospitality 36

Occupancy Rate

80%

$185

78%

$180

76%

$175

74%

$170

72%

$165

70%

$160

68%

$155

66%

$150

64%

$145

62%

Average Daily Rate

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Hotel Occupancy and Average Room Rate

$140 2008

OCCUPANCY

2009 University City

2010 Center City

2011

2012

AVERAGE DAILY RATE

2013

2014

University City

Center City

Retail and Hospitality The Inn at Penn, a Hilton Hotel (3600 Sansom Street)

Average Daily Hotel Room Supply and Demand 1,000 800

400 200 0

2008

2009

Room Supply

2010

2011

Room Demand

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016*

*Anticipated Source: Smith Travel Research and PKF Consulting Provided by the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau

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600

Colleges and Universities THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

Colleges and Universities

True to its name, University City is home to Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of the Sciences. In addition to being excellent institutions for undergraduates, these schools also excel for graduate and post-graduate degrees, offering world-renowned programs like the Wharton School of Business and University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, up-and-coming programs like Drexel’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, and longstanding standards of excellence like University of the Sciences’ highly ranked Doctor of Pharmacy program. And students aren’t just spending a few years in the area—a 2015 Campus Philly report noted that 64% of college students educated in Greater Philadelphia colleges and universities stay in the region after graduation.

Colleges and Universities

Student Population Living in University City

University Enrollment 45,000

25,000

40,000

20,000

35,000 30,000

15,000

25,000 20,000

10,000

15,000 10,000

5,000

5,000 0

2007

2008

2009

USciences Grad USciences Undergrad

2010

2011

Drexel Grad Drexel Undergrad

2012

2013

2014

Penn Grad Penn Undergrad

2000

Graduate Undergraduate

Source: University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

2013 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census, 2009-2013 American Community Survey

2015 Enrollment University of Pennsylvania

Drexel University

University of the Sciences

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

Community College of Philadelphia West Campus

STUDENTS Undergraduate Graduate Total Students

16,896 9,463 26,359*

2,339 409 2,748

325 0 325

2,270† 0 2,270†

5,678 480 5,390 3,340

4,068 232 12,596 n/a

604 n/a n/a n/a

127 0 198 22

n/a n/a 2,270† n/a

775 12,483 4,436

200 9,263 n/a

36 n/a n/a

0 0 0

STUDENT HOUSING Undergraduate in campus residences in fraternity/sorority off campus (total) in University City

GRADUATE on campus off campus (total) in University City

*Includes 2,313 students on co-op and 5,284 distance learning students. Total students on University City campus is 16,345. † includes credit and non-credit students who took classes at the West Regional Center including summer terms.

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11,548 13,258 24,806

Healthcare THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

Healthcare

Hospitals are a key component of University City’s economy. The neighborhood’s medical institutions—Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP), Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center—employ over 27,000 personnel, and admitted over 85,000 patients in 2014. Two University City hospitals—CHOP and HUP/Penn Presbyterian Medical Center—are ranked in the top ten in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Key

Healthcare

Hospitals in University City Admissions 40,000

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 3400 SPRUCE STREET

36,737 28,156

30,000

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center 51 NORTH 39TH STREET

20,000

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Philadelphia

14,634

3401 CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD

Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center

10,000

6,726

3900 WOODLAND AVENUE 0

800

Births

Beds

789

5,000

4,219 4,000 600

534 3,000

400

331

280

200

2,000

1,000

407 0

Outpatient Visits 1,500,000

Personnel

1,404,608

12,893 1,191,174

1,000,000

9,995

10,000

676,412 500,000

5,000

1,775

191,582 0

2,471

Source: American Hospital Association

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15,000

Transportation THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

Transportation

University City boasts excellent public transit options, constantly improving walkability, and a dedication to bicycle safety. Bicycle traffic between University City and Center City has risen each year since 2005, and the pedestrian experience has changed significantly with the addition of the recent Market Street Bridge pedestrian enhancements. 30th Street Station functions as a major gateway to the region for riders of regional rail, Amtrak, SEPTA trains, buses, and trolleys. All of the excellent transit options have reduced the need for private vehicles in the neighborhood, making it even easier for people to come experience all that University City has to offer.

Walk, Transit and Bike Scores Walk Score measures walkability based on the distance to nearby places and pedestrian friendliness.

Transportation

100

Transit Score measures how well a location is served by public transit based on the distance and type of nearby transit lines.

60 50 40 30

Bike Score measures whether an area is good for biking based on bike lanes and trails, hills, road connectivity, and destinations.

20 10 0

Walk Score

Transit Score

Bike Score

Philadelphia

University City

Travel Time to Work

Source: walkscore.com

Commute Mode

(Minutes)

40% 35%

70%

30%

60%

25%

50%

20%

40%

15%

30%

10%

20%

10%

<15

15-29

University City

30-59

60-89

90+

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey.

Philadelphia

2000 2013 Walk, Bicycle, Public Transportation Private vehicle Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census, 2009-2013 American Community Survey

University City Residents

Philadelphia Residents 3% 1%

5% 1%

32%

59%

26%

30%

Walked

Public Transportation

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey

4% 1% 3%

1% 86%

Bicycle

Car

Worked at Home

Other

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23%

U.S. Residents

n Ave

JFK Blvd

Chestnut St 30 th St

Locust St

34 th St

38 St

Walnut St

Spruce St

Pine St

Cedar Ave

Ave Baltmore e

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Wo o

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University A

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Arch St

Av e

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S c hu ylkill

39 th St

Ave

40 th St

41 st St

42 nd St

43 rd St

44 th St

45 th St

46 th St

47 th St

48 th St

49 th St

50 th St

Market St

36 th St

cas

32 nd St

Powelto Lan

Larchwood

31st St

39th St

Indego Bike Share Station

arden St

35th St

Spring G

33rd St

Bicycle Trips

37th St

Transportation

Bicycling in University City

*Note: Map represents the relative number of trips recorded by riders using the CyclePhilly smartphone app from May to October, 2014. These usersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trip patterns may not reflect those of all cyclists. Source: DVRPC

Bicycle Traffic Between University City and Center City*

25,000

700

20,000 600 500

15,000

400

10,000

300 200

5,000 100 0

*Includes Schuylkill River bridges except Spring Garden Street Source: Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia

20 12 20 13 20 14

11 20

10 20

9 20 0

08 20

6 20 07

20 0

Average hourly bicyclists at rush hour

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800

Average Daily SEPTA Boardings

Market- Subway Frankford Surface Line (Trolley) 2009

2014

Regional Rail

LUCY

Source: SEPTA

Transportation

Average Daily Boardings at University City Rail Stations 1,000 Market-Frankford Line

5,000

Spring G

Subway-Surface Trolley Lines

arden St

Regional Rail/New Jersey Transit L an

5,805

36th Street Portal 355

38 th St

40 th St

34th Street Station

Walnut St

2,049

6,158

JFK Blvd

935

33rd Street Station

re Ave

1,616 37th Street Station

36th Street Station

University City Station

o dl

and

Av e

te es

7,180 5,594 4,760

1,336

3,091 Baltimo

12,895

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40th Street Portal

Market St

Locust St

Spruce St

30th Street Station

Chestnut St

Pine St

te r

30 th St

46th Street Station

cas

34 th St

4,211

40th Street Station

46 th St

50 th St

Amtrak

36 th St

10,000

Source: SEPTA, Amtrak, New Jersey Transit

People

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People

University City is home to a diverse cross-section of residents ranging from college students to young professionals working in the major educational and medical centers to families and residents who have called this area home for decades. The neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cultural and socioeconomic diversity continues to grow due to the high quality of life in University City.

People

University City Age Distribution 35% 35% 30% 30% 25% 25% 20% 20% 15% 15%

2000 2000

2013 2013

8585 ++

5-599 1010 -14-14 15 15 -19-19 2020 -2-2 44 2525 -2-2 99 3030 -3-3 44 3535 -3-3 99 4040 -4-4 44 4545 -4-4 99 5050 -5-5 44 5555 -5-5 99 6060 -6-6 44 6565 -6-6 99 7070 -7-7 44 7575 -7-7 99 8080 -8-8 44

0% 0%

0-044

5% 5%

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10% 10%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census, 2009-2013 American Community Survey

People

University City Diversity This measure reflects the probability that any two residents are of different races.

1-5 % 610 % 1115 % 16 -2 0% 21 -2 5% 26 -3 0% 31 -3 5% 36 -4 0% 41 -4 5% 46 -5 0% 51 -5 5% 56 -6 0% 61 -6 5% 66 -7 0% 71 -7 5% 76 -8 0%

Diversity Index 0%

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University City

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey

People

University City Population

University City Educational Attainment 50,608

50,000

100% 90% 80% 70%

40,000

60%

10% 31%

14% 23%

25%

50% 40%

30,000

30%

53%

22%

20%

22%

10% 0%

Philadelphia

UCD

Master's/Professional/ Doctorate Degree

10,000

Bachelor's Degree Some College/Associate's Degree 0

1990

2000

2010

2014

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census; UCD estimate for 2014 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census; UCD estimate for 2014

High School or Below

THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

20,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey

Residential THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

Residential

The housing options in University City are as varied as its residents. The residential neighborhoods of University City offer a variety of distinctive living choices, including large historic homes with wide porches, walk-up apartments, and condominiums, while the areas closer to the eastern end of the district are home to dorms for students and larger apartment complexes. Between 2013 and 2016, UCD will have added roughly 2,500 new units of multifamily housing, increasing the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population by about 11%. In 2014, the median home sale price reached a new record high of $316,000, with recent increases spread across neighborhoods.

Larchwood

Ave

Hazel Ave

n re

ar W

Central University City

Spruce St

Ave Schu ylkill

30 th St

34 th St

37 th St

40 th St

41 st St

42 nd St

43 rd St

44 th St

36 th St

edy Blvd

s se

A ve

v gA

sin

$300,000 Ave

Median Home Price in University City

43 rd St

s he

HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy

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Spruce Hill

John F Kenn

sity

Jubilee School

fie

g rin

U n i v er

n to ing

e Ave Baltmor

St. Franics de Sales School

Flo

ter

The City School at Spruce Hill

Cedar Park

Walton Av e

Catharine

Penn Alexander School

46 th St

Garden Court

Cedar Ave

45 th St

Henry C. Lea School

47 th St

Osage Ave

Walnut St

Paul Robeson High School The City School at for Human Services Walnut Street Islamic Education School 38 th St

Sansom St

Locust St

48 th St

49 th St

50 th St Pine St

cas

West Philadelphia Catholic High School

39 th St

Chestnut St

The Workshop School

Lan

33 rd St

Walnut Hill

Samuel Powel School

West Powelton

West Philadelphia High School

Residential

Powelton Av

Market St

31st St

Both

Powelton Village

Baring St

37th St

Secondary

39th St

Primary

33rd St

SCHOOLS

35th St

arden St Spring G St Hamilton

32nd St

Neighborhoods and Schools

Wo od

land

$250,000 $200,000 $150,000

Spruce Hill

West Powelton

$100,000

Powelton Village

Garden Court

University City

$50,000

Central University City

Cedar Park

00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14

Walnut Hill

Median Rent

Average Home Sale Price (in thousands)

$3,000

$400 $350

$2,500

$300

$2,000 $250

$1,500

$200

$1,000

2013 Q4

2014 Q1

2014 Q2

2014 Q3

2014 Q4

2015 Q1

2015 Q2

Median Rent Per Square Foot

$100 2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Average Home Sale Price Per Square Foot

$3.0

$250 $225

$2.5

$200

$2.0

$175 $150

$1.5

$125

$1.0 $0.5 2013 Q3

$100

2013 Q4

2014 Q1

2014 Q2

2014 Q3

2014 Q4

2015 Q1

2015 Q2 Source: Kwelia

$75 2009

2010

2011

2012

Note: Some neighborhoods are excluded due to limited number of sales.

2013

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$500 2013 Q3

$150

2014 Source: TREND

Residential

Playground Greening at Henry C. Lea School

Accolades for Education Extend Beyond the Colleges and Universities in the Neighborhood

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University City boasts several prestigious and innovative schools. The Workshop School is a project-based high school that teaches students through hands-on experiences with the latest technologies. The Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School (typically called Penn Alexander), subsidized by the University of Pennsylvania, is recognized nationwide as a model of university-assisted schools. According to the 2013-14 School Progress Report, the Samuel Powel School in Powelton Village ranked second among Philadelphia’s K-4 elementary schools. Thanks to neighborhood and corporate funding, the Henry C. Lea School has broken ground on its Greening Lea project, which will transform the school’s concrete playground into a community asset.

SCHOOL

ADDRESS

GRADES

TYPE

Henry C. Lea School

4700 Locust St.

K-8

Public

HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy

4400 Baltimore Ave.

pre K-12

Private

Islamic Education School

4431 Walnut St.

pre K-8

Private

Jubilee School

4211 Chester Ave.

pre K-6

Private

Paul Robeson High School for Human Services

4125 Ludlow St.

9-12

Public

Penn Alexander School

4209 Spruce St.

K-8

Public

Samuel Powel School

301 N. 36th St.

K-4

Public

St. Francis de Sales School

917 S. 47 St.

K-8

Private

The City School at Spruce Hill

4115 Baltimore Ave.

K-5

Private

The City School at Walnut Street

4501 Walnut St.

6-8

Private

The Workshop School

221 S. Hanson St

9-12

Public

West Philadelphia Catholic High School

4501 Chestnut St.

9-12

Private

West Philadelphia High School

4901 Chestnut St

9-12

Public

Residential

The Workshop School uses innovative projects to spur students’ education, from rehabbing an old food truck and turning it into a mobile education vehicle providing healthy food, to building a Biodiesel car for the first White House “Maker Faire.” Here, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Simon Hauger, the Principal at Workshop School.

Families Play an Active Role in the West Philadelphia Cooperative School Started in 2005 as a small group of local parents providing pre-school for their children, West Philadelphia Cooperative School now offers a Toddler, Pre-School and Kindergarten Class at 4625 Baltimore Avenue and is the only co-op school in the neighborhood. The school has created an inclusive community for children and families, reflecting the full diversity of West Philadelphia. West Philadelphia Cooperative School provides a play-based learning environment and gives students the opportunity to learn and explore the natural world, with frequent trips to the local community garden and parks.

Exemplary Public Education in a Thriving Community THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

The Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School (known as the Penn Alexander School) is the result of a historic partnership between the University of Pennsylvania, the School District of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers to build a model university-assisted, PreK-8 public school for West Philadelphia children. The Penn Alexander School is a Title One school that serves approximately 550 neighborhood students and has sparked neighborhood revitalization since its inception. The fruits of this rich model of a university-assisted neighborhood public school can be seen in the exceptional accomplishments of the students and teachers: PAS is ranked among the top performing city schools, with students taking top honors in citywide competitions and graduates going on to select city high schools.

Events, Arts and Culture THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

Events, Arts and Culture

Arts and culture play a vital role in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s everyday lives and have a positive impact on a neighborhood. Artists and arts organizations support community building and educational enrichment while also providing entertainment opportunities for businesses and tourists. University City attracts more than half a million arts patrons annually to its unique exhibitions, galleries, and music, dance, and theater performances. UCD is dedicated to working with partners on the promotion and integration of arts and culture; together, we present a variety of free events in both educational and public settings. Annual favorites like the 40th Street Summer Series (pictured above) and the Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll (right) bring thousands of people together and introduce them to new intellectual and cultural assets.

Events, Arts and Culture

Annual Attendance at Arts and Cultural Events Annual Attendance

Organization Type

Chestnut St Sansom St

John F Kenn

Cedar Ave Walton Ave Catharine St

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sin

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332,135

PAID ATTENDANCE

236,364

FREE ATTENDANCE

568,499

TOTAL ATTENDANCE

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Source: Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

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36th St

34th St

38th St

37th St

41st St

42nd St

44th St

45th St

43rd St

Spruce St

39th St

40th St

Baltmore

n re

46th St

Ave

Wo o

Hazel Ave

47th St

Pine St Osage Ave Larchwood

48th St

49th St

50th St

Locust St

ylkill

edy Blvd

Walnut St

Ave

Market St

Schu

Community Arts and Education

32nd St

>50,000

arden St Spring G n St Hamilto g Barin StL an ca Ave ster A owelton

31st St

Museums, Visual Arts, Historic and Scientific

33rd St

25,000-49,999

35th St

Performing Arts 37th St

<10,000 10,000-24,999

Innovation THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

Innovation

University City is the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader in science, research and medicine. Discoveries made in the region bring billions of dollars to the economy and that number is expected to grow as new initiatives like the Pennovation Center, the Innovation Neighborhood, and the planned doubling of the Science Center come to fruition. From small companies working out of shared spaces to major leaders in scientific breakthroughs, University City is setting the pace for innovation.

Innovation

Research and Development Expenditures at University Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Universities* $1,000

Expenditures (in millions)

$900 $800 $700 $600 $500 $400 $300 $200

1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

$100

*R&D expenditures in Science and engineering only. Note that recent declines are due in part to expiration of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds awarded in 2010 and 2011. Source: National Science Foundation

180 160

Patents Issued to University City Institutions and Businesses*

140

University City Institutions Science Center Port Incubator Businesses

*Includes The Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine, Drexel University, Wistar Institute and Science Center Port Incubator residents (2010 -2014 only). Source: UCD

120 100 80

40 20 0

2006

2007

2008

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

46%

$700 $680

45%

$660 44%

$640 $620

43%

$600

42%

$580

41%

$560 $540

40% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Source: National Institutes of Health

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

2012 2013 2014

Source: National Institutes of Health

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Percentage of Statewide NIH Funding to University City Institutions and Businesses

Total NIH Funding to University City Institutions and Businesses

Dollars in Millions

2009

Innovation

World’s First Pediatric Double-Hand Transplant Performed by Penn Medicine

THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2016

In an international first, a team of Penn Medicine surgeons specializing in orthopaedics, transplant, and plastic surgery performed a double-hand transplant on eight-year-old Zion Harvey, who lost both his hands and feet following a life-threatening infection at age two. The 10-hour procedure at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia– the first time the delicate surgery had ever been performed on a child–was nearly two years in the making, under the direction of L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, Penn Medicine’s chair of Orthopaedics and director of Penn and CHOP’s Hand Transplant Program. Zion said his new hands are a dream come true. “I just want to say this, never give up on your dreams. It will come true,” he told CBS Evening News.

Drexel’s Microscale ‘Transformer’ Robots Are Joining Forces to Break Through Blocked Arteries Swarms of microscopic, magnetic, robotic beads could be scrubbing in next to the world’s top vascular surgeons—all taking aim at blocked arteries. Mechanical engineers at Drexel University are creating these microrobots, which look and move like corkscrew-shaped bacteria, as a part of a surgical toolkit being assembled by the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea. Drexel professor MinJun Kim, PhD, is contributing his team’s extensive work in bio-inspired microrobotics to the $18-million, 11-institution international research initiative, in which Drexel is the only US representative. Kim’s robotic “microswimmer” technology is small enough to navigate in the bloodstream like a tiny boat, and one day the team hopes that it will be used to clear blocked arteries and save lives.

Innovation

University of the Sciences Professor’s Cell Research Could Provide Future Cancer Therapies Research conducted by Christopher Janetopoulos, PhD, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, is leading to important new understandings in how cells work. One area is in understanding cell division and cell migration, two processes that have been linked to the metastasis of many types of cancers. Janetopoulos was also part of a published study focused on a new type of microscope that allows researchers to image live cells and small organisms at high speed and resolution, while also not damaging the specimen. Dr. Janetopoulos says there is nothing else that allows scientists to obtain 3D images with this type of spatial and temporal resolution.

CHOP Researchers’ Driving Simulator Assesses Crash-Avoidance Skills Researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed and scientifically validated the Simulated Driving Assessment (SDA), a novel tool to assess the skills of novice teenage and adult drivers. Drawing on over a decade of research, the simulator’s 35-minute interactive video presents users with 22 high-risk driving scenarios. Many recently licensed drivers have not mastered the complex hazard-avoidance driving skills needed to avert crashes, so the SDA identifies specific driving errors to focus upon in further training or coaching. CHOP’s Open Canvas program, under DreamIt Health’s business accelerator program, aims to bring the SDA into broader use.

Penn continues to grow its partnership with the IP Group, a commercialization engine dedicated to the translation of university intellectual property. The ongoing relationship has already included mentorship and funding for multiple UPstart companies selected by IP Group. Summer 2015 marked the launch of the first Penn I-Corps Startup Accelerator program, which brings together faculty-student teams for a series of workshops designed to further business ideas, aiming to commercialize university technologies. In September 2015, AOL Founder Steve Case visited Penn as part of his “Rise of the Rest” Tour. He met with student entrepreneurs and innovators, learning about their startup companies and inventions.

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The Penn Center for Innovation Continues to Foster Entrepreneurs and Innovators in the Penn Community

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Looking Forward

The expansion in University City shows no signs of slowing. Offices and retail spaces are filling quickly with distinguished tenants; civic infrastructure continues to attract people to our walkable streets, bike paths, public spaces, and transit; and the eastern edge of the district is poised to continue its transformation into a 24/7 neighborhood. In 2016 Philadelphia welcomes the Democratic National Convention, and University City will once again function as a major entrance point into the region for visitors. In the section that follows, we highlight some of the major developments on the horizon.

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Drexel and Wexford Reveal Plans for $1 Billion Dollar uCity Square Drexel University City Development, LLC, a joint venture between Drexel University and Wexford Science and Technology, a BioMed Realty company, purchased the 14-acre site of the former University City High School, Charles Drew Elementary School, and Walnut Center in June 2014. The remediation and demolition of the site are expected to be complete by November 2015, with the construction of new infrastructure (such as streets, sidewalks and utilities) starting shortly thereafter.

As part of the redevelopment, Wexford and the University City Science Center have joined forces to expand the Science Center campus into a thriving mixed-use environment known as uCity Square. This expansion will enhance its appeal as a destination for innovative national and international companies, residents and visitors, and re-imagine University City as a vibrant Knowledge Community. uCity Square will serve as a world-class innovation hub where Philadelphia can grow, retain and recruit new companies that create high-skilled, high-wage jobs for the community. Location: 36th - 38th streets, Filbert Street-Lancaster Avenue â&#x20AC;˘ Size: 14 acres

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The $1 billion development plan for the site totals more than 2.8 million square feet and includes plans for new academic, laboratory and research space surrounded by residential, retail, open space and a potential K-8 school, creating a dynamic new neighborhood hub.

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Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan

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Launched in the summer of 2014, the Philadelphia 30th Street Station District Plan is a long-range joint master planning effort led by Amtrak, Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The effort envisions 30th Street Station at the epicenter of a dynamic, urban neighborhood full of opportunities for community development, economic growth and improved transportation connections.

The focal point of the study is a 175 acre area surrounding 30th Street Station, including Drexelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Innovation Neighborhood campus and approximately 88 acres of rail yards owned by SEPTA and Amtrak. Through the two year planning process, the project team will address current conditions within the existing station, identify commercial development opportunities and the potential development of air rights above the rail yards, and enhance the long-term capacity for trains, passengers and connecting modes to accommodate the anticipated growth in demand and services. Now approximately halfway through the planning process, the Project Team has developed and publically presented three alternative District Plan visions, demonstrating the breadth of design elements available for inclusion in a comprehensive, single vision for the 30th Street Station District Plan. The alternatives looked to enhance the public realm, expand the transit network and usher in bold development to create Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next great neighborhood. The three options were evaluated by the public and other stakeholders and will be further refined to create a single vision for the 30th Street Station District that will be revealed in the summer of 2016.

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City of Philadelphia’s Public Safety Services Campus

Opened in 1927, the former Provident Life Insurance Company at 4601 Market Street is in the design phase to become the City of Philadelphia’s Public Safety Services Campus. At the heart of a 15 acre campus, the 325,000 square foot PSSC is designed to be LEED Silver and will house state of the art facilities for Police Headquarters, the Medical Examiner’s Office and Morgue, and Department of Public Health Laboratories. The project is scheduled to open in 2018.

Drexel’s Innovation Neighborhood

Innovation Neighborhood will be the first phase of development surrounding 30th Street, creating the momentum needed to fulfill the vision of the final Station District Plan.

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Drexel’s Innovation Neighborhood, a 10.11-acre project situated next to Amtrak’s 30th Street Station will create a new gateway to Drexel’s campus and University City. Drexel is moving into the final stages of its RFP process to select a master developer for Innovation Neighborhood that will house technology partnerships, industrial joint ventures, interdisciplinary academic and research programs, business incubators and more. Offices and laboratories, classroom space and residential and retail property will develop in tandem to create a dense, mixed-use neighborhood. It is the centerpiece of Drexel University’s strategic focus on research, technology transfer and economic development.

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CHOP South Street Campus

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Schuylkill Avenue expansion will feature a clinical research/ office tower with extensive new public spaces and connectivity to the expanding recreational and transportation infrastructure along the Schuylkill River waterfront. The master-planned site will include a 480,000 square feet building with 190,000 square feet of parking. Following a philosophy of civic engagement, a major component of this expansion is neighborhood integration in which the facility and space will interact positively with the local community in terms of connectivity and ambience. The CHOP project is consistent with Philadelphia’s “Philadelphia 2035” master plan and the “Tidal Schuylkill River Master Plan.” A series of connected plazas will adjoin to a bridge over the CSX freight railroad tracks to connect with the expanding Schuylkill Banks trail project. Schuylkill Avenue will provide safe, well-lit public access to the Schuylkill Banks river trail extension and will increase the connectivity of the bikeway and walking networks.

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Pennovation Works

Pennovation Works will be anchored by the Pennovation Center, a 58,000 square foot facility opening in August 2016 that will be a hub for innovators from all disciplines to collaborate and exchange ideas. Upon completion, the three-story Pennovation Center will house a mix of tenants in a combination of private office suites, basic wet and dry labs, meeting and conference rooms, special event spaces, and a coworking space with over 200 desks supporting individual entrepreneurs and startups seeking an affordable and flexible office. The facility will feature five “Startup Garages”—spaces that evoke the concept that some of the world’s most famous inventions and businesses began in garages. Since 2010 an innovative tenant mix has steadily emerged at the Pennovation Works. The $37.5 million project phase will also include utility infrastructure and site work, as well as aesthetic enhancements and signage.

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The 23-acre Pennovation Works site, (3401 Grays Ferry Avenue), sits adjacent to Penn’s campus and Health System on the Grays Ferry Crescent of the Schuylkill River. This new development is devoted to advancing research and innovation, and the commercialization of research into new products, services and entrepreneurial ventures. It aligns with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation’s (PIDC) master plan for revitalizing the Lower Schuylkill River. This strategic location has the potential for creating a new keystone that secures University City, Center City, and the lower river PIDC Innovation District as the three engines of Philadelphia’s economy.

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UCDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Impact on the Neighborhood

University City District (UCD) is a partnership of world-renowned anchor institutions, small businesses and residents that creates opportunity, and improves economic vitality and quality of life in the University City area of West Philadelphia. Our primary mission is community revitalization. We work within a place-based, data-driven framework to invest in world-class public spaces, address crime and public safety, bring life to commercial corridors, connect low-income residents to careers, and promote job growth and innovation.

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Transforming Public Spaces University City District strives to be at the forefront of placemaking and urban design initiatives in Philadelphia. UCD improves and enhances existing areas through placemaking efforts such as The Porch at 30th Street Station and the Market Street Bridge, and has made major strides with The 40th Street Trolley Portal, our next signature space set to break ground in 2016.

The Porch At 30th Street Station Since its introduction in late 2011, The Porch at 30th Street Station has become one of Philadelphia’s most vibrant public spaces. The Porch is located next to the third busiest Amtrak station in America, with 16,000 people passing through the site daily and 18,000 employees within a five-minute walk. Four years after its development, UCD introduced the first major set of upgrades to The Porch. A local firm, Groundswell Design Group, developed and implemented a plan that added tiered wooden platforms intermingled with planters and vine canopies. The space offers a variety of comfortable and intimate spaces for people to lounge and linger. In addition, building on UCD’s momentum as a leader in innovative social seating, San Francisco-based Gehl Studio created custom-made, brightly-painted wooden swings. Overhead festoon lighting was added for additional charm. Creative programming from pop up concerts to theater and dance performances all add to the vibrancy of this celebrated space. Improvements to The Porch are made possible by generous grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of their Knight Arts Challenge grant and ArtPlace.

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UCD, Center City District (CCD), and the Schuylkill River Development Corporation (SRDC) partnered to refresh the Market Street Bridge, one of the key gateways between University City and Center City. The improvements, which include planters and bleachers for sitting and relaxing, enhance the pedestrian experience and provide a welcoming connection between the eastern edge of University City, Center City, and the banks of the Schuylkill River.

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40th Street Trolley Portal In partnership with SEPTA, the City of Philadelphia, and a committee of neighborhood leaders and stakeholders, UCD continued work in 2015 toward its goal of transforming the 40th Street Trolley Portal from a blighted and unsafe place into a new hub of activity at the heart of University City. When completed, the Portal will be a vibrant and social space, featuring a bosque of trees, lush wildflower mounds, movable tables and chairs, native horticulture, artful lighting, and boulders for creative play. In addition, the Portal will feature a new restaurant with a green roof that will serve as a community asset for neighbors and the thousands of people riding the trolleys. UCD will soon share information about the restaurant operator, selected through an RFP process.

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Once complete, the Portal will demonstrate the powerful combination of great urban design, infrastructure renewal, neighborhood support, and innovative responses to economic growth. This green demonstration project will increase transit ridership, serve University City’s critical jobs base, and elevate University City’s status as one of the most desirable and profitable places to live, work, and do business. UCD has raised more than $1.7 million from community residents, foundations, private supporters, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia, and the effort is a remarkable testament to the generosity of our community.

Parklet Program University City District introduced Parklets — temporary seating platforms that replace one or two parking spaces with a small vibrant park — to Philadelphia in 2011. In 2015, UCD created and maintained 6 Parklets, including its largest yet: a 60-foot-long, 6-foot-wide wooden platform landscaped with lush plantings and furnished with nine café tables located at 40th Street between Sansom and Walnut streets. UCD research has found that Parklets are often highly social spaces that contribute substantially to sidewalk vitality and increase sales at adjacent businesses by 20%.

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Cedar Park Pedestrian Plaza University City District, working in close collaboration with Cedar Park Neighbors, the City of Philadelphia, and the adjacent stakeholders, plans to enhance Cedar Park with the creation of a new pedestrian plaza. The plans involve an extension of Cedar Park through a connection to an existing adjacent landscaped plaza. A poorly utilized and dangerous vehicle cut-through between Baltimore Avenue and Catharine Street will be converted into a lovely new pedestrianized space with planters, bike racks, and temporary play equipment for the community to enjoy.

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In 2015, University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) continued its successful run of connecting employers seeking talent with unemployed residents seeking opportunity. WPSI worked with notable companies such as Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), AlliedBarton Security Services, SodexoMAGIC, Impark, and more. Before joining the WPSI program, the average 2015 participant was unemployed for over a year, some as long as 17 months. 91% of program graduates were placed in employment after graduation and earned an average wage at placement of $13.58 per hour (87% higher than Philadelphia’s minimum wage).

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Building Community University City District executes many community events to help bring neighbors and businesses together, from farmers’ markets and festivals, to movie screenings, to concerts, and other free events.

Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll One of the most popular and successful of these initiatives is the Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll. Thousands of people flock to the area to sample $1 specials from local businesses and enjoy free entertainment.

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University City Dining Days

In 2015, University City Dining Days celebrated its eleventh anniversary. The promotion was designed to bring additional business and exposure to area restaurants during the typically slower summer season. Tens of thousands of diners take advantage of special menus and three-course dinners at dozens of delicious local restaurants.

Programming Outdoor Spaces Throughout The District Whether it’s The Porch, Clark Park or a campus greenspace, UCD has activated many public spaces throughout the district. Through creative programming and partnerships, some of Philadelphia’s most-talented and diverse dance, musical, theater, and arts groups have been presented to the University City community and beyond.

University City District is dedicated to improving the neighborhood. Our public space maintenance crews work seven days a week to clean and enhance more than 160 University City commercial and residential blocks. Our safety ambassadors patrol University City streets each day from 10am-3 am, and provide walking escorts, vehicle assistance, and transports to homeless shelters.

UCD’s Landscaping Venture

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In 2015, UCD launched this new program, designed to leverage the accomplishments of the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative with our in-depth experience of maintaining the physical vibrancy of University City. Participants in this landscape program received hundreds of hours of job-readiness and technical skill training, as well as exposure and connections to marquee landscaping employers. UCD hired three graduates full time as part of our landscape crew and is focused on providing horticulture services within the community. The Landscaping program was funded with support from the Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN) Win-Win challenge.

Investing in Neighborhood Assets Project Rehab Like nearly all thriving urban neighborhoods, University City has parcels and properties that are derelict, abandoned, underutilized, or otherwise not fulfilling their potential. These properties can have a devastating impact on their surrounding communities and they represent safety hazards, uncollected taxes, and costly demolition fees to the City.

The Dirt Factory In 2012, University City District transformed a vacant property on Market Street into a free community composting facility and education center. Since then, The Dirt Factory has made a significant difference in the community through organic waste collection and community education. The compost created from fallen leaves and food scraps has been used in community gardens and landscaping projects all around University City. The Dirt Factory has generated approximately 23 tons of finished compost that has been distributed to the community and used in UCD’s landscapting projects.

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In 2011, UCD established Project Rehab to transform problem properties into neighborhood assets. Working through a partnership of neighborhood groups and City agencies, Project Rehab works creatively and comprehensively to unlock the economic potential of vacant and underutilized properties and leverage private investment for their redevelopment. Since the program’s inception, Project Rehab has unlocked over $7 million dollars of real estate value in formerly problem properties, creating an additional $13 million dollars in value for adjacent properties.

Membership

Membership Program University City District’s Membership Program connects leading businesses in and around University City with exclusive networking opportunities, custom research, and other members-only benefits while fueling UCD’s collective economic impact.

Networking and Information • Priority invitations to annual tours of University City development projects • Priority access to custom market research, data runs and GIS analysis for project-planning purposes • The opportunity to guide original research and analysis and shape ideas to improve the business climate and quality of life in University City • Quarterly newsletter on University City development trends and market data, emailed exclusively to members. • 100 copies of State of University City annual report for distribution to partners, stakeholders and tenants

Marketing and Promotion • Table/tent presence at one consumer-oriented UCD event each year (for example, Baltimore Avenue Stroll, 40th Street Summer Series, and Movies in Clark Park) • Banner ads in up to three UCD e-newsletters per year; each is sent to a distribution list of 5,500 residents, students, partners and civic leaders • Priority presence in UCD’s emerging residential marketing campaigns

Business Services • One day of free special event ambassador and/or public safety coverage at your University City property(ies) • Priority access to graffiti removal services, special UCD trash pickups, move-in/move-out services and public space maintenance services

Collective Economic Growth Your membership also supports core UCD services, including: • 120,000 public safety patrol hours/year

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• More than 4,400 nighttime walking escorts of University City students and residents to their homes

• 44,000 hours of public maintenance services/per year, including 90,000 bags of trash removed and 3,000 graffiti tags erased • Major investments in University City public spaces and gateways, including The Porch at 30th Street Station, Market Street Bridge, the 40th Street Trolley Portal, pedestrian plazas and parklets • Special events that attract more than 50,000 annual attendees from across the city and region • Advertising and press partnerships that result in more than 1.3 million dollars of annual media value in selling University City • Intensive, ongoing efforts to recruit retail prospects and support commercial corridors For more information about UCD’s Membership Program, contact the development office at 215.243.0555.

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Priority Business Services

UCD Board Craig Carnaroli, Chairman

Barry Grossbach

Susan Phillips

James Tucker, Vice Chairman

Curt Hess

Joe Reagan, Jr.

Lindsay Johnston

Joe Ritchie

Executive Vice President University of Pennsylvania

Senior Vice President for Student Life and Administrative Services Drexel University

David Adelman, Vice Chairman President and CEO, Campus Apartments

Joseph Trainor, Treasurer

Chief Financial Officer, Wistar Institute

Maureen Rush, Secretary Vice President for Public Safety University of Pennsylvania Madeline Bell

Community Representative Spruce Hill Community Association

Senior Vice President of Real Estate University City Science Center

President, Common Ground Realtors

Michael Jones

Community Representative Powelton Village Civic Association

Senior Vice President for Public Affairs University of Pennsylvania Health System

Vice President, Development Wexford Science and Technology

Vice President of Development Brandywine Realty Trust

William Schwartz

Co-Founder, INTECH Construction

Thomas Klaritch

Nelson Shaffer

Executive Vice President HCP Medical Office Properties

Chief Administrative Officer Pennoni Associates, Inc.

President and Chief Operating Officer The Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Philadelphia

President The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

Daniel Liberatoscioli

Douglas Smith

Della Clark

Donald Melnick

Tanya Steinberg

Mark Mills

John Vitali

President, The Enterprise Center

Jamie Gauthier

Community Representative Garden Court Community Association

Julian Goresko UCD Staff

Community Representative Walnut Hill Community Association

President, National Board of Medical Examiners

Owner, Metropolis Group / 40th Street Live

Brad Paul

Vice President, External Affairs Verizon Pennsylvania

President & Chief Executive Officer International House

Vice President for Finance & Administration University of the Sciences

Co-Owner and General Manager Central City & Ardmore Toyota

UCD Staff Matt Bergheiser Executive Director

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Chris Richman

Writer & Social Media Manager

Program Coordinator, West Philadelphia Skills Initiative

Vice President, Workforce Solutions West Philadelphia Skills Initiative

Sheila Ireland

Shawn Ryan

Lori Klein Brennan

Maggie Langdon

Ryan Spak

Lt. Brian McBride

Sharon Thompsonowak

Queen Aniatang

Nate Hommel

Director of Planning and Design

Director, Marketing & Communications

Seth Budick

Senior Manager, Policy and Research

Sarah Davis

Director of Development

Nick Edelman Finance Director

Alan Garry

Director, Public Safety and Community Services

Office Manager / Program Assistant

Commanding Officer, UCD Philadelphia Police Substation

Joshua Park

Center Manager, West Philadelphia Skills Initiative

Tom Patterson

Operations Manager, Public Space Maintenance Program

Graphic Design and Web Development Manager

Manager, Project Rehab

Program Manager, West Philadelphia Skills Initiative

Alissa Weiss

Strategic Initiatives Manager

Daniel Wolf

Planner / Project Manager

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Photographs by: Conrad Erb: pages 1, 3, 4, 26, 46, 50 Ben Tran: pages: 9, 18, 19, 34, 48, 49, 54, 55, 67, 68, 70, 71 Ryan Collerd: pages 28, 29, 56, 66, 67, 69

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