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Old Posted Dec 4, 2022, 10:03 AM
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Pearl has some pretty nice buildings on S. Broad and Rittenhouse. They also own 801 Chestnut over by Jeweler's Row. Would be great if they became more invested in the area - it's got a lot of potential.
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Not 801 Chestnut — that’s Philadelphia Parking Authority and essentially part of the would-have-been Disney Hole site.
I see now that you must have meant 801 Walnut St (aka 140-42 S 8th St), where Pearl did an apartment conversion c. 2010-11. See this Hidden City article from 2014 by GroJLart:
Coffee Comeback On Jewelers Row | Hidden City Philadelphia

Hidden City published a new piece by Kimberly Haas yesterday:
Toll Brothers Abandons Jewelers’ Row Project with Sale to Pearl Properties | Hidden City Philadelphia
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