PHILADELPHIA | Lowrise/General Developments Thread II

[Gatorade_Jim]

Originally Posted by PHLtoNYC

Paul Levy to step down as Center City District president and CEO after 33 years
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadel...Pos=0#cxrecs_s

Paul Levy will step down as president and CEO of Center City District at the end of 2023, closing out a 33-year run leading the organization.

Prema Katari Gupta, CCD's vice president for parks and public realm, will replace him in both roles effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Boy what a wild 33 year career to have. To start at the beginning of the 90s and to watch Philly grow into what it is today, only to have all of that work face an existential threat at the tail end of your career. I'm glad he got to see Philly rebound from the pandemic before calling it quits. Hopefully Gupta is up to the task.

[mcgrath618]

Originally Posted by Gatorade_Jim

Boy what a wild 33 year career to have. To start at the beginning of the 90s and to watch Philly grow into what it is today, only to have all of that work face an existential threat at the tail end of your career. I'm glad he got to see Philly rebound from the pandemic before calling it quits. Hopefully Gupta is up to the task.

Thank goodness he's not leaving completely; he'll still be chair of the board.

[mcgrath618]

Something New Heading to a Far-flung Corner of Old City
https://www.ocfrealty.com/naked-phil...er-of-old-city

Had a good chuckle over this one. The original JKRP design was rejected by the historic commission on account of it looking like dogshit, so the owners dropped them from the project and went with CANNO instead :v