tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post7415363454436688092..comments2024-03-16T01:56:24.630-04:00Comments on Information about Media that you won't get anywhere else.....: The Strine Property at 8th and Jackson Street was recently sold and will be knocked down in the coming days.tedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088699511848507525noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-63035517355036181852018-12-08T21:26:40.565-05:002018-12-08T21:26:40.565-05:00Lmao -- dawg, these lots are already subdivided, s...Lmao -- dawg, these lots are already subdivided, signed, sealed and delivered. A few of the new 800k houses are already under contract even. Ironically, I advocated for the 5th and Broomall pocket park, but then we had Vince Pennoni come on here and tell us why it would have been better off being developed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-13812436274987057252018-12-01T15:36:18.821-05:002018-12-01T15:36:18.821-05:00It is a shame. I am currently interested in purcha...It is a shame. I am currently interested in purchasing the half-twin hame across the street at 720 N Jackson. The town missed out on an opportunity to increase the surrounding property values by rezoning it for open space and developing a neighborhood park. <br /><br />Word on the street is that there will be 6 single family homes. But if you look at a most recent parcel map and land use map, theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-32042458262932988192017-08-07T00:13:41.724-04:002017-08-07T00:13:41.724-04:00To be clear no change = two lane roadway whether i...To be clear no change = two lane roadway whether it was 20 or 25 years ago still no change = two lane roadway <br />The laws promulgated by the commonwealth of PA state as such Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-6640978708380511582017-08-06T11:10:35.518-04:002017-08-06T11:10:35.518-04:00What was the last k own sell price for the propert...What was the last k own sell price for the property its a simple strategy ask too much for the parcel so that there is no further choice but to knock the house down and start over its clear that's what's being done in this case <br />Media Real Estaye knows the game all too well - right wrong or indifferent that's the truth Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-35477128941654408422017-08-06T10:22:22.407-04:002017-08-06T10:22:22.407-04:00Anonymous 7:22am - Yes, for some folks, no change ...Anonymous 7:22am - Yes, for some folks, no change would mean reestablishing a two lane roadway as it was 20 years ago. For others, no change would mean keeping it closed as it has been for the past 20 years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-70819291740917446882017-08-06T07:22:35.608-04:002017-08-06T07:22:35.608-04:00You forgot the hypocrisy involved in the third str...You forgot the hypocrisy involved in the third street bridge no change would mean a two lane roadway<br />Restablish well bring back the two lane roadway no change from the way it was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-24518354268513510642017-08-06T01:05:24.034-04:002017-08-06T01:05:24.034-04:00Agree 100% with you, great stuff! Agree 100% with you, great stuff! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-9552889630749008912017-08-05T09:48:12.243-04:002017-08-05T09:48:12.243-04:00Glad to see others noting the hypocrisy of the com...Glad to see others noting the hypocrisy of the commenters. It boils down to people being opposed to change. Owners sell their properties/businesses (Plumstead, Strine House, West End, etc) and people gripe about the town changing. Then the borough buys a vacant lot to keep it from being developed, and people gripe about the town council. This is CAVE person mentality... Citizens Against Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-45245732178339762702017-08-05T09:26:23.177-04:002017-08-05T09:26:23.177-04:00The NW corner of media needs its own tennis court....The NW corner of media needs its own tennis court. I'm sure Wanda wouldn't mind a borough tennis court Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-58832860850493074432017-08-04T14:20:02.180-04:002017-08-04T14:20:02.180-04:00Don't blink an aye saw Jeff Cadoreete on sidew...Don't blink an aye saw Jeff Cadoreete on sidewalk in front of Walter Strines house with dust flying all over the place and last few <br />Chunks being taken by the demo crew <br /><br />I guess it's clear who is involved in the demo and redevelopment or shall I say Reestablisent of the property for the great legal minds we have in media Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-91277858236342002192017-08-04T12:30:07.779-04:002017-08-04T12:30:07.779-04:00Don't get homes built like this today! What a ...Don't get homes built like this today! What a shame the Media is going from being a "home town" to a mega, one can only guess the final outcome, city wantabe! With all the "modernization" and new traffic flows the entire close feel of the borough will be lose forever. Can't wait to see what else will be torn down and replaced with "new", bland, beige, Media Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621063577674729490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-18456710597553047562017-08-04T09:38:01.887-04:002017-08-04T09:38:01.887-04:00You forgot the other option cast a bronze of Walte...You forgot the other option cast a bronze of Walter Strine with. Plaque next to it stating that this parcel was <br />Owned by the man that built Media Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-52578993840038903912017-08-03T20:46:25.434-04:002017-08-03T20:46:25.434-04:00Yeah it would have been better if the property had...Yeah it would have been better if the property had no one interested in purchasing it, and the house sat vacant, maybe eventually becoming boarded up while the landscape became an overgrown, untended lot. That would really show a town on the up and up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-2534869091234238872017-08-03T13:21:19.058-04:002017-08-03T13:21:19.058-04:00So for those that don’t want this to be a multi-un...So for those that don’t want this to be a multi-unit housing location, there are only so many options and you would have to pick one:<br /><br />1. Have the lot/house purchased by an independent party that wishes to either use the existing house or tear down the old house and build a single dwelling. This house sat on the market empty for years which seems to indicate there was not a market for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-58794151559302462332017-08-03T11:49:25.043-04:002017-08-03T11:49:25.043-04:00Let's make Media great again!Let's make Media great again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-58946829683519479242017-08-03T08:32:49.139-04:002017-08-03T08:32:49.139-04:00You ever sell a house before... it takes time for ...You ever sell a house before... it takes time for settlement, and prior to that, the new owners don't have anything to do with the property. The Borough closed on it only 2 weeks ago.. I think we can give them a little time to get it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-65525001163483321362017-08-02T22:28:08.536-04:002017-08-02T22:28:08.536-04:00Hopefully the pocket park on 5th will be as much f...Hopefully the pocket park on 5th will be as much fun as the elementary school park. Not all parks are equal. The borough's been doing a great job at maintaining the property since June. I've seen a pride of lions take down a tommy gazelle last week. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-77169294774125649702017-08-02T21:09:11.158-04:002017-08-02T21:09:11.158-04:00The town is going down hill , very sad The town is going down hill , very sad Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-91892010259857016292017-08-02T20:38:36.724-04:002017-08-02T20:38:36.724-04:00Hey man, what about a greenway!!Hey man, what about a greenway!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-76882150948620638822017-08-02T20:20:24.504-04:002017-08-02T20:20:24.504-04:00It is a shame... But I guess for consistency's...It is a shame... But I guess for consistency's sake, we'll have Vince Pennoni and the few others on here telling us we're really better off having six new "tastefully constructed" houses on this one lot, just like he argued time and time again we would have been better served not having a pocket park at 5th and Broomall. THIS was the alternative as many others also claimed, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361491060528726863.post-21825373044845668142017-08-02T20:07:54.898-04:002017-08-02T20:07:54.898-04:00That's a shame. A magnificent home.That's a shame. A magnificent home.rosetreemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482708512326849644noreply@blogger.com