1620-22 North Street -- Another FU to the Neighborhood and the City by the Spring Garden Un-Development Corp.

[phillyfanatic]

1620-22 North Street, which is owned by the Spring Garden Development Corporation has been sitting as a shell for more than 7 years! The facade looks nice, but otherwise nothing has been done to the inside. Now it's delinquent on property taxes to the tune of almost $10,000. according to the OPA website. We should not tolerate this from our neighborhood development corporations who are supposed to be model stewards of properties and a force for positive change in the city. Rather than sell the property, Pat Freeland and SGDG would prefer to stiff our school district by not paying property taxes. This is a clear breach of fiduciary duty to the organization -- someone needs to investigate the workings of this organization.

[MariusPontmercy]

1620-22 North Street, which is owned by the Spring Garden Development Corporation has been sitting as a shell for more than 7 years! The facade looks nice, but otherwise nothing has been done to the inside. Now it's delinquent on property taxes to the tune of almost $10,000. according to the OPA website. We should not tolerate this from our neighborhood development corporations who are supposed to be model stewards of properties and a force for positive change in the city. Rather than sell the property, Pat Freeland and SGDG would prefer to stiff our school district by not paying property taxes. This is a clear breach of fiduciary duty to the organization -- someone needs to investigate the workings of this organization.

I thought the SGDC was no more? Or was that one of the less reputable neighborhood groups?

[#1MetsFan]

While I don't disagree that they should do something with it, I don't see how it's a clear breach of fiduciary duty to the organization.

[eldondre]

I thought the SGDC was no more? Or was that one of the less reputable neighborhood groups?

you may be thinking of the west poplar nac.
anyway, you're right, this should not be tolerated