Press

“[U3 Ventures is] a West Philadelphia-based company that focuses on redevelopment of ignored or unappreciated locations that nonetheless possess high potential for private and community value creation.”

– Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

“Developer U3 Ventures plans to restore a three-story building at 40th and Ludlow Streets designed in the 1870s by architect Frank Furness that's been hidden for decades behind metal panels affixed to its facade.”

– The Philadelphia Inquirer

”Now covered in tin siding and somewhat forgotten in West Philly, a late 19th-century building designed by famed Philly architect Frank Furness, is getting a second chance at life.”

- Curbed Philadelphia

“A West Philadelphia building designed in the 1870s by renowned Victorian architect Frank Furness will be uncovered and restored by Philadelphia real estate development firm U3 Ventures.”

– The Daily Pennsylvanian

“Philadelphia-based U3 Ventures and Stockton Real Estate Advisors plan to redevelop a pair of University of Pennsylvania-owned buildings at 40th and Chestnut Streets into a mixed-use project with residential units, visitor accommodation and restaurant space.”

– The Philadelphia Inquirer

“A local group of developers is planning to turn two University City buildings into a mixed-use space including hotel rooms, residences, and a restaurant.”

- Curbed Philadelphia

“By then the notion of translation had crystallized, and Blaik had begun to envision an independent venture: a planning firm with higher-education experience.”

– University of Pennsylvania

 

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