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At the start of 2020, before the pandemic upended daily life and shook every aspect of the city’s economy, Philadelphia was in its 11th straight year of growth. Now, as vaccination rates rise and vitality is steadily returning to the downtown and neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia, the CCD and CPDC are releasing a pair of reports which look at the past year’s challenges and track multiple indicators of recovery.
This spring edition of the CCD/CPDC quarterly newsletter includes: CCD President, Paul R. Levy's cover essay about the current status of recovery in Center City and what’s required from local leaders as well as details about CCD's 2023 budget, leadership transition, employee service recognitions, upcoming CCD park events and the latest CCDF supported initiatives.
This newly released Quarterly Market Update for Q1 2025, highlights the positive trends in Center City’s office market.
This new CCD/CPDC report analyzes the housing sector recovery in Philadelphia. While the pandemic impaired many parts of Philadelphia’s economy, both Greater Center City and citywide housing markets showed extraordinary resilience in the last year, buoyed by historically low interest rates and continued interest in city living.
In this winter edition of the CCD/CPDC quarterly newsletter, President and CEO Prema Katari Gupta discusses Center City District's core mission and future plans for downtown wayfinding.
In October, CPDC surveyed its members and Board members of the CCD to determine what percent of their employees were currently working in the office downtown, the expected timetable for the majority to return, the most important factors that needed to be addressed to facilitate a return to the office, and the biggest advantages of a safe return.
CCD is pleased to present the activation of the first phase of Pulse, a site-specific work of public art created for Dilworth Park by internationally renowned artist Janet Echelman.
At a fundraiser at Dilworth Park attended by 650 people, business leaders marking the 25th anniversary of the Center City District and the 60th anniversary of Central Philadelphia Development Corporation gathered as the Center City District Foundation (CCDF) announced an expanded role and new board.
Visitors to the Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink can ice skate for free throughout the month of February, courtesy of Capital One. Free in February presented by Capital One begins on Saturday, February 1 and runs through Sunday, February 23, when the ice rink closes for the winter season.