A Pennsylvania borough council has voted to use its powers of eminent domain to take a theater and an adjacent property for future public use, escalating its disagreement with the theater owner.By a 7-2 vote, the Middletown Borough Council agreed to acquire the...
Pa. company seeks alternative approval for well
A Pennsylvania water company wants to avoid a confrontation with a local zoning board over a groundwater pumping station it wants to build in Newtown Township and had decided to ask a different entity for approval.Instead of seeking permission in Newtown Township, the...
Philadelphia property owners against eminent domain
The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority wants to use eminent domain to ease the way toward building affordable housing in the Point Breeze Urban Renewal Area, leaving local property owners dismayed.Some developers said they intend to build on their lots or...
Pa. senior facility gets conditional approval
A facility to serve elderly Pennsylvanians has been in the works for six years, and a city zoning board has given permission, yet again, for the plan to proceed through the approval process.Since 2006, developers have intended to build an adult day care center and a...
Consider all factors before investing in real estate
With interest rates low and home prices that still haven't rebounded since the recession, some might think now is the time to look to residential real estate in the Philadelphia area as an investment.Signs are looking up, but prospective investors must remember that...
