New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) is making waves with the proposed development of an abandoned mill in North Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood.
“A former Kensington textile mill is set to become a mixed-use residential, office and commercial development called Orinoka Mills Civic House. It is part of the NKCDC’s North of Lehigh Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, accepted Tuesday by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
The revamped building would include 50, low-to-moderate income, one- and two-bedroom apartments, office space for the NKCDC and ground floor retail. Future plans include new uses for land surrounding the building and new homes built in empty spaces between existing ones in the neighborhood. The projected cost of Orinoka Mills Civic House: $16 million.”
Read the article on Philly.com.