Construction
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Roosevelt Boulevard Subway, With Stop in Bucks County, Might Become Reality After Century of Hope, Speculation
According to transit advocates, the Roosevelt Boulevard subway that would run from a northern Broad Street Line stop to Bucks County may become a reality after a century of speculation and false starts. Michaela Winberg wrote about the travel news for Billy Penn. The rail line was originally thought up in the early 20th century.…
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As an Award-Winning Construction Company, Pancoast & Clifford’s Fingerprints Are All Over Bucks County
As a general contracting and construction management company that employs more than 25 professionals, maintains a network of skilled subcontractors, and regularly generates more than $25 million in annual revenue, Pancoast & Clifford’s fingerprints are all over Greater Philadelphia. For all the high-profile construction projects that the West Chester-based firm has overseen, and for all…
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App to Help People Build Their Own Homes Hopes to Take Advantage of Booming Interest in Bucks County
Welcome Homes, a New York City-based tech platform to help users build their own homes, is entering the Philadelphia-area market in hopes of capitalizing on the growing interest in Bucks County, writes Michaela Althouse for Technical.ly. The startup uses tech to help those who want to build their own homes. Using the Welcome Homes platform,…
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Area Homebuilders Hit the Nail on the Head in I.D.ing Project Delays: The Tangled Supply Chain
More than two years after the start of the pandemic, local homebuilders still struggle with supply chain issues, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Before even breaking ground, contractors must preorder items like appliances because of long delivery times. Kieffer’s Appliances in Lansdale, for example, is still experiencing product delivery delays of a year…
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Page Continues to Turn for Doylestown’s Former Library as It Transition to Condos
Multilevel units for residences are replacing the former multilevel shelves for books that once lined the walls of 50 N. Main St. in downtown Doylestown. The ongoing renovation of the former library there will result in The Residences, an upscale condo, as reported by Freda R. Savana in the Bucks County Herald. The site will…
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Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers Co-Develops Multifamily Rental Community in Boston
Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers and PGIM, a global asset management business of Prudential Financial, have joined forces to develop Lyra, a 432-unit multifamily rental community in Boston. The project will be the first development by Toll Brothers Apartment Living rental division. It will be located in the City on a Hill’s downtown area, where it…
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Redevelopment of Former Keasbey & Mattison Plant in Ambler Enters Second Phase
The redevelopment of the former Keasbey & Mattison asbestos plant in Ambler is entering the second phase more than two decades after John Zaharchuk of Summit Realty Advisors put the property under agreement, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. “It was such a heavy lift,” said Zaharchuk. “We’re 10 years behind where we…
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Quakertown Roofing Contractor Is Shingle Minded in Support of Those in Need
In a current economy of lingering pandemic issues, skyrocketing consumer prices, and stretched social service providers, many local families worry about keeping a roof over their heads. Kulp Roofing and Construction wants to help, as reported by Donna Rovins at The Pottstown Mercury. Kulp’s intent is literally to keep a roof overhead of a worthy…
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Ambler Borough Is Getting a New Apartment Community for the First Time in 50 Years
Ambler is getting ready to welcome its first new apartment community in over 50 years, reports AroundAmbler. 25+ years ago, Ambler was a blighted community with multiple abandoned industrial facilities. Through dedication and focus, members of the Ambler Borough worked diligently to attract commerce, retail, dining, arts, and culture to Ambler, transforming the town into the thriving community it is…
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Keystone Trade Center Breaks Ground at Former Falls Township U.S. Steel Site
The Herculean effort to transform the former U.S. Steel site in Falls Township into the new Keystone Trade Center took an obvious step forward last week. Damon C. Williams and Peg Quann reported the property’s latest step toward resurrection in the Bucks County Courier Times. The project’s developer, NorthPoint (of Kansas City, Mo.), broke ground…
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Long Live the King? Fla. Developer May Eclipse Area’s Claim to Home of Biggest Mall
The King of Prussia Mall may soon lose the title of one of the biggest malls in the country, writes Cukia M for the Construction Review Online. Developer Triple Five Group is planning to construct American Dream Mall near Everglades National Park in Florida. The $4 billion retail and entertainment complex would be about double…
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County Ratchets Up Skills Requirements for Construction Contractors Working on Area Projects
The Bucks County Board of Commissioners, to better ensure the quality of the construction work the county contracts, has modified the standards under which contractors’ skills are considered. Peg Quann reported this raised experience/education floor for the Bucks County Courier Times. The commissioners voted unanimously to amend the county’s Responsible Contractor Ordinance, the March 2020…
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ServiceWhale, Trevose, Partners with Japanese Tankless Water Heating Provider
ServiceWhale, a Trevose software platform company that automates home improvement project quotes, announced a international tech partnership. It has established a business relationship with Noritz, a Japanese firm that provides tankless water heating equipment worldwide. The collaboration is designed so that ServiceWhale improves the overall customer experience for online purchasing of the Noritz product line.…
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Closed Cobbs Creek Golf Course to Reopen in 2023-24 After $65 Million Restoration
The 105-year-old Cobbs Creek Golf Course that borders Upper Darby and Philadelphia will get a $65 million restoration, set to be finished in 2023 and 2024, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The restoration will feature a new community and education center, driving range, 9-hole short course, and restaurant, all to be completed by…
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Bucks County Home Improvement Projects Lead Local Contractor to House & Home Magazine Award
Preferred Home Improvement, a local family business, has received national recognition from House & Home for work done on Bucks County homes, as reported in a press release from Elysium Marketing Group, LLC. The contractors won a spot among the publication’s best 2021 contractors in the category Exterior Home Improvements. The honor came from readers’…
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Wind Turbine Manufacturer Gamesea, Blown Away in the 2009 Great Recession, Finally Sheds Former Site
A commercial real estate plot in Falls Township, which once held the promise of wind technology as a green energy source, has sold. Natalie Kostelni, for the Philadelphia Business Journal, covered the history of the property and the arc of its tenant, Gamesea Corp. Last week’s $19.2 million purchase of the plot turned 93 acres…
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Fort Washington-based Toll Brothers Delivers Almost 10,000 New Homes, Driven by 2021 Demand
Fort Washington-based home builders Toll Brothers is reportedly looking at 20 percent revenue growth for the 2022 fiscal year, writes Ken Martin of Fox Business. For the luxury construction company, quarterly earnings have gone up — while the initial expectation per share was $2.49, the adjusted earnings are now going at $3.02 per share. Its…
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$1.6 Billion in Funding Connects 3,000 Pa. Bridges with Upkeep and Safety Resources
Pa. will receive $1.6 billion in funding to repair 3,000 bridges across the state, writes Priyanka Singh for Contractor News. The once-in-a-generation boost is being facilitated through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The major initiative was first unveiled earlier in the year by Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “This is…
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