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Safety Ambassadors to Return to Frankford Avenue

Tim Wisniewski, Executive Director of the Frankford Special Services District,  announce the resumption of Frankford Safety Ambassador program at the Northwood Civic Association meeting last night.  They should be out on the street by the end of the month.

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Coming Up in Frankford

  • Neighborhood Cleanup
    When – Sat, June 12, 9am – 12pm
    Where – Paul Street and Frankford Avenue (map)
    Description – Volunteers will work on a property there as well as at Hedge and Orthodox streets and at Tackawanna and Meadow streets.
  • Northwood Civic Association Meeting
    When – Tue, June 15, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – St. James Lutheran Church, at Castor Avenue and Pratt Street.  (map) District Attorney Seth Williams is scheduled to appear
  • Frankford/Northwood Spring Resource Fair
    When – Sat, June 19, 10am – 1pm
    Where – 4600 block of Paul Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Come join us for a day of fun, free food, activities and prizes. Sponsored by the Northeast Epic Stakeholders Group, Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez and State Representative Tony Payton.
  • Town Hall Meeting
    When – Tue, June 22, 6pm – 8pm
    Where – Sankofa Freedom Academy, 4256 Paul St., Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Town Hall Meeting on drug rehabilitation facilities and housing for recovering addicts. Drug rehabilitation and recovery have been of particular concern to Frankford residents, who have complained to city officials, including councilwoman Sanchez, about the large number of these facilities in Frankford.
  • BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
    When – Thu, June 24, 12pm – 2pm
    Where – Agape Restaurant, 4524-26 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – The Frankford Business and Professional Association is hosting a Business Card Exchange for all local businesses, and organizations. Opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs and promote your business. Please join us for the Annual Business Card Exchange. This is a great opportunity to come meet other local merchants, share ideas, network, and promote your business. You can also learn about the other programs FBPA is working on such as commercial corridor block captions, UnLitter Us in Frankford, Frankford Avenue promotions and much more. Lunch will be served, please RSVP so we know how many to expect.
  • Northeast Philadelphia EPIC Stakeholders Group
    When – Thu, June 24, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
    Where – Edmunds School, 1197 Haworth St. Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – The ultimate goal is to create a process that enhances the community’s ability to solve issues surrounding truancy, domestic violence, child safety and substance abuse.
  • Frankford Civic Association Meeting
    When – Thu, July 8, 7pm – 8pm
    Where2nd floor conference room, Aria Health, 4900 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
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Frankford Real Estate Transactions

Thanks to our friends at Cityspace, here are some of the transaction from May for the neighborhood.

2128 Shallcross St $64,900 3\1\0
5128 Valley St $70,000 2\1\0
1133 Anchor St $123,000 3\1\1
1549 Deal St $46,000 2\1\0
1800 Harrison St $71,500 3\1\0
2070 Brill St $89,000 3\1\0
1405-7 Unity St $20,000 4\1\1 19124
2117 Anchor St $33,060 3\1\0 19124
4625 Oakland St $52,000 3\1\0 19124
4607 Naples St $55,000 3\1\0 19124
1716 Scattergood St $69,000 2\1\0 19124
1349 Foulkrod St $75,000 3\1\0 19124
5226 Sylvester St $75,000 3\1\0 19124
5161 Oakland St $134,900 3\1\2 19124
4515 E Stiles St $83,000 3\1\1
951 Dyre St $169,900 3\1\1
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Real Estate Transactions

Here are some of the real estate transactions for April of this year thanks to our friends at Cityspace.

5439 Erdrick St $100,000 3\1\1
4566 Mulberry St $29,900 3\1\0
5437 Marsden St $78,000 2\1\0
1549 Deal St $46,000 2\10
1249 E Cheltenham Ave $89,900 3\1\0
5324 Gillespie St $48,000 2\1\0 1
4554 Milnor St $50,000 3\1\1 1.1
5126 Walker St $85,000 2\1\0 1
5448 Torresdale Ave $92,500 3\1\0 1
5344 Jackson St $95,000 3\1\0 1
4606 Castor Ave $123,000 4\2\0 2
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Historic Greenwood Estate at Rush Farm

If you have time on Friday, don’t forget the groundbreaking for the restoration of this old house.  As a result of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America involvement, the Knights of Pythias/Greenwood Cemetery is seeing some long overdue, monumental changes.  The ceremony will be on Friday April 30th at 10:00 AM.