THE STATE OF
UNIVERSITY CITY 2017
THE STATE OF
UNIVERSITY CITY 2017
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Contents A Letter from UCD’s President
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Spotlight on University City
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Real Estate Development and Planning
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Employment
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Office
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Retail and Hospitality
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Colleges and Universities
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Healthcare
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Transportation
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People
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Residential
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Public Space
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Arts and Culture
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Innovation
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Looking Forward
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Spotlight on UCD
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Membership Program
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The view from atop the FMC Tower during construction
A Letter from UCD’s President This year’s publication once again offers a glimpse of the dizzying pace of growth and development in University City. Our 2.4 square miles are home to nearly 77,000 jobs; 2.6 million square feet of recently completed development; a 95.5% office occupancy rate; and a record 175 new patents issued to University City businesses and institutions. But read a little deeper and you might ask yourself, “What if we’re only just getting started?” Our partners are making five economy-altering bets that will change University City’s future, all happening simultaneously, and all within blocks of one another: the launch of the Pennovation Center; Drexel University and Brandywine Realty Trust’s $3 ½ billion investment in Schuylkill Yards; the expansion of the University City Science Center into uCity Square; an accelerating focus on commercialization and entrepreneurship by CHOP, Penn Medicine and USciences; and a long-term vision for developing over the railyards north of Amtrak’s 30th Street Station. Any one of these would be transformative on its own. Together, they herald a new age of possibility for all of Philadelphia, anchored right here in University City. These are ambitious and audacious plans, unfolding in real time as University City evolves into one of the nation’s preeminent innovation districts. And they are happening beside a beautiful and dynamic neighborhood of choice, with gorgeous Victorian homes, sought-after parks and tree-lined streets. Please enjoy The State of University City, and join us as we invent the future together in a truly special place. Sincerely,
Matt Bergheiser President University City District 5
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Spotlight on University City 6
Spotlight on University City University City is an economic powerhouse for the entire Philadelphia region. The 2.4 square mile neighborhood is home to some of the city’s largest and most innovative academic, research, and commercial partners, who collectively employ nearly 77,000 employees. University City is a destination for diners, culture seekers, and artists who visit the area for internationally acclaimed restaurants, museums, and galleries. It’s a bustling neighborhood with infrastructure that attracts walkers, cyclists, and commuters with walkable streets, world-class public spaces, and excellent transit options. A combination of high rises and tree-lined streets, luxury apartments and Victorian houses, anchor institutions and small businesses, University City is Philadelphia’s neighborhood of choice for thousands of people and families from a wide range of backgrounds, and a neighborhood where quality of life matches quality of possibility.
95.5% OFFICE OCCUPANCY
53,605 76,777 POPULATION WITH A MEDIAN AGE OF 22-24
JOBS
43,908 STUDENTS ENROLLED ACROSS 4 COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
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UNIVERSITY CITY BY THE NUMBERS
152 56% 140 268 711 RETAILERS
RESTAURANTS AND BARS
GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL OCCUPANCY
71%
OF RESIDENTS WALK, BICYCLE, OR RIDE PUBLIC TRANSIT TO WORK
INPATIENT ADMISSIONS ACROSS HOSPITALS
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HOME SALES
HOTEL ROOMS
315 HOTEL ROOMS UNDER CONSTUCTION
4,138,777 20-24 78%
ANNUAL AMTRAK PASSENGERS AT 30TH ST. STATION
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MEDIAN RESIDENT COMMUTE TIME
HOTEL ROOM OCCUPANCY
334,500 DOLLARS MEDIAN HOME SALE PRICE IN 2015
$1,600
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88%
OF RESIDENTS AGED 25 OR OLDER WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER
84,566
MEDIAN APARTMENT RENT
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University City is a Growing Job Market A year after surpassing the 75,000 job mark for the first time, employment continued its steady climb, increasing to nearly 77,000 jobs in 2016 with no sign of slowing.
Great Place to Stay
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Keeping up with continued occupancy and room rate growth, 315 new hotel rooms (a 44% increase) will be added to University City by year end, including luxury rooms at the new AKA in the FMC Tower.
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Prime Retail Location Retailers choose University City due to the mix of college students, employees, and families occupying the neighborhood, and 88% of ground floor commercial storefronts are occupied.
Foodie’s Paradise New development led to continued growth in dining options, which is up 24% since 2009. University City contains 268 restaurants and bars within its 2.4 square miles.
Office occupancy rates climbed to record highs and remained the tightest in the region at 95.5%.
Hotbed of Development University City saw more than 2.6 million square feet of new development in 2015, representing an investment of more than $1.3 billion.
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Robust Office Market
Transit Hub In transit accessibility, University City outpaces innovation hubs in Cambridge, San Francisco, and Seattle. In its first year of operation, Indego bike share’s two busiest trips were to and from University City stations.
Strong Housing Market Home sales within University City were up by 24%, and the median home value increased by 6% to a new record value of $334,500.
Already a hub for innovation, in the past year a record 175 patents were issued to University City businesses and institutions, and R&D investment increased $8 million over the previous year. The addition of recently-completed and forthcoming tech-focused commercialization centers will accelerate progress over the coming years.
Haven for Millennials
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Growing Tech Core
Millennials, including college and university students, are choosing University City as their home, with the number of 20-34 year-olds up 16% since 2000. 9
Development in University City’s real estate market shows no sign of slowing. Major residential, hotel, office, and institutional projects continue enhancing our neighborhood with added amenities, apartments, mixed-use buildings, and public space. In 2015, University City saw more than 2.6 million square feet of new development, totaling more than $1.3 billion. Recent projects included the completion of the FMC Tower, the Pennovation Center, and new luxury apartments at 3601 Market.
Value of New Real Estate Development Projects $1,400
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Cumulative Units of New and Anticipated Multi-family Housing in University City
New Construction or Major Renovations, Square Footage by Primary Use (2002 - 2016) Hotel: 123,260
4,000 3,500 Medical / Biomedical 3,043,700
3,000 2,500 2,000
Academic: 2,646,110
Cultural: 46,500
Office: 2,365,250
1,500 Residential: 4,347,675
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Education: 253,000 Retail: 355,853 Source: UCD
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CURRENT DEVELOPMENT Although rapid transformation and continual growth have characterized University City’s real estate sector for years, the continued investments and plans by major developers show there is still room for growth. 27 real estate projects were advanced or completed in the past year, with more on the horizon. What follows is a summary of the current projects continuing to transform University City’s blocks and skyline.
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14. Ronald McDonald House Expansion 15. Center for Healthcare Technology 16. Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine South Pavilion Extension 17. Roberts Center For Pediatric Research
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ACADEMIC 1
STEVEN A. LEVIN BUILDING The Levin Building provides for the collaboration, exchange, and integration of knowledge that characterizes the study of Biology and Psychology at Penn. It houses research laboratories, teaching facilities, and spaces designed for interactions to foster crossdisciplinary work. The distinctive exterior scrim is designed to resemble a neural network and acts as a sunshield for the interior spaces.
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Developer: University of Pennsylvania Location: Intersection of University Ave., 38 th Street, and Baltimore Ave. Size: 77,200 square feet Completion Date: April 2016
KORMAN CENTER IMPROVEMENTS The project will give the 1958 Korman Center a new look and comfortable lounges that enhance the link between learning and high-tech connectivity. A cantilevered terra cotta screen will give the building a new, modern identity, creating a “front porch” that will act as an outdoor living room for students. Behind the screen, a new two-story glazed wall will brighten the façade. Developer: Drexel University Location: Between Market & Chestnut and between 32nd & 33rd Streets Size: 9,000 square feet Completion Date: Fall 2017
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PENNOVATION CENTER The Pennovation Center is designed for startup companies, entrepreneurs, and inventors and includes a full service technology incubator, wet and dry laboratories, private offices, and inventor garages. Benjamin’s Desk is operating a coworking space for up to 200 members. The Pennovation Center is at the heart of Pennovation Works, a 23-acre development on the southern bank of the Schuylkill River. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
University of Pennsylvania 34th Street & Grays Ferry Avenue 58,000 square feet September 2016
The Perelman Center will merge Penn’s Political Science Department and Department of Economics in a new facility combining a rehab of the Philadelphia Trust building with a significant new addition to the north. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
University of Pennsylvania 36 th & Walnut Streets 111,000 square feet Spring 2018
PERRY WORLD HOUSE The Perry World House is 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:
Renowned Philadelphia area philanthropist Raymond G. Perelman pleged $6 million for this, the first facility at Drexel dedicated to Jewish student life. The building contains an event space, chapel, meeting rooms, student lounges, offices for Drexel Hillel, a kosher kitchen and a large outdoor patio.
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The Richards Medical Research Laboratory, along with the adjacent David Goddard Laboratories, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009. This project will repurpose obsolete wet labs for use by the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience for “dry” research, office and conference room space. University of Pennsylvania 3700 Hamilton Walk 29,600 Sq. Ft. in Towers C and D, 30,300 Sq. Ft. in Towers A and B Towers C and D, Fall 2015; Towers A and B, Spring 2019
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Drexel University 118 N. 34th Street 14,000 square feet September 2016
RICHARDS MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES
Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
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University of Pennsylvania 3803 Locust Walk 17,400 square feet August 2016
RAYMOND G. PERELMAN CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE
Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
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THE PERELMAN CENTER FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS
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COMMERCIAL / HOTEL 8
CIRA CENTRE SOUTH
Cira Centre South is a mixed-use office, residential, and retail development consisting of the FMC Tower, which contains 268 luxury apartments and 635,000 square feet of LEED based, Class-A office space, and evo, 345 highend residential units designed for young professionals and university students. Cira Centre South includes over 20,000 square feet of new retail and restaurant space. Developer: Brandywine Realty Trust Location: 30 th Street, between Walnut & Chestnut Streets Size: 464,000 square feet (evo) 900,000 square feet (FMC Tower) Completion Date: September 2014 (evo); June 2016 (FMC Tower)
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3.0 UNIVERSITY PLACE A new five-story office building, 3.0 University Place, will be the first LEED Version 4 Platinum new construction project in the world. Developer: University Place Associates, LLC Location: 41st & Market Streets Size: 160,000 square feet Completion Date: 2018
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4614-18 WOODLAND AVENUE 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 greywater to be reused in toilets to reduce water consumption. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
4614 Woodland Partners LP 4614-18 Woodland Avenue 15,000 square feet Spring 2017
A 14-story office and laboratory building is expected to break ground in Q4 2016. The building, which is designed by ZGF Architects to be LEED Silver or Gold, will feature 25,000 square foot floor plates and 12,000 square feet of retail. It will be the new home of the Science Center’s corporate offices and Quorum, its clubhouse for entrepreneurs, which will triple in size to 15,000 square feet.
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3675 MARKET
Developer: A joint venture between the University City Science Center and Wexford Science & Technology Location: 3675 Market Street Size: 342,000 square feet Completion Date: Q1 2018
CAMPUS COMMERCE CENTER 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. Campus Apartments 41st & Walnut Streets 130,000 square feet Phase 1 - 2012; Phase 2 - 2018
THE STUDY AT UNIVERSITY CITY This new hotel will feature 212 rooms, approximately 7,000 square feet of banquet/meeting space, a 105-seat restaurant and bar and a state-of-the-art fitness center. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
Hospitality 3 20-40 South 33rd Street 145,000 square feet Fall 2016
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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE EXPANSION Along with the renovation of existing structures, this expansion will enable PRMH to go from serving approximately 800 families annually over the past three years to an estimated 1,900 families annually. It will increase available room nights from roughly 16,000 to more than 40,000 per year.
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CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY Penn Medicine’s Center for Healthcare Technology will include an 8-story office building for Penn Medicine corporate functions, and a new child care center. Construction is slated to begin in early 2017. A second phase will support future needs and will increase the building to 18 stories, with a total of 540,000 square feet. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
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Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House 3925 Chestnut Street 93,000 square feet Fall 2018
Penn Medicine Civic Center Boulevard Phase 1: 250,000 square feet Phase 2: 290,000 square feet Early 2019 (Phase 1)
PAVILION FOR ADVANCED MEDICINE SOUTH PAVILION EXTENSION This multifunctional building rises 15 stories and contains the Novartis-Penn Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics, a space devoted to the discovery, development, and manufacturing of personalized cellular therapies for cancer, as well as laboratory space for Penn’s Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. Additional space in the building includes faculty offices, high-tech conference facilities, and collaborative work spaces. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
Penn Medicine Civic Center Boulevard 374,000 square feet 2016
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Roberts Center for Pediatric Research is a 20-story building that will house office-based clinical research. The Roberts Center sits on CHOP’s newest campus, a 9-acre site along the Schuylkill River. As one of the City’s largest redevelopment projects, this campus will revitalize the waterfront property, integrating CHOP spaces with the Schuylkill River Trail and landscaping the area to create pedestrian walkways and green spaces for public use that connect the neighborhood to the South Street Bridge and University City. Developer: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Location: Schuylkill Avenue & South Street Size: 466,000 square feet Completion Date: 2017
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ROBERTS CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
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CIRA GREEN This lush natural space blends the best in environmental stewardship with premier landscape design. Building tenants and the public have access to this vibrant outdoor venue for catered company events, as well as for social engagement events and art performances.
Developer: Brandywine Realty Trust Location: 30 th Street between Walnut & Chestnut Streets Size: 1 acre Completion Date: September 2015
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CHOP KARABOTS GARDEN The Karabots Health and Wellness Garden will serve as a resource for vitally important patient and community engagement programs that aim to support education and hands-on activities around gardening and healthy nutrition. The garden contains about 1,200 square feet of raised beds with plants, vegetables, and fruit, much of which will be donated to Early Head Start.
Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania 4865 Market Street 1,200 square feet 2016
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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 connections to Chestnut Street, Market Street, and Drexel’s Perelman Plaza.
Developer: Drexel University Location: Between Market & Chestnut and between 32nd & 33rd Streets Size: 1 acre Completion Date: Fall 2017
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KORMAN QUADRANGLE
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RESIDENTIAL / MIXED-USE 21
USCIENCES RESIDENCE HALL University of the Sciences will construct a new, mixeduse residence hall to create a live-learn community that incorporates numerous sustainable features for Green Globe certification. The 426-bed building will also house ground floor multi-use classrooms, retail spaces, and support offices. The U-shaped building will have a courtyard that opens onto Woodland Avenue, which will provide opportunities for interaction and collaboration.
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3700 LANCASTER A six-story residential building at the corner of Powelton and Lancaster Avenues is expected to break ground in Q1 2017. The building is the second residential project at uCity Square, and will feature 320 market-rate apartments and 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
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Campus Apartments 4514-22 Woodland Avenue 126,000 square feet August 2018
A joint venture between the University City Science Center & Wexford Science & Technology 3700 Lancaster Avenue 300,000 square feet Q2 2018
43RD & SANSOM This mixed-use space is a four-story apartment building with two ground floor commercial spaces. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
Apartments at Penn 43rd & Sansom Streets 35,000 square feet October 2016
A 28 unit condominium building, 4215 Chestnut will include one and two bedroom units with a common roof deck. It will also have 15-18 parking spots. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
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HOW Properties & Monte Resnick 4215 Chestnut Street 27,678 square feet June-July 2017
4224 BALTIMORE 4224 Baltimore is a proposed 132 unit mixed-use building located adjacent to Clark Park. The project’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.
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4215 CHESTNUT
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Developer: Clarkmore LP/U3 Ventures Location: 43rd Street & Baltimore Avenue Size: 138,000 square feet Completion Date: 2020
NEW COLLEGE HOUSE With 350 beds, a modern dining commons, group study rooms, apartments for resident faculty, and a central courtyard, the New College House offers students a premier home in which to live, learn, and grow, and is the first residence to be built specifically as a College House since Penn’s popular College House system began in the late ‘90s. University of Pennsylvania 34th & Chestnut Streets 198,000 square feet August 2016
VUE 32 This $56 million, mixed-use development in partnership with Drexel University, will provide residences and a preschool to a mix of Drexel graduate students, faculty, professional staff and non-Drexel professionals working in the area. The 16-story residential tower features 164 luxury one- and two-bedroom units and top flight amenities, and a second phase will construct for-sale townhouses with anticipated completion in spring 2018. Developer: Location: Size: Completion Date:
Radnor Property Group 3201 Race Street 176,000+ square feet August 2017
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Employment University City surpassed 75,000 jobs in 2015, and employment continued its steady climb in 2016 to nearly 77,000 total jobs. Although a majority of the jobs within University City are tied to the hospitals and universities, an influx of new office space, hospitality projects, and co-working spaces are creating additional employment opportunities beyond the meds and eds workforce. Over the long term, growth associated with technology, commercialization, and innovation will create job opportunities at all rungs of the career ladder.
Employment in University City
University City’s Largest Employers
80,000 12%
70,000
50,000
IRS: 3,600 VA Hospital: 2,497 Drexel University: 3,362
10%
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40,000
50,000
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40,000
6%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: 10,783
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Employment
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2014. 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
Percentage of Jobs Paying at Least $40,000 per Year
Penn Medicine: 14,419*
20,000
10,000
University of Pennsylvania: 17,354
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Source: Individual Employers *The total employee count for Penn Medicine in 2015 is 31,235
Jobs By Industry Education and Health Care: 77%
70% 60%
Office: 6%
50% 40%
Entertainment, Hospitality & Retail: 8%
30%
Public Services: 5%
20%
Transportation, Warehousing & Wholesale Trade: 0.4%
10%
Manufacturing: 0.2%
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Note: Percentages reflect jobs paying at least $40,000 per year in nominal (current) dollars, and are not adjusted for inflation. Source: Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2014. OnTheMap Application. Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2014. OnTheMap Application. Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program.
RESIDENTS COMMUTING TO UNIVERSITY CITY JOBS BY ZIP CODE 19116
283
Philadelphia
19154
19115
336
305
19150
352
19152
19111
297
740
19126
256
510
901
1,039
252
19138
19119
19128
19114
417
19118
19136
419
19149 19141
19144
406
721
19127
145
619
19120
717
19135
302
19124
University City
19129
607
19140
366
451
19132
480
19133
1,014
19121
463
19151
912
1,069
1,163
19104
1,988
19122
224
19130
19139
19143
425
19137
137
19125
573
19102 19123
19103
1,798
334
419
19107 19106
525 531
19146
2,813
19134
145
19131
2,220
BY COUNTY
19147
1,529
19142
643
19145
19148
1,041
1,050
Pennsylvania
19153
389
Montgomery 8,790
19112
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Bucks 2,441
Philadelphia 32,331
Chester 2,872
University City Delaware 10,697
New Jersey
Camden 4,104 Gloucester 2,255
New Castle 1,146
Burlington 1,960
Salem 150
Delaware LOW
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2014. OnTheMap Application. Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program.
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Office Despite adding significant new office space to its inventory in 2015, University City remained the tightest submarket in the region at 95.5% occupancy. The opening of the FMC Tower at Cira Center South added a new landmark highrise to the skyline that is now the tallest building in Philadelphia west of the Schuylkill River. As the new headquarters for the chemical manufacturing giant, FMC Corporation, the building is approximately 635,000 square feet and FMC alone will add 550 new jobs to the area.
Total Vacancy Rate
Asking Gross Rent (per Sq Ft) $45
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Under Construction (Sq Ft)
Net Absorption (Sq Ft)
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Center City
Region (excluding Downtown Philadelphia)
Note: University City and Center City data are excluded from Regional absorption and construction totals • Source: CBRE
2016 (Q1)
2015 (Q1)
2014 (Q1)
2013 (Q1)
2012 (Q1)
2011 (Q1)
2010 (Q1)
2009 (Q1)
2008 (Q1)
2007 (Q1)
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Office Occupancy Rates Among 24 Regional Submarkets SUBMARKET
100%
University City
95%
85%
80%
75%
70% 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
95.5%
Main Line
94.4%
Conshohocken
90.9%
Market East
90.1%
Market West
88.6%
Delaware County
88.3%
Lehigh Valley West
86.7%
Bala Cynwyd
86.1%
New Castle County Suburbs
85.4%
Independence Hall
84.4%
Burlington County
84.3%
Exton/West Chester
83.8%
Jenkintown
83.6%
King Of Prussia/Valley Forge
83.4%
Lehigh Valley East
81.3%
Plymouth Meeting/Blue Bell
80.3%
Upper Main Line
80.0%
Horsham/Willow Grove
78.1%
Lower Bucks County
77.8%
Wilmington CBD
77.7%
Camden County
76.7%
Lansdale/Montgomeryville
76.5%
Gloucester County
75.8%
Fort Washington
74.6%
Office
90%
2010
OCCUPANCY RATE*
*2016 (Q2) • Source: CBRE
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Retail and Hospitality Local and national business owners choose University City as a destination for their storefronts due to the mix of college students, large employers, commuters, and full-time residents in the area. New development has led to 24% growth in dining options in University City since 2009, including the city’s first restaurant by renowned chef Jose Andres, and satellite locations of popular restaurants like Spread Bagelry and honeygrow. As the area booms, so do hotel offerings: in 2016, University City will welcome 315 new hotel rooms (an increase of 44%), including AKA University City, which features ultra-luxury hotel and apartment offerings on the top 18 floors of the new FMC Tower.
Busy Sidewalks and Thriving Businesses
1
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315
Spruce St
894 73 213
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28
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1,218
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St
Ave
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287 220
965 969
980
1,030
656
208
1,253
879
150 238
114
279 209
1,141 827
159 226 133 254
90
Ce dar Ave
368 427
426 436
40 th St
Pine St
924 464
688
887
Ar ch St
282
34th St
129
University
Retail and Hospitality
Lo cust St
A rc h St
C
c ivi
ce
nt
er
vd Bl
ve
37th St
631
767
38 th St
516
39 th St
120
41st St
42nd St
44th St
45th St
47th St
84
Rac e St 281 384
43rd St
48 th St
Walnu t St
o n Av e
552
So
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St
1,486
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168 200
46 th St
50 th St
49 th St
St
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Mar ke t St 361 250
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Sans om
St
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31s t S
Ches tnut
La
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39 th St
1,000
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3 7th S
10
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6PM-8PM
Spring
3 2n d S
5
3 3rd S
500
Sch
11AM-1PM
36 th St
100
Ground Floor Commercial Storefronts
30 th St
Hourly Pedestrian Counts
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All University City Storefronts
Retail:
152
Casual Dining:
139
Food and Beverage:
268
Full Service Dining:
64
237
Bakery and Cafe:
42
Bar and Night Club:
17
Ice Cream:
6
Services:
Retail and Hospitality
Retail
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: Source: UCD
30
Food & Beverage
Services
44 13 13 11 10 8 8 7 5 6 5 4 18
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:
51 22 19 15 16 16 10 9 7 8 9 7 7 5 5 4 27
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Food & Beverage
Retail
Services
300
300
300
250
250
250
200
200
200
150
150
150
100
100
100
50
50
50
0
0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (Q2) Ice Cream & Other
Bar/Nightclub
Full Service Dining
Bakery/Café
0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (Q2)
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (Q2)
Casual Dining
Source: UCD
$200
80% 78%
$190
76%
1,000
800
$180
74%
600
72%
$170
70% $160
68% 66%
400
$150
200
$140
0
Retail and Hospitality
Average Daily Hotel Room Supply and Demand
Hotel Occupancy and Average Room Rate
64% 62% 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2008 2009 2010
University City Occupancy
University City Average Daily Rate
Room Supply
Center City Occupancy
Center City Average Daily Rate
Room Demand
2011
2012
2013 2014 2015 2016*
Source: CBRE Hotels – Provided by the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau *Anticipated by end of 2016
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Colleges and Universities University City continues to draw in students, offering them a dynamic place to learn and live. Four colleges and universities with a combined enrollment of nearly 44,000 undergraduate and graduate students are located within our boundaries as well as a campus of the Community College of Philadelphia, and over 25,000 students reside within the neighborhood. Students from around the world enroll at the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and University of the Sciences, adding to our neighborhood’s rich ethnic diversity. A recent poll conducted by Campus Philly found that nearly two out of every three students who attend school in Philadelphia choose to remain in the city after graduation.
Student Population Living in University City 25,000
Graduate Undergraduate
20,000
University Enrollment 45,000
USciences Grad
40,000
USciences Undergrad
35,000
Drexel Grad
30,000 15,000
Drexel Undergrad
25,000
Penn Grad
20,000
10,000
Penn Undergrad
15,000 5,000
Source: Individual institutions
09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 20 15
08
20
07
0
20
14
10,000
20
20
00
0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census, 2010-2014 American Community Survey
20
5,000
2016 ENROLLMENT Colleges and Universities
University of Pennsylvania
Drexel University
University of the Sciences
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Community College of Philadelphia West Campus
STUDENTS Undergraduate
11,588
16,464
2,246
303
1,950†
Graduate
13,288
9,131
418
0
0
24,876
25,595*
2,664
303
1,950†
5,703
3,471
556
118
n/a
Total Students
STUDENT HOUSING UNDERGRADUATE in campus residences in fraternity/sorority
442
168
n/a
0
n/a
off campus (total)
5,443
12,993
1,690
185
1,950†
3,400
n/a
n/a
23
n/a
in University City
GRADUATE on campus
677
165
32
0
0
off campus (total)
12,611
8,966
n/a
0
0
4,793
n/a
n/a
0
0
in University City
*Includes 2,243 students on co-op and 5,188 distance learning students. Total students on University City campus is 16,065. † includes credit and non-credit students who took classes at the West Regional Center including summer terms • Source: Individual institutions
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Colleges and Universities
33
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Degrees Awarded at University City's Colleges and Universities
Architecture and Related Services Biological and Biomedical Sciences Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Education Engineering Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields English Language and Literature/Letters Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Health Professions and Related Programs History Legal Professions and Studies Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Library Science Mathematics and Statistics Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Colleges and Universities
Personal and Culinary Services Philosophy and Religious Studies Physical Sciences Psychology Public Administration and Social Service Professions Social Sciences Visual and Performing Arts 0
Bachelor's
Master's
500
1,000
1,500
Doctor's research/scholarship
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
Doctor's professional practice
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Degrees Awarded July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015 (fields with 50 or more degrees awarded)
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Healthcare Healthcare is essential to University City’s economy. The four hospitals located within the neighborhood - Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP), Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center - combine to employ nearly 28,000 people. Area hospitals are national leaders as well, with CHOP ranked as the 2nd best children’s hospital in the nation, and the hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania nationally ranked in 11 specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Admissions 40,000
Beds
Births 5,000
3,000
520
20,000
400 2,000
0
Outpatient Visits 1,594,132
1,000
0
Personnel 15,000
3400 SPRUCE STREET
671,331
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
10,410
10,000
51 NORTH 39 TH STREET
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
5,000
3401 CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD
0
0
2,433
1,739
191,582
500,000
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 13,310
1,259,581
1,000,000
410
6,214
200
0
Healthcare
280
331 14,634
10,000
1,500,000
4,253
4,000 600 29,065
30,000
34,653
789
800
Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center 3900 WOODLAND AVENUE Source: American Hospital Association
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
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Transportation No car? No problem. University City is more accessible by transit than any of its peer innovation hubs including Cambridge, San Francisco, and Seattle. Over the past six years, SEPTA ridership has risen 15% at University City stations, and ridership on the LUCY (Loop Through University City) shuttle bus was up 104%. The two busiest trips in the newly created Indego bike share system were to and from University City stations. University City’s ample public transportation options - including buses, trains and trolleys - earned the neighborhood a “Rider’s Paradise” designation from Walk Score.
Average Daily Boardings By Station Market-Frankford Line Spring
Subway-Surface Trolley Lines
G arden
St
Regional Rail/New Jersey Transit
e
46 th St
Chestnut
10,000
Walnut St
St
34 th Street Station 6,318
36 th Street Station 1,045
38 th St
Spruce St
40 th Street Portal
13,434
JFK Blvd
36 th Street Portal 315
Locust St
Pine St
30 th Street Station
890
6,378 5,670
33 rd Street Station
34th St
M arket St
Av
5,792
50 th St
5,000
te r
36 th St
4,366
as
40 th Street Station
40 th St
1,000
nc
5,741 30 th St
La
46 th Street Station
33rd St
Amtrak
1,745
37th Street Station
2,386
So
ut
h
St
University
3,125 City Station e Ave
Transportation
e Ch
st
er
e
W
Av
oo
dl
Ave
an
d
Av
e
University
Baltmor
Source: SEPTA, New Jersey Transit, Amtrak
Average Daily Boardings at University City Rail Stations
Annual LUCY Riders 900,000
25,000
800,000 20,000
700,000 600,000
15,000
500,000 400,000
10,000
300,000 200,000
5,000
100,000
2010
38
2015
15 20
14
13
20
20
11
12 20
20
10
09
20
08
20
20
07
06
20
05
20
04
0 20
Regional Rail
03
Subway Surface (Trolley)
20
Market-Frankford Line
20
0
Source: SEPTA
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VIA TRANSIT
VIA DRIVING
Travel Time from University City MINUTES <5 5 - 10 10 - 15 15 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 30 30 - 35 35 - 40 40 - 45 45 - 50 50 - 55 55 - 60 60 - 65 65 - 70 70 - 75 75 - 80 80 - 85 85 - 90 > 90 10
15
20 Miles
60%
Travel Time from Employment Center
University City Atlanta Austin Boston Cambridge Research Triangle Park
50% 80%
40%
30%
20%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20% 10% 10%
0%
0% 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0
10
Travel Time (minutes)
60
90 50
80 70 60 50 40 30 20
30
40
50
60
40
Minutes
Note: Travel times are estimated at 5 PM local time on a weekday; travel times are estimated to all zip codes within a 25 mile radius of employment centers located at: Atlanta (midtown), Austin (downtown), Boston (Innovation District), Cambridge (Kendall Square), Research Triangle Park (RTP HQ), San Francisco (Mission Bay), Seattle (South Lake Union), Silicon Valley (downtown San Jose), Washington DC (downtown) â&#x20AC;˘ Source: Google, ESRI
100
Minutes
Median Travel Time from Employment Center
20
Travel Time (minutes)
Transportation
San Francisco Seattle Silicon Valley Washington, D.C.
90%
Percentage of Regional Population
Share of regional population with access from employment center within the specified travel time
100%
Percentage of Regional Population
0 2.5 5
30 20 10
10 0
0
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Commute Mode of Residents 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
United States
Philadelphia
Public Transportation
Walked
Worked at Home
Bicycle
University City Drove Alone
Car Pooled
Other
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey
Walk, Transit and Bike Scores
100 90
Walk Score measures walkability based on the distance to nearby places and pedestrian friendliness on a scale of 0 to 100.
80 70 60
Transit Score measures how well a location is served by public transit based on the distance and type of nearby transit lines.
50 40
Bike Score measures whether an area is good for biking based on bike lanes and trails, hills, road connectivity, and destinations.
30 20 10
University City Transit Score
Travel Time to Work (Minutes)
10%
40%
9%
35%
8%
6% 5%
20%
4%
15%
3%
10%
2%
5% 0%
1%
<15
15-29
30-59
60-89
90+
Source: walkscore.com
0%
Bicycle Traffic Between University City and Center City 800
7%
25%
42
Percentage of Residents Commuting to Work by Bicycle
45%
30%
Philadelphia
Bike Score
U.S.
University City Residents
2000
Philadelphia Residents
2014
Philadelphia University City Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census, 2010-2014 American Community Survey
700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0
20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 20 15
Walk Score
Average hourly bicyclists at rush hour
Transportation
0
Note: Includes Schuylkill River bridges excl. Spring Garden St. Source: Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
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Indego Bike Share Linked Neighborhoods The arrival of the Indego bike share has strengthened connections between University City and Center City. The two most common trips on Indego connected University City employment and education hubs to major residential and commercial centers in Center City. Indego also functions as a key component of the transportation system within University City and other Philadelphia neighborhoods. With a high concentration of potential riders in University City, and docking stations at residential, office, education, and transportation nodes, Indego has fostered connections between destinations in this city within a city.
MOST FREQUENT ONE-WAY TRIPS ON INDEGO University City Station / 23 rd & South
Transportation
36 th & Sansom / Rittenhouse Square 21st & Catharine / 15 th & Spruce Broad & Girard / 13 th & Montgomery 15 th & Spruce / 4 th & Bainbridge Rittenhouse Square / 11th & Pine Kahn Park 13 th & Locust / Darien & Catharine Rittenhouse Square / 9 th & Locust 15 th & Spruce / 11th & Pine Kahn Park 18 th & Washington Chew Playground / Rittenhouse Square 15 th & Spruce / 2nd & South University City Station / 19 th & Lombard
Trips to/from University City
23 rd & South / Rittenhouse Square
Other trips
21st & Catharine / Rittenhouse Square Broad & Federal / 13 th & Locust 9 th & Locust / 4 th & Bainbridge Amtrak 30 Street Station / 23 rd & South th
13 th & Locust / 4 th & Bainbridge Broad & Federal / 15 th & Spruce University City Station / 21st & Catharine 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
AVERAGE DAILY TRIPS Source: Indego, 2015 (Q2) - 2016 (Q1)
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Indego Trips by Neighborhood* INDEGO TRIPS BY NEIGHBORHOOD Hartranft West Kensington North Central Yorktown Old Kensington East Park
Fairmount
Francisville
Mantua Spring Garden Powelton
University City
Logan Square
East Poplar West Poplar Northern Liberties Callowhill Center City East
Rittenhouse
Graduate Hospital
Washington Square West
Hawthorne Bella Vista
Point Breeze
Passyunk Square
Transportation
Spruce Hill
Fishtown Lower Kensington
Old City
Society Riverfront Hill
Queen Village
Average Daily Trips 1 10 50
Newbold
Between neighborhoods Within neighborhoods
Note: Includes trips within & between neighborhoods with at least one Indego station & at least one average daily trip bet. neighborhoods. â&#x20AC;˘ Source: Indego, 2015 (Q2) - 2016 (Q1)
Source: Indego, 2015 (Q2) - 2016 (Q1)
* Within and between neighborhoods with at least one Indego station, and at least one average daily trip between neighborhoods
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People Our neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cultural and socioeceonomic diversity continues to enhance University Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality of life. Our community of over 53,000 residents is made up of college students, young professionals, new families, and residents who have called University City home for decades. The population continues getting younger: the number of millennials (ages 20-34) living in University City increased 16% since 2000, while the number of students living in the area is up 17% in that same timeframe. University City is also among the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in the region.
DIVERSITY This measure reflects the probability that any two residents are of different races. DIVERSITY INDEX: 0% 0-5% 5-10% 10-15% 15-20% 20-25% 25-30% 30-35% 35-40% 40-45% 45-50% 50-55% 55-60% 60-65% 65-70% 70-75% >75%
University City
People
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey
Age Distribution
Population
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and over
35%
50,000
100% 90%
30%
80%
40,000 25%
70% 60%
30,000
20%
50%
15%
40%
20,000
30%
10%
20% 10,000
5%
10% 0%
2000 2014
46
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census, 2010-2014 American Community Survey
2016
2010
2000
0 1990
10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 74 75 - 79 80 - 84 85+
0-4 5-9
0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census; UCD estimate for 2016
Philadelphia
University City
Master's/Professional/ Doctorate Degree
Some College/ Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
High School or Below
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey
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Residential Historic homes, luxury high-rises, walk-up apartments, dormitories and apartment complexes: University City offers housing options that suit the needs of any potential resident. Home sales were up 24% in 2015, with the median home value increasing 6% to a new record high. Due to excellent transit options, residents enjoy short work commutes typically between 20-24 minutes. Local schools have earned numerous accolades this year, and the community welcomed a new middle school operated by the Science Leadership Academy at Drexel Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dornsife Center. Median Home Price in University City
Number of Home Sales in University City
$350,000
160
$300,000
140 120
$250,000
100
$200,000 80
$150,000 60
$100,000
40
$50,000
20 0
Residential
Source: Source: Realist, 1995-2002; TREND, 2003-2015
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Powelton
Walnut Hill
Garden Court
West Powelton
Cedar Park
Spruce Hill
Source: TREND
SCHOOLS IN UNIVERSITY CITY SCHOOL
ADDRESS
GRADES
TYPE
Henry C. Lea School
4700 Locust Street
K-8
Public
HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy
4400 Baltimore Avenue
pre K-12
Private
The Islamic Education School
4431 Walnut Street
pre K-8
Private
Jubilee School
4211 Chester Avenue
pre K-6
Private
Paul Robeson High School for Human Services
4125 Ludlow Street
9-12
Public
Penn Alexander School
4209 Spruce Street
K-8
Public
Samuel Powel School
301 North 36 th Street
K-4
Public
Science Leadership Academy Middle School
3509 Spring Garden Street
5-8*
Public
St. Francis de Sales School
917 South 47th Street
K-8
Private
The City School at Spruce Hill
4115 Baltimore Avenue
K-5
Private
The City School at Walnut Street
4501 Walnut Street
6-8
Private
The Workshop School
221 South Hanson Street
9-12
Public
West Philadelphia Catholic High School
4501 Chestnut Street
9-12
Private
West Philadelphia High School
4901 Chestnut Street
9-12
Public
* Fifth grade only in 2016, ultimately serving grades 5 through 8.
48
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
$0
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C
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30 th St
34 th St
36 th St
37th St
39 th St
40 th St
41st St
42 nd St
43 rd St
38 th St
So
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Cedar Park
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Spruce Hill
John F Ke
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Cedar Av
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Walton Av
Penn Alexander School
47th St
Hazel Av
46 th St
Garden Larchwoo Court d Ave e
44 th St
Henry C. Lea School
Pine St
Osage Av
45 th St
48 th St
49 th St
50 th St
Walnut Hill
Ave
Ave
West Philadelphia Chestnut Catholic High St School Paul Robeson High School Sansom St The City School at for Human Services Walnut St Walnut Street The Workshop School Islamic Education School Lo cust St
st 31 St
Samuel Powel School
West Powelton
West Philadelphia High School
nd 32 St
Powelton Village
on St
St Baring
Powelton
M arket St
rd 3 3 St
Secondary
Middle
H amilt
th 3 7 St
Primary
Science Leadership Academy Middle School
St G arden
35th St
Spring
SCHOOLS
39th St
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Neighborhoods and Schools
Cedar Park
Garden Court
Spruce Hill
Walnut Hill
Central University City
Powelton Village
University City
West Powelton
(includes all neighborhoods)
Median Rent
Average Home Sale Price (in thousands)
$3,000
$450 $400
$2,500
$350 $2,000
$300 $250
Residential
$1,500
$200 $1,000
$150 $100
$500
$50 $0
$0
2015 (Q3)
2015 (Q4)
2016 (Q1)
2016 (Q2)
Median Rent per Square Foot
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Average Home Sale Price Per Square Foot
$3.0
$250 $225
$2.5
$200 $175
$2.0
$150 $1.5
$125 $100
$1.0
$75 $50
$0.5
$25 $0.0 2015 (Q3) Source: RentHub
50
$0 2015 (Q4)
2016 (Q1)
2016 (Q2)
2009
2010
Source: TREND
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Note: Some neighborhoods are excluded due to limited number of sales
In 2016, the Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School, commonly called Penn Alexander, was named a National Blue Ribbon School. Every year, the U.S. Department of Education gives the award to approximately 350 schools it deems high performing or achievement gap closing. Penn Alexander was recognized as an “exemplary achievement gap closing school,” an award that recognizes schools that have consistently improved academic achievement compared to other schools around the state. Penn Alexander is the first West Philadelphia district school to ever receive the honor. Serving approximately 550 students, Penn Alexander provides high-quality public education through a childcentered, research-based program.
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Penn Alexander School Receives Blue Ribbon Designation
New Science Leadership Academy Middle School Opens in Dornsife Center This year, a new Science Leadership Academy Middle School, or “SLAMS,” opened inside Drexel University’s Dornsife Center. In its first year of operation, the school will serve 88 fifth-graders and plans to become a 360 student school serving fifth-through-eighth grades over the next three years. The school will operate similarly to the Science Leadership Academy in Center City, and will serve as a catchment school for local children. The SLA-MS will operate out of the Dornsife Center for at least two years, reserving spots for students from Samuel Powel Elementary School until the two schools move onto one campus on the former University City High School site.
The “greening” of the Henry C. Lea school at 47th and Spruce continued this year, with the addition of a 16 tree grove surrounded by permeable pavers, three rain gardens which collect water from the entire site, and a reoriented basketball court with new nets and surfacing. Led by a team from the West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools, local individuals, businesses, and institutions - including the University of Pennsylvania - funded over 25% of the project. The community has contributed over 1,750 hours of labor to the project through project management, grant writing, and planting of the rain gardens. Lea teachers and staff are developing curriculum to utilize and learn from the gardens. The learning landscape will continue to grow and change as plants thrive within the schoolyard.
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Public Spaces Communities come together - and come alive - in shared public spaces. Accessible public spaces spark economic development, drive environmental sustainability, and create meeting places where the community converges. University City boasts a combination of longstanding spaces like the iconic Clark Park, and newer additions like the Science Center’s Innovation Plaza and Brandywine’s Cira Green. As major real estate projects like uCity Square and Schuylkill Yards begin to transform University City’s skyline, the development plans are prioritizing public space.
CLARK PARK
Public Space
Clark Park serves as a social magnet for the community with easy access and diverse programming.
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Cira Green, Philadelphia’s first elevated public park, boasts stunning views and space for gathering and relaxing.
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Arts and Culture Arts and culture play a vital role in a neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic, social, environmental, and community health. Artists and arts organizations provide entertainment opportunities for businesses and tourists, while also supporting community building and educational enrichment. University City contains cutting edge art exhibits, experimental theater, performance venues, and community events that appeal to neighbors and visitors. In 2016, University City welcomed The Daily Show for a week of taping during the Democratic National Convention, Academy and Grammy award-winning artist Common during the N2N Festival, and dozens of performances during the Fringe Festival.
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[redacted] Theater Company Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Applied Mechanics
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Arts and Cultural Organizations in University City
Ars Nova Workshop, Inc. Arthur Ross Gallery Arts in Schools Collaborative Community Education Center Crossroads Music Curio Theatre Company Dancefusion Esther Klein Gallery Group Motion Multi Media Dance Theater Institute of Contemporary Art International House Philadelphia LiveConnections.org Philadelphia Folklore Project Philly Drum Project Scribe Video Center Shakespeare in Clark Park
Small But Mighty Arts The Bearded Ladies Cabaret The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) The Soapbox: Independent Publishing Center
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University City Arts League University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound Inc. Westphal College of Media Arts and Design Woodlands Trust for Historic Preservation WXPN
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Innovation University City is the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader in science and medical resources. Breakthroughs and discoveries initiated in University City spark billions of dollars worth of economic activity. In 2015, a record number of patents were issued to local businesses and institutions, and R&D investment in University City increased by $8 million. This summer saw the opening of The Pennovation Center, a 58,000 square foot business incubator and laboratory for researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs, and the Microsoft Reactor Philadelphia within the University City Science Center. With more coworking spaces, innovation hubs, and laboratories coming online, University City will continue setting the pace for innovation in the years to come. Research and Development Expenditures at University City's Universities
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Source: National Institutes of Health
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Last January, Vice President Joe Biden launched the White House’s “Moonshot” cancer cure initiative during a visit to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Abramson Cancer Center. During the visit, Biden met with various CHOP and Penn scientists, doctors, and patients to learn about new cancer therapies. CHOP has subsequently launched a new initiative for a first-of-its-kind Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine, which will conduct sustained, long-term research in direct alignment with the Moonshot initiative. Working with CHOP leaders, collaborating hospitals, industry partners, foundations, patients, and their families, the Center will build on CHOP’s investment in a new pediatric biospecimen and integrated diagnostics and data discovery open ecosystem. The Center builds on CHOP’s dedication to novel tissue-based diagnostics and pediatric data-driven research and will transform the pediatric “big data” landscape on behalf of children. For the first time, a robust pediatric data generation and analysis infrastructure will fully empower open access and collaborative discovery while bringing together local and national networks of hospitals, clinicians and scientists.
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Penn Joins First-of-its-Kind Research Collaboration to Fight Cancer Innovation
The University of Pennsylvania has joined the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, an unprecedented cancer research effort that brings together six of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top medical schools and cancer centers to accelerate breakthrough immunotherapy research that will turn more cancers into curable diseases. The venture is backed by a $250 million gift from the Parker Foundation. The funding will support laboratory studies and clinical trials, recruitment of faculty, and support for early-career investigators who will train at Penn. The Parker Institute includes more than 40 laboratories and 300 researchers from Penn and five other leading centers: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Stanford Medicine; the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of California, San Francisco; and the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. In a unique agreement among the centers, the administration of intellectual property will be shared, enabling all researchers to have immediate access to a broad range of core discoveries. At Penn, initial projects will cover a wide range of both basic science and clinical areas, including studies to test the ability of oncolytic adenoviruses to enhance T cell therapy efficacy, and cancer prevention vaccines.
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Drexel Researchers Researching How Our Brains React to Augmented Reality Researchers at Drexel University have developed a portable system that uses functional near-infrared spectroscopy, or fNIRS, to monitor how new wearable displays like Google Glass affect the brain in everyday situations. In collaboration with George Mason University, a group of Drexel biomedical engineers have successfully measured the brain activity of participants navigating a college campus outdoors. The study found that users wearing Google Glass had lower mental workload and trended toward higher situation awareness relative to their peers navigating with an iPhone. However, the researchers also found that users wearing Google Glass fell victim to “cognitive tunneling,” meaning the display grabbed much more of their attention, and they inadvertently ignored other aspects of their surroundings. The researchers have recommended that future studies identify other brain biomarkers induced by this “blindness” to the outside world. By identifying cognitive tunneling biomarkers, engineers could greatly advance display design for navigation, training and other tasks that wearable displays are expected to enhance.
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A new Microsoft Reactor opened on the ground floor of 3711 Market Street in the summer of 2016. The Reactor, a collaboration between Microsoft Corp., SeventySix Capital, the Science Center and Wexford Science & Technology, is the first in the region and the second in the U.S. It is designed to provide a technological and collaborative space that supports communities, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and students accelerating the creation of new technologies, solutions, companies, jobs, and growth in University City and beyond. The Science Center is collaborating with Microsoft and SeventySix Capital to develop and deliver technology and innovation-focused programming that will create new opportunities for the tech startup community. The Reactor will also host activities for underrepresented groups to offer greater awareness of and involvement with STEM activities and careers.
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University of the Sciences launched the mid-Atlantic regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first graduate Brewing Science Certificate in 2015. Students in the Brewing Science Certificate program benefit from a team teaching model that combines USciences faculty and facilities with over 20 experts from the brewing industry. According to the Brewers Association, in 2015, more than two breweries opened per day in the U.S., and 49% of all breweries increased production capabilities. As the industry grows, so does the need for trained professionals. The post-baccalaureate, 18-credit program delves deeply into the biology, chemistry, physics, and math of creating a perfect, and consistent, pint of beer. With hands-on work in microbiology and quality control labs and by conducting experiments in their pilot brewery, students gain essential skills which are highly desirable in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job market. With all evening classes, the program can be completed in one year or two. The first cohort is currently conducting industry internships at Weyerbacher, Conshohocken, Neshaminy Creek, Levante, Double Nickle, and Wicked Weed breweries.
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Looking Forward
Looking Forward Major plans are underway that will accelerate University City’s booming growth, and further cement the neighborhood as the region’s center of innovation and progress. Civic infrastructure continues attracting people to our streets and businesses; major retailers and developers look to plant their flags within our boundaries; and the anchor institutions who drive progress within University City step closer to delivering on their long-term visions for world-class expansions. In the section that follows, we highlight progress on some of the major developments on the horizon.
Schuylkill Yards In March 2016, Drexel University and Brandywine Realty Trust announced their partnership for Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Yards innovation development, a 14-acre master planned community. Schuylkill Yards will be an integrated urban environment, offering a collaborative and connected community made up of educational and medical institutions, businesses, residents, and visitors bound together by the pursuit of innovation. Situated adjacent to Amtrak’s 30th Street Station, the third-busiest passenger rail station in the country, Schuylkill Yards will be connected to Philadelphia’s international airport and the major cities along the Northeast corridor, making it a major innovation hub on the East Coast. The 20-year development project will focus initially on 5 million gross square feet of mixeduse real estate on a 10-acre site next to Drexel’s main campus, Amtrak’s 30th Street Station and Brandywine’s Cira Centre. The first phase will enhance the public realm through the creation of a 1.3-acre park at the corner of 30th and Market Streets; construction is slated to begin in 2017.
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Philadelphia 30 th Street Station District Plan In June of 2016, a group led by Amtrak, Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) released the Philadelphia 30th Street District Plan, a joint master planning effort detailing a long-term vision for growth and development in the area surrounding 30th Street Station. Forty new acres of open space and 18 million square feet of new development are envisioned in the Plan, including an entirely new mixed-use neighborhood anchoring the District atop 88 acres of rail yards along the western bank of the Schuylkill River. With a proposed $2 billion investment in roads, utilities, parks, bridges, and the extension of transit services, the Plan has the potential to unlock $4.5 billion in private real estate investment, in addition to $3.5 billion for Drexelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Schuylkill Yards project being developed by Brandywine Realty Trust. These investments will catalyze robust and widespread economic benefits, with the potential to generate $3.8 billion in City and State taxes and 40,000 new jobs.
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Over the past two years the project team responsible for the Plan has engaged a wide range of stakeholders from across the City of Philadelphia, soliciting feedback and synthesizing ideas collected during open houses, community events and other public meetings. This process was informed by the expertise of a world-class consulting team and guided by institutional stakeholders consisting of the Amtrak, Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University, PennDOT, SEPTA, City of Philadelphia, CSX Corporation, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, New Jersey Transit, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, Schuylkill River Development Corporation, the University of Pennsylvania, and University City District. To pave the way for the future development of the conceptual Arch Street Transportation Center, PennDOT will work with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission to study possible changes to the I-76 on- and off-ramps at 30th Street. Amtrak will pursue funding to advance the Station Plaza concept outlined in the District Plan with an eye toward improving station conditions in the near term. The Plan will achieve goals related to community, connectivity, and identity. The final product will be a development that celebrates 30th Street Station as a premier multi-modal transportation hub where people can seamlessly connect to resources and attractions in the local community, create a high-quality network of active, attractive and safe places to welcome residents and visitors, and build a vibrant community full of opportunities to live, learn, work and play.
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Looking Forward
uCity Square The University City Science Center and Wexford Science & Technology announced a strategic development partnership in 2015 to create uCity Square, a mixed-use, transitoriented community of ingenuity in the heart of University City. In total, the project combines 2.5 million square feet of existing mixed-use development along Market Street (the Science Center’s legacy campus) with an additional 4 million square feet of planned office, laboratory, clinical, residential, public and retail space on 14 acres of vacant land currently controlled by the two partners. In partnership with Drexel University, Wexford is expected to begin construction on a new street and utility grid in Q3 2016 on land Drexel and Wexford acquired from the School District of Philadelphia in 2014. The project will include three new streets – Cuthbert, Warren and 37th – which will further integrate uCity Square into the fabric of the surrounding residential neighborhoods and institutional campuses. The project aims to carry on the Science Center’s legacy of connecting experts, entrepreneurs, students, and residents in order to foster ideas and breakthroughs. This will ensure that University City is one of the nation’s leading innovation districts, enabling Philadelphia to grow, retain and recruit new companies that create high-skilled, high-wage jobs for the community. 64
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Pennovation Works The Pennovation Works is a unique blend of offices, labs, and production space being developed by The University of Pennsylvania. By bridging its intellectual and entrepreneurial activity, Penn aims to advance knowledge and generate economic development. The master plan articulates a phased approach, with initial activity focused on site improvements and renovation of existing buildings, beginning with the recent opening of the Pennovation Center as the campus anchor.
The Pennovation Works is a highly visible site that is well connected to the region, Center City, and University City. Recent investments in open space trails have linked the site to the Schuylkill River, providing dedicated public access and riverside amenities. Penn, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), and the City, along with public agencies, are joining efforts to improve the pedestrian and traffic connections to the site, reposition properties in the surrounding areas, and create improved vehicular and pedestrian access to the neighborhood and University City.
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The 23-acre property adjacent to Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus will feature state of the art facilities that accomodate Penn affiliates, including researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry partners solving real world problems and translating inventiveness into viable ventures. By grouping facilities for innovation, technological development, and artistic production/exhibition, Penn envisions a multifaceted workshop that will harness and commercialize the tremendous creative potential in the region.
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Spotlight on UCD 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. We work within a placebased, 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.
TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SPACE UCD works to create lively public venues that simultaneously reactivate underutilized space, enhance community-building efforts, and spur innovation. UCD is a nationally recognized leader in data-driven placemaking, and has extensive experience creating all-season temporary spaces that attract visitors, generate economic activity, and foster community. From conceptualization and design to construction and operations, UCDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team has spearheaded successful projects in Philadelphia including The Porch at 30th Street Station, the Market Street Bridge streetscape enhancements, and Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Parklet program. We work with local companies, designers, and partner organizations to create dynamic public spaces, and maintain these spaces through our Public Space Maintenance staff and in-house landscape crew, Green City Works.
UCD’s flagship public space is The Porch at 30th Street Station. Since its introduction in late 2011, The Porch has become one of Philadelphia’s most vibrant public spaces. Today, after ongoing iterations and increasing investment, The Porch features a variety of comfortable and intimate spaces for people to lounge, linger, and enjoy landscaped surroundings, festive lighting, rotating food options, and creative programming. 150,000 visitors came to the Porch in 2015 alone, and after our most recent round of improvements, use increased by 31% over the previous year.
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The Porch at 30th Street Station
Amtrak Gardens
Parklet Program In 2011, UCD introduced its first Parklet – small, flexible mini-parks created in parking spaces that add public gathering space – to Philadelphia, and now installs and maintains six Parklets during warm weather months. UCD research demonstrates that Parklets are highly social spaces that contribute substantially to sidewalk vitality and increase sales at adjacent businesses by 20%.
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A beautification project for Philadelphia’s main rail transportation hub, University City District and Amtrak collaborated to install ten “living walls” onto columns inside 30th Street Station. The walls, located on columns on the 29th and 30th Street sides of the station, were designed by University City District, locally fabricated and installed by Philadelphia-based company SHIFTSPACE, and maintained by the University City District’s Green City Works landscaping crew. The project coincided with additional improvements by Amtrak, including a major bathroom renovation, an ongoing restoration of the station’s historic doors, and new amenities, which were all completed in advance of the Democratic National Convention in July 2016.
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40 th Street Trolley Portal Through a unique public-private partnership with SEPTA, the City of Philadelphia, and neighborhood stakeholders, UCD has raised $2.1 million from community residents, foundations, private supporters, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the City of Philadelphia to transform the 40th Street Trolley Portal, the busiest at-grade rail station in the city. By combining great urban design, infrastructure renewal, and community engagement, UCD will transform a blighted and unsafe place into a vibrant and social space featuring beautiful landscaping, movable seating, and a new Trolley Car Diner. The upgraded project will serve as a community asset for thousands of neighbors, commuters, and local employees. This investment in transit-oriented green development – which uses cutting-edge storm water management techniques – will increase transit ridership, serve University City’s residents and employees, and build upon UCD’s track record of enhancing underutilized assets for the benefit of the local economy and residents. The project is slated to break ground at the end of 2016.
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In recent years, UCD has been working to improve the pedestrian experience on the eastern edge of University City, and continued that effort with the installation of a new 500 foot hanging garden along Schuylkill Avenue between Market and Chestnut Streets. The project, dubbed Schuylkill Gardens, is intended to improve the aesthetic experience for commuters on foot, bike, or in their cars along the heavily trafficked stretch of road. UCD worked with SHIFTSPACE, who has previously fabricated many of UCD’s projects, to create a striking display that straddles the line between landscape architecture and art installation. Our Green City Works landscape crew helped install the gardens and will handle upkeep and maintenance. The project was made possible thanks to funds from The William Penn Foundation.
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Fed Chair Janet Yellen Visiting the Skills Initiative
THE WEST PHILADELPHIA SKILLS INITIATIVE UCDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nationally recognized West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI) connects unemployed West Philadelphians seeking opportunity with West Philadelphia employers seeking talent. 2016 was a banner year for the program, full of major progress and accomplishments. WPSI expanded to a new, larger space at First District Plaza that allows us to run multiple cohorts simultaneously and increase the number of participants and employer partners. We celebrated our five year anniversary with an event involving key partners, participants, and a keynote address from CHOP CEO Madeline Bell. We were honored by a visit from Federal Chair Janet Yellen where she was able to learn about our program, speak with participants, and share her thoughts on the regional labor market. And we continued our mission to make a positive impact on jobseekers, employers, and our West Philadelphia community.
adults and youth touched through WPSI job training, internships and workshops
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UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT EVENTS UCD executes community events throughout the year designed to help bring neighbors, visitors, and businesses together. Our wide portfolio of community offerings includes music, arts, and pop-up food events in UCDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public spaces; signature free programs like Movies in Clark Park, the Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll, and the 40th Street Summer Series; and our popular restaurant promotion University City Dining Days.
University City Dining Days This popular restaurant promotion, designed to provide exposure to area eateries during the typically slower summer season, allows diners to enjoy three course meals for $15, $25, or $35 from many of University Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top restaurants. The ten-day promotion routinely draws tens of thousands of visitors into the neighborhood to sample diverse cuisines from around the world.
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Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll One of our most popular and successful initiatives is the Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll, which we operate with help from the Baltimore Avenue Business Association (BABA). The event draws thousands of neighbors and visitors to Baltimore Avenue to enjoy $1 specials from local businesses and enjoy free entertainment.
Outdoor Performances and Movie Nights UCD works with partners including the University of Pennsylvania, the Friends of Clark Park, and local performers to bring life to public spaces through free events including Movies in Clark Park, the 40th Street Summer Series, and pop-up music and theater performances at our own spaces including The Porch at 30th Street Station.
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University City District is dedicated to the physical beauty and safety of our neighborhood. Our Public Space Maintenance employees work seven days a week to clean and enhance more than 160 commercial and residential blocks through street cleanings, graffiti removal, trash collection, and more. Our Public Safety Ambassadors patrol the streets and serve as highly visible deterrents to crime while offering assistance to those in need. In the past year, we added two new ways in which we work to enhance the neighborhood.
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MAINTAINING A SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD
Green City Works Fueled by the expanding footprint of our partners, UCD launched our landscaping social venture, Green City Works, in 2016. Green City Works connects our work to beautify the district with our workforce experience honed through our West Philadelphia Skills Initiative. Green City Works cares for UCD’s own public space projects and also executes fee-for-service landscaping contracts for local institutions and businesses. Within our first 10 months, Green City Works has managed almost 500,000 square feet of green space and serves as a template for UCD’s deeper exploration of social enterprise models.
This summer, UCD initiated a pilot through the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative for our new Community Porches Reclamation program, which combines WPSI’s soft skills approach with entry-level carpentry and safety skills. The curriculum is enhanced by on-the-job training opportunities, culminating in the rebuilding of a dilapidated front porch belonging to a longtime community member. As the program grows we hope to prepare the newest generation of the construction workforce, drawn from our own community.
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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
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Priority access to custom market research, data runs and GIS analysis for project-planning purposes
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The opportunity to guide original research and analysis and shape ideas to improve the business climate and quality of life in University City
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Quarterly newsletter on University City development trends and market data, emailed exclusively to members.
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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, 40 th Street Summer Series, and Movies in Clark Park)
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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
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Priority presence in UCD’s emerging residential marketing campaigns
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One day of free special event ambassador and/or public safety coverage at your University City property(ies)
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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 •
More than 4,400 nighttime walking escorts of University City students and residents to their homes
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44,000 hours of public maintenance services/per year, including 90,000 bags of trash removed and 3,000 graffiti tags erased
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Major investments in University City public spaces and gateways, including The Porch at 30 th Street Station, Market Street Bridge, the 40 th Street Trolley Portal, pedestrian plazas and parklets
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Special events that attract more than 50,000 annual attendees from across the city and region
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Advertising and press partnerships that result in more than 1.3 million dollars of annual media value in selling University City
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Intensive, ongoing efforts to recruit retail prospects and support commercial corridors
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NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
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A very special thanks to our State of University City sponsors:
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Craig Carnaroli, Chair
Peter Grollman
Mark Mills
David Adelman, Vice Chair
Barry Grossbach
Phil Moses
Executive Vice President University of Pennsylvania President and CEO, Campus Apartments
Keith Orris, Vice Chair
Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations and Economic Development, Drexel University
Joseph Trainor, Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, Wistar Institute
Maureen Rush, Secretary
Vice President for Public Safety University of Pennsylvania
Della Clark
President, The Enterprise Center
Jamie Gauthier
Community Representative Garden Court Community Association
Julian Goresko
Community Representative Walnut Hill Community Association
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs The Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Philadelphia
Community Representative Spruce Hill Community Association
Curt Hess
Senior Vice President of Real Estate University City Science Center
Brigid Isackman
Owner Metropolis Group / 40 th Street Live
Principal, Vice President, INTECH Construction, Inc.
Brad Paul
Co-Owner and General Manager Central City & Ardmore Toyota
Interm Vice President for Finance & Administration, University of the Sciences
Susan Phillips
Michael Jones
Joe Reagan, Jr.
Community Representative Powelton Village Civic Association
Thomas Klaritch
Executive Vice President HCP Medical Office Properties
Daniel Liberatoscioli
President, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2017
UCD BOARD
Senior Vice President, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Vice President, Development Wexford Science & Technology
Joe Ritchie
Vice President of Development Brandywine Realty Trust
Nelson Shaffer
Chief Administrative Officer Pennoni Associates, Inc.
Donald Melnick
President National Board of Medical Examiners
UCD STAFF Matt Bergheiser
President
Queen Aniatang
Lt. Derek Hawkins
Commanding Officer, UCD Philadelphia Police Substation
Nate Hommel
Program Coordinator, West Philadelphia Skills Initiative
Director of Planning and Design
Seth Budick
Sheila Ireland
Senior Manager, Policy and Research
Sarah Davis
Director of Development
Vice President, Workforce Solutions West Philadelphia Skills Initiative
Maggie Langdon
Chris Richman
Communications Manager
Shawn Ryan
Graphic Design and Web Development Manager
Ryan Spak
Manager, Project Rehab
Margaret Leidy Starke Event Planner
Office Manager / Program Assistant
Nick Edelman
Finance Director
Brian English
General Manager, Green City Works
Alan Garry
Andrew Stober
Joshua Park
Vice President of Planning and Economic Development
Tom Patterson
Strategic Initiatives Manager
Training Center Manager, West Philadelphia Skills Initiative
Alissa Weiss
Operations Manager, Public Space Maintenance Program
Director, Public Safety and Community Services
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THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY CITY 2017
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Cory Popp: Cover, Pages 3, 4, 5, 27, 34, 39
Michael Moran/OTTO: Pages 14
Conrad Benner: Pages 3, 33, 49
Eric Petschek: Page 15
Ryan Collerd: Pages 1,3, 4, 29, 40, 43, 47, 69, 73
The Sheward Partnership, LLC: Pages 16
Ed Cunicelli: Page 37
Radnor Property Group, LLC: Page 11
Indego: Pages 44, 45
Jeff Totaro: Page 23
Jessica Kourkounis: Page 67
Ben Tran: Pages 3, 55, 66, 67, 70, 71, 73
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