A major development in South Philadelphia’s stadium district, opposed by the Phillies, Eagles, and Comcast Spectacor, appears to have collapsed after the real estate partnership behind the project dissolved last summer, writes Jake Blumgart for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The project, which would have brought 1,367 residential units to the district, was unveiled in 2024 as a collaboration between international development company Hines and the King of Prussia-based Philadelphia Suburban Development, owner of the land.

The project planned six buildings, including an office tower and entertainment complex, located east of the Live! Casino & Hotel on the site formerly occupied by Parx Casino’s South Philadelphia Race & Sportsbook and Packer Avenue Foods.

Despite PSDC President Mark Nicoletti’s objections, Council President Kenyatta Johnson has moved to rescind several zoning ordinances he previously approved to enable the project, a move Nicoletti says will effectively end it.

“Hines withdrew from the project last summer,” said Johnson. “Since the plans that were presented to me at the outset of the partnership with Hines and PSDC have significantly changed, I feel it is in the best long-term interest of the residents … to introduce new legislation this year that repeals the original 2024 zoning legislation.”

Read more about the planned South Philly project and why it has been nixed in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on PHILADELPHIA.Today in February 2026.