Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN), a leading lifestyle specialty retail company operating under the Anthropologie, Bhldn, Free People, Terrain and Urban Outfitters brands, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all The Vetri Family group of restaurants including award winning Pizzeria Vetri, and Lo Spiedo, located at Building 500 at The Navy Yard. (update: the agreement has been completed) Read more
Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Alan Greenberger, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Commerce Director, and the Global Philadelphia Association announced that the City of Philadelphia has become the first World Heritage City in the United States, formally receiving the designation this evening through a vote taken by the XIII World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities in Arequipa, Peru. The designation comes as the result of a two-year campaign and is expected to enhance the City’s international stature and provide a new growth engine to drive tourism and commerce in the region. Read more
The Navy Yard welcomes Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc.! H&K, Inc. is a proud member of The H&K Group, which is comprised of a family of vertically integrated companies providing complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials products, services and solutions with speed, quality, efficiency and value. Read more
With all the thriving activity at The Navy Yard, PIDC grows its senior level management team to better enable us to bring the level of attention, skills, and leadership to important functions required to sustain The Navy Yard’s growth and momentum. Read more
The Navy Yard is home to more than 11,000 employees and 143 companies in the office, industrial/manufacturing, and research and development sectors, occupying 6.5 million square feet of real estate in a mix of historic buildings and new high-performance and LEED® certified construction.
In its master developer role at The Navy Yard, PIDC, Philadelphia’s city-wide economic development corporation, manages all aspects of the property’s management and development, including master planning, leasing, property management, infrastructure development, utility operation, and structuring development transactions.