Shapiro and Parker attend Jumpstart celebration
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker visited Germantown on June 10 to celebrate Jumpstart Germantown’s 10th anniversary.
Preservation Advocates Raise Alarm on $158M in Proposed Trump Funding Cuts
The Battery, developer Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds’ $153.6 million mixed-use project that recently transformed Delaware Generating Station, received $21 million in federal historic tax credits to help finance the project. The 108-year-old power station was listed on the National Register in 2016.
Local developer Ken Weinstein will ask judge to reconsider November ruling about YWCA
Last November, local developer Ken Weinstein learned he would not be appointed conservator for the Germantown YWCA. Next week, he’ll ask Judge Ann Butchart to reconsider.
Neighborhood renewal: by residents, for residents
A training program born in Germantown has helped more than 3,000 Philadelphians become real estate developers.
Ken Weinstein, Ballot Corrector
The real estate developer — along with 600 other volunteers statewide — is working to help people “cure” their rejected mail-in ballots.
Philly judge rejects developer’s bid to become conservator of Germantown YWCA
A Philadelphia judge has dismissed real estate developer Ken Weinstein’s petition to take control of the former Germantown YWCA, a crumbling city-owned building that has sat vacant since closing more than two decades ago.
‘A negative influence on our community’: Developer looks to take control of Germantown Y
Developer Ken Weinstein has filed a petition to take possession of and rehabilitate the Germantown YWCA, a blighted city-owned building that has sat vacant for two decades.
Northwest Philadelphia developer seeks court’s permission to stabilize old Germantown YWCA
Developer Ken Weinstein is trying to take control of the long-derelict Germantown YWCA, which Councilmember Cindy Bass has long promised would be redeveloped — with no results.
Developer Ken Weinstein petitions court to take the vacant Germantown Y away from Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
The Germantown YWCA, located in the heart of Germantown's historic district, has sat vacant for decades and remains mired in conflict over who should have the right to develop it.
Developer Ken Weinstein gets 99-year lease on five neglected SEPTA stations
SEPTA had long neglected station houses on its Northwest Philly Regional Rail lines and was looking for a private partner to rehab the buildings.
SEPTA’s Wayne Junction makeover is bringing change to Germantown
Developer Ken Weinstein, president of Philly Office Retail, points out finished and future redevelopment projects in the Wayne Junction Historic District.
JumpStart Philly: Diversifying Development to Build Community Wealth
When it comes to narrowing gaps in housing affordability and building local wealth--especially in communities marked by long histories of discrimination—it is important to invest in the expertise of minority developers, just as it is in the properties they build.
Flashpoint: An anti-racist algorithm? JumpStart Philly partners with PHA, and Gift of Life milestone
This weekend on Flashpoint, host Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about ways government can look at systems to root out racism.
New Collaboration for a New Philly
What happens when public, private and nonprofits work together to develop a neighborhood hub? Everyone benefits.
I’m a real estate developer who supports affordable housing — and paying my fair share
City Council President Darrell L. Clarke (center) speaks during a news conference at the site of a planned affordable housing development at Third and Berks Streets in North Philadelphia in 2020.
Training and loan program empowers participants to renovate properties with people and climate in mind
Jumpstart Philly director Angie Williamson with program participant David Hairston at a Germantown row house he is renovating.
Ken Weinstein bets big on public transportation with Wayne Junction revitalization project
Inspired by SEPTA’s $31 million effort in 2015 to renovate the Wayne Junction regional rail station, Philly Office Retail’s revitalization plan for the area that bridges Germantown and Nicetown bets big on the future of public transportation.
The Greening of Mt. Airy
Ken Weinstein, owner of Philly Office Retail development company and co-founder of the Mt. Airy Business District, is teaming up with Morris Arboretum to turn Mt. Airy’s two-mile business corridor on Germantown Avenue into a leafy thoroughfare.
Hollywood comes to Mt. Airy for HBO mystery series
The historic St. Michael's Lutheran Church, 6671 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy, was the site of some of the filming of the HBO seven-episode miniseries “Mare of Easttown.”
PHA forms collaboration with Jumpstart Philly to rehab homes
The Philadelphia Housing Authority has partnered with Jumpstart Philly on an initiative to rehabilitate houses and offer affordable homeownership.

