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Sugar House Casino gets first major building permit

The developers of the Sugar House Casino have obtained their first major construction permit to begin work at the gaming hall's Delaware River site.

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Sugar House Casino gets first major building permit

POSTED: Friday, March 27, 2009, 11:56 AM

Inquirer Staff Report:

The developers of the Sugar House Casino have obtained their first major construction permit to begin work at the gaming hall’s Delaware River site.

The issuance of the foundation permit came three days after the state Supreme Court appointed a special master to resolve disputes between the developer and the city over construction that have delayed work on the multi-million dollar project.

“We are very excited that we are moving forward in our development process and we look forward to working cooperatively with the city to build a dynamic project, of which we can all be proud,” said Greg Carlin, CEO of HSP Gaming LP, the developer.

Read more breaking news in our From The Source blog.

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:05 PM, 03/27/2009

This is very good news for the City and my beloved Fishtown neighborhood.

— equalityman

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:17 PM, 03/27/2009

Philadelphia Code A-302.6.2 (Owner’s risk): "The owner of a structure for which a foundation and related permits have been issued shall proceed at the owner’s risk without assurance that a permit for the entire structure will be granted. Issuance of a foundation permit shall not be construed to establish vested rights to the building or related permits on the part of any party to the construction project."

— NotADoneDeal

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:25 PM, 03/27/2009

Mr Krieg, With my advanced ivy league degrees, I can assure you that my teeth are perfect and so are many of my neighbors in my beloved Fishtown. You must be living in a time warp.

— equalityman

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:31 PM, 03/27/2009

Embracing corruption and supporting predatory gambling will not only destroy my beloved Fishtown and Northern Liberties but will cost the city and its citizens in lost jobs and lost revenue.

— Jethro Heiko

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:51 PM, 03/27/2009

Equalityman, I agree great news for Fishtown and the city. BTW, Dave, I am born and raised and have pearlly whites myself and had a great education and have a great job. Hmmm, so that is what you think of fishtowners, shame on you!

— Fishtown54

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:01 PM, 03/27/2009

You might think that casinos are good for you, but this is what they'll do to at least some of your neighbors: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7873872230133122827 you've got to ask yourself: in the long run, is that really in the best interests of your neighborhood?

— jjtiziou

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:35 PM, 03/27/2009

Sounds like some of your great-grandparents might have been the puritans who argued to outlaw all alcholic beverages in the U.S.

— equalityman

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:36 PM, 03/27/2009

Sounds like some of your great-grandparents might have been the puritans who argued to outlaw all alcholic beverages in the U.S.

— equalityman

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:44 PM, 03/27/2009

Really do you think that alcohol is good for you? Maybe we should close down all of the bars, after all there are alot of alcoholics in this city. And while we are at it maybe all McDonalds, Burger King, KFC should be shuttered to prevent those overeaters. Recently the awful struggle shopaholics have was featured on Oprah...is it time to take another look at these Shopping Malls that absolutely DESTROY peoples lives?

— FishtownMom

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:03 PM, 03/27/2009

Here's Donald Trump's analysis from fifteen years ago, when they started landbanking the riverfront: "That [building condos and retail] would probably be better for Philadelphia anyway," says Mr. Trump, who owns three casinos in Atlantic City. "Gambling would make a relatively small amount of money for Philadelphia and would increase crime and problems that aren't existent now." http://www.scribd.com/doc/9384489/Riverboat-1994-New-York-Times

— jjtiziou

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:57 PM, 03/27/2009

Isn't it nice that Jethro moved from Boston to save us, toothless Fishtowners. Yo, Jethro, go back to Boston, you have lost the fight!!!

— Fishtown54

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:00 PM, 03/27/2009

No shame on me at all and if an Ivy league education can't get you out of your Mom's basement then I can no longer offer anything to you good sir.

— davekrieg

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:43 PM, 03/27/2009

People are losing their jobs and NOW they're gonna build casinos. Classic Philadelphia timing.

— Rudykizuty

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:02 PM, 03/27/2009

Fishtown is split down the middle with pro and con casino people. The FACT members mislead the public that there is some sort of majority for the casino. Walk around Fishtown, east of Girard, and you'll see a strong majority against the casino (they remember the nuisance clubs on Delaware Avenue in the 90's and 90's). On the other side of Frankford Avenue - across from Sugarhouse - is Nothern Liberties - which is OVERWHELMINGLY against casinos. This is typical LOSER Philadelphia...taking the fast nickel over the slow dime...and not looking towards the future. I could care less about predatory gambling. I care that the potential of our waterfront will be ruined (see Penn Praxis plan), 95 will be inundated with 20,000-30,000 addtional cars PER DAY on an already overwhelmed system, and there will be increases in drunk driving and property crime. It's just short-sighted. FACT people can distract..."go back to Boston"..."we're not all toothless"..."I have Ivy degrees"...and idiotic idea that anti's are "Puritans". Their arguments for casinos are all strawman arguments...that without casinos - the waterfront will not be developed, there will be no job creation, and there will be no tax revenue. FACT people...let's revisit this decision in 10 years...time will tell the tale on how good a partner SugarHouse will be for your beloved neighborhood.

— rbpeeple

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:22 PM, 03/27/2009

Funny how Fishtown residents rallied against the Delaware ave clubs in regards to traffic, drugs and quality of life issues. How is the casino going to be any different? Oh wait, its a 24hour a day bar, it will be much worse! Thanks Maggie O for killing Fishtown for your monetary gains!

— FishtownYo

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:29 PM, 03/27/2009

ROSIE-in-ORBIT! please share your crime statistic studies with us, that is if you really know what your talking about!

— FishtownYo

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:49 PM, 03/27/2009

Bad news... It will be really bad news for sugarhouse if they build a foundation for another project. There are benefits to these troubled times where we've found that casinos are not recession proof. Let's see if sugarhouse money and investors can hold out and weather the storm, or as described in a Proverb "They will build foundations but reap not from their labor."

— ptahan

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:56 PM, 03/27/2009

Don't worry, if you can read between the lines, you will see that casinos in Philly will never happen. They will be on the Delaware, but in Delaware. We're all being had.

— AreaMan

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:30 PM, 03/27/2009

GREAT news. Liars, fear-mongers, paid imposters and unwelcome know-it-all-implants can finally get on with their lives (hopefully in other places) and true Fishtowners can enjoy jobs, development and the 1 million plus a year that will be coming to our community.

— PhillyS1980

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:03 PM, 03/27/2009

Why does everybody in fishtown think they're getting jobs at Sugarhouse? Ever notice the employee parking lot on AC Expressway? Trust me, its not for the local jobless residents. Don't worry Maggie O, you'll get yours though. The rest of the neighborhood? I don't think so.

— FishtownYo

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:08 PM, 03/27/2009

PhillyS1980, ha ha ha. Your so gullible...yeah the true Fishtowner's will get jobs. Is that the 15 yo pregnant girls or white shirt thugs that roam the neighborhood? Fishtown is way better off today with the "new comers" than it has been in 25 years! I cant wait for higher property tax to make all the idiots go away....

— FishtownYo

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:31 PM, 03/30/2009

Maggie O already got her job there. I hear she was named president!!! And she got her own penthouse office with a beautiful city view. She doesn't even have to walk to work since they gave her that beautiful new Mercedes. And the bonus she gets on top! She bought a big house on the beach in Stone Harbor but after her trip around Europe she probably won't like Stone Harbor. Geesh no wonder she supported SugarHouse.

— FishtownMom