Office parks · Pennsylvania

Lyndon at the Curtis

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtPhiladelphia, PA

Built retrofit to housing; active housing market context but no parcel details or verified occupancy. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 9 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 111,428 on VINE STREET EX fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: VINE STREET EX fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Philadelphia County (PA), 2024	1,848 units in 5+ unit buildings, 575 in 2–4, 539 single-family; 2023: 3,027 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	9 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: Former Budd Co. plant (0.0 km); Gallery (now Fashion District Philadelphia) (0.0 km); Bartram Village (0.0 km); The Gallery at Market East (0.6 km); Hilton Garden Inn (3.9 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	42,644 jobs in 4,067 establishments; average annual pay $38,045; employment location quotient 0.59; employment -1.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	29,999 jobs; 1,685 in retail trade, 2,237 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 42101000500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 42th income percentile as adults; 0.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (38 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 33.2%; median family income $108,636; 108 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Philadelphia City School District (PK-12); 22 public schools within 1 mile: Universal Institute CS; Math Civics and Sciences CS; Freire CS; Mastery CHS-Lenfest CampusNCES EDGE
Elevation	34 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	267 county-logged events: 145 thunderstorm wind, 85 flash flood, 16 flood, 16 hail; $100,067,010 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 19107, 2026-09	median list price $299,913 (-0.6% on the year); 104 active listings; median 95 days on market; 14% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	4,251 establishments (-6%); 54,139 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $231,558 (+0% 1 yr, +9% 5 yr); typical rent $1,757/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	111,428 vehicles a day on VINE STREET EX (Interstate, 5 lanes); 4,872 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Retrofit already built as office-park converted to housing (strategy: reinhabit).

Why. Housing use confirmed in record; retrofit status verified as built.

Where it stands. Within 10km of 9 sites: includes built Gallery (Fashion District), proposed Budd Co. plant (0km), and closed Bartram Village. Nearby housing permits show 3,000+ units built in 2024 ($497M value).

For a planner

High-traffic interstate (Vine St Ex, 111k ADT) nearby.
Housing market shows 8.8% 5-year ZHVI growth (2026 data).
Peer sites in PA all use 'reinhabit' strategy; closest peer is 0km Budd Co. plant (proposed).

For a developer

Permits indicate active housing construction (2024: 1,848+ units).
No parcel details or current occupancy provided.
Verified status: draft (data not confirmed).

What we do not know yet

No address or parcel data in record.
No current occupancy rate or tenant mix.
Opp_score 0.0 suggests no additional opportunity assessment beyond retrofit status.

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History and original facts

Anchors	Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal
County	Philadelphia County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Draft from cnbc.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: Lyndon at the Curtis, previously home to offices for the Saturday Evening Post and Ladies Home Journal, is now an apartment building.

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Sources

The top 10 cities turning old office buildings into apartments - CNBC
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Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Lyndon at the Curtis, Philadelphia, PA." Record n-662d79a86c, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/pa/philadelphia-lyndon-at-the-curtis/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_philadelphialyndonatthecurtis,
  title = {Lyndon at the Curtis, Philadelphia, PA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/pa/philadelphia-lyndon-at-the-curtis/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-662d79a86c, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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