aaaaaaaaaand Action! (or any other movie pun)

The piece containing "ERFRONT" is on the way

Zach reporting:  It's hard to believe that only 6 months ago Penn Cinema Riverfront broke ground in Wilmington, DE.  It's been a whirlwind effort, but the new 14 screen + IMAX is just about ready for its ribbon-cutting and grand opening on 12/13.  Just about all of the auditoriums will be open for business, with only a few loose ends to tie up.  The last pieces of signage were being hoisted into place on Tuesday and cleaning crews have been busy tidying up the building inside and out.  My apologies to you, faithful reader (and our blogmaster, Mike), for not blogging this building's weekly leaps and bounds.  I'm compiling some photos to show the progress and I'll be sure to post them as soon as I can.  Until then, Wilmington receives its first multiplex and Philadelphians now have another IMAX offering.

Revolutions Saucon Valley

walk down bowling lane. 

sweet stairs to get you up to the gaming area

the satellite bar

Greg here: Construction at the Revolutions Saucon Valley project continues to barrel forward as Speedwell Construction hopes to hit the December 21 target completion date. Can they do it? Judge for yourself from the following photos. If you have ever wondered what the inner workings of a bowling lane looked like, or if you are a pinsetter enthusiast, then this is the blog for you.  More to come in January!

Northeastern Hospital lobby renovation nearly complete

before

after

Izzo Here:  Jerry and I have been doing a bunch of renovations to the former Northeastern Hospital on Allegheny Ave, in Northeast Philly.  In addition to a few tenant fit outs, we're just about to finish the renovation of their main entrance lobby.  The space was used as the main entrance and a general waiting area for patients.  The owner wanted the space to feel like a lobby for all the tenants and not just a waiting area.  A big improvement.  Still waiting on an awesome new light fixture to get installed where the fluorescents currently are. Oh... and the old desk in the foreground will be removed.

Grant Ave Under Construction

Izzo Here: Went out to a job meeting last week to check on the progress of our Grant Ave. shopping center in the Great Northeast that Jose and I are working on.  The project is a bunch of small retail shops attaching to a brand new Giant Supermarket.  We aren't doing the supermarket, but we are doing the adjacent buildings wrapping around the Giant, and one more stand alone building.  Maybe another 2 months and they will be up and running. The second best part of the trip was going to the Forman Mills next door to pick up some sweet graphic tees for our softball uni's.  You'll see more of them later. 

We Have Stone!

Dee Dee Here:The Stone is going up at the Stern Hebrew High School addition in Merion Station, PA.  Blake, Jerry and I have been working with the Kohelet Foundation  on the former Akiba Hebrew Academy site for the past two years.  Phase 1 of the project focused on updating the existing facility while Phase 2 included building the Beit Midrash addition, which will be used as a work/study space.  The students relocated to the existing school last fall and construction of the addition is on its way to being complete in June!