Tom Beck

Philadelphia

Contributing Writer at WXPN-FM (Philadelphia, PA)

former journalist | sometimes still a contributor to @wxpnfm

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Articles

CHCA votes to support controversial development plan for Greylock - The Chestnut Hill Local

Mar 20, 2024 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tom Beck

The Chestnut Hill Community Association board voted 10-5 last Thursday in favor of supporting the variances required to redevelop the historic Greylock mansion on Chestnut Hill Avenue, inching the proposal closer to a potential reality. There were two abstentions. Rhombus Properties’ plans for the property include building six dwelling units inside the mansion and three detached buildings on the mansion’s west side. One would be a triplex and the other two would be duplexes.
Airbnb variance denied - The Chestnut Hill Local

Mar 14, 2024 | chestnuthilllocal.staging.communityq.com | Tom Beck

The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously voted Wednesday to deny a zoning variance that would have allowed homeowners at 7918 Ardleigh St. to legally use the property as an Airbnb. The homeowners, Mark and Veronica Ferrante, had been renting out the property on the popular home-sharing website for two years. The hearing was the first test in Chestnut Hill of new regulations that went into effect Jan.
Airbnb variance denied - The Chestnut Hill Local

Mar 14, 2024 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tom Beck

The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously voted Wednesday to deny a zoning variance that would have allowed homeowners at 7918 Ardleigh St. to legally use the property as an Airbnb. The homeowners, Mark and Veronica Ferrante, had been renting out the property on the popular home-sharing website for two years. The hearing was the first test in Chestnut Hill of new regulations that went into effect Jan.
Rex Ave. plans earn high praise - The Chestnut Hill Local

Mar 14, 2024 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tom Beck

The Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Land Use, Planning and Zoning Committee voted unanimously in favor of developers’ plans to rehabilitate the H. Louis Duhring Residence located at 208-10 Rex Ave. at a Thursday night meeting. The development team, led by the HOW Group’s project development manager, Mike Stanton, intends to turn the home into four new units, and add a fifth in a rear addition to the building.
Church Lane project denied by Historical Commission - The Chestnut Hill Local

Mar 14, 2024 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tom Beck

Despite reducing the building height and giving the community final say on the color of the brick, the Philadelphia Historical Commission unanimously denied Olympia Holdings’ proposal to build a five-story building with 33 units on the site of a parking lot at 26-34 Church Lane, right in the heart of Germantown. The lot is included in the Germantown Urban Village Historic District, which was unanimously designated to the city’s Register of Historic Places last month.
Greylock plan gets a green light - The Chestnut Hill Local

Mar 13, 2024 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tom Beck

A controversial development proposal for the historic Greylock mansion on Chestnut Hill Avenue was approved by the narrowest of margins by the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Land Use Planning and Zoning committee on March 7.
Hearing for Hill’s first Airbnb variance - The Chestnut Hill Local

Mar 6, 2024 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tom Beck

Posted 3/6/24Chestnut Hill’s first Airbnb variance request to go before the Zoning Board of Adjustment under the city’s new rule on short-term rentals is being heard this week. This item is available in full to subscribers.
Police locked out of security cameras - The Chestnut Hill Local

Feb 28, 2024 | chestnuthilllocal.staging.communityq.com | Tom Beck

You have 2 free items remaining before a subscription is required. Subscribe now! | Log in Posted 2/28/24The cameras use software that’s not compatible with the Philadelphia Police Department’s camera monitoring system. This item is available in full to subscribers.
SEPTA GM: ‘Certain regional rail lines will go away’ - The Chestnut Hill Local

Feb 28, 2024 | chestnuthilllocal.staging.communityq.com | Tom Beck

Save the Train, a coalition of more than 50 Northwest Philadelphia-based civic groups that are working to preserve service on the Chestnut Hill West rail line amid a SEPTA funding crisis, has been busy in the three weeks since it began putting up its blue and orange lawn signs throughout the neighborhood. To date, the group has held three “ride and rallies,” drawing residents to gather at train stations along the line, starting with the Allens Lane station on Jan.
SEPTA GM: ‘Certain regional rail lines will go away’ - The Chestnut Hill Local

Feb 28, 2024 | chestnuthilllocal.com | Tom Beck

Save the Train, a coalition of more than 50 Northwest Philadelphia-based civic groups that are working to preserve service on the Chestnut Hill West rail line amid a SEPTA funding crisis, has been busy in the three weeks since it began putting up its blue and orange lawn signs throughout the neighborhood. To date, the group has held three “ride and rallies,” drawing residents to gather at train stations along the line, starting with the Allens Lane station on Jan.