A developer has received a conditional zoning permit on a proposed project in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia that would eventually involve razing a building where an Acme grocery store is housed to make way for a new mixed-use development.
It’s a project that has drawn concern from the community for nearly two years. Worries about potentially losing the supermarket as well as the scope of the project in the historic neighborhood led the neighbors' list of worries. The granting of the conditional permit took the area residents by surprise.
The Society Hill Civic Association had been in regular communication with the attorney representing Alterra Property Group, the developer, according to a letter that was sent out over the weekend by Rosanne Loesch, president of the organization. The group said it had been in contact with the attorney regarding negotiations between Acme and the developer and the prospect of keeping the grocery store as part of the project.
Whether the Acme will remain is unknown at this point. It has roughly two years left on its lease.
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