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Originally Posted by Londonee
It's absolutely ownership - the Rapaport's singlehandedly stuck it to large swaths of Center City for generations. Thanks guys.
The city is also culpable - I wish leadership was more vocal in publicly addressing/focusing on these types of issues. It's amazing the mountains that can suddenly move when there's Mayoral interest in a particular project/agenda (see Soda Tax/Pre-K).
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Unless a property has violations or in arrears in taxes there aren't many tools that can be used to "force" an owner to build or rehab a building. I don't agree that these buildings look like crap because the city isn't doing enough to force upgrades. The city is responsible for setting conditions conducive to growth and investment and a lot of that is happening in CC. These owners have their own agenda and in many cases seem to be waiting to be bought out.