Ryan Mulligan

The vacant corner in the heart of the Italian Market has seen shifting development plans for the more than a decade.

Preview this article 1 min The five-bedroom Tudor-style property was constructed in 1938 for the family behind Laird, Schober & Co., a Philadelphia luxury shoe brand that exported to Europe.

Provident Industrial is expanding into the Northeast with a nearly 260,000-square-foot project in Montgomery County and eyeing more acquisitions in the region.

Colliers data shows the 489,000-square-foot lease was the largest recorded in the Philadelphia area during the second quarter.

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick's office also said Wednesday that Hanwha Philly Shipyard received $1.5 billion in new orders from the federal government that would support 2,000 jobs.

"We're going to take a big swing at this. We want to reinvest in this area," one company official said about his firm's planned investment in Conshohocken.

The property sits on nearly 26 acres.

The luxury homes at Toll's planned Oakvale at Yardley community will have four or five bedrooms with between three and six bathrooms, depending on the model.

"This is basically one of one," the mayor of the town told the Business Journal.

The partnership will see the sponsor's logo emblazoned on all St. Joe's sports uniforms beginning in the fall.