The Building Industry Association's endorsement of the project was one of several reactions to come in as City Council prepares to decide the fate of the proposed arena.
to build an arena in Center City, groups hoping to influence the outcome are lining up to make their voices heard.
The Building Industry Association, which represents 400 real estate companies, primarily in residential development, became the latest to weigh in on Friday. The group endorsed the plan to, saying it will “generate jobs for architects, engineers, skilled tradesmen, and laborers during the construction phase, and thousands of new jobs upon completion.
“We don’t see $1.5 billion projects every day,” said Mo Rushdy, the organization’s vice president and managing partner at the Riverwards Group development firm. “Twelve thousand good-paying jobs created, an opportunity to train a diverse workforce and over a billion dollars in new created revenue for the City of Philadelphia are all reasons why we need to rally behind such a great project. It’s no secret, Market East is dying. This project is exactly what this corridor needs.
The endorsement comes days after the Design Advocacy Group, an organization of Philadelphia-area architecture and design experts,Such a public back-and-forth would be unusual for most development proposals. But the arena has become the most controversial issue facing City Hall, and neither side of the debate wants attacks on their positions to go unanswered.
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