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Fine Print Construction, LLC

Unsolicited: disposition to Fine Print Constructio

7 properties · Fine Print Construction, LLC

What is missing from the record

Steps with no date on record, or that the record shows were stopped. A step that is not on record may still have happened.

  • Council approval of the dispositionNot yet on record
  • Deed into the Land BankPartly done

    On record for 29% of the properties; the rest are not on record yet.

  • ClosingNot yet on record

Where this project stands

Five steps, from the Board agenda to the closing. A disposition is the sale or transfer of a Land Bank property. The Council step is City Council's approval of the sale, which comes after the Board's approval.

  1. 1. On a Board agenda
    Done
    May 12, 2026 to Jul 14, 2026
  2. 2. Board approval
    Done
    May 12, 2026 to Jul 14, 2026
  3. 3. Council approval of the disposition
    Not yet on record
    no date on record
  4. 4. Deed into the Land Bank
    Partly done
    Oct 14, 2016 to Dec 15, 2016
    29% of properties
  5. 5. Closing
    Not yet on record
    no date on record

Board hearings

One row for each Board hearing where this project was on the agenda. Fewer than six approving votes means no decision was reached; it is not a denial. Speakers and letters are public comments on the item.

DateAgenda itemOutcomeVote as recordedPublic speakersLetters
May 12, 2026IV.B.1Approvedunanimous10
Jul 14, 2026IV.B.1Approvedunanimous00

People and organizations

Public comment

A position is counted only where the person stated one at a hearing or in a letter. Letters read aloud at a meeting are staff summaries, not the writer's own words. Officials and people speaking for an organization are named; residents who spoke for themselves are counted, not named.

Across all hearings: 1 public speakers and 0 letters, with 0 statements of support and 1 of opposition.

Named commenters (1 in all, residents included)Stated positionSpeaking for (organization)
Jeremy Blatsteinoppose

From the record

Passages quoted from the Board's minutes, packets and transcripts. 6 of 7 shown.

… to Gonsosa Development, LLC (attached as Exhibit B). IV.B. Development – Affordable Housing (unsolicited) 1. Fine Print Construction, LLC Mr. Hestand requested the Board’s approval for a disposition to Fine Print Construction LLC to develop fourteen (14) single-family homes in the 2nd Council District. The properties in the project are 1304, 1310 and 1314-20 South 28th Street (which includes the former 1309-23 South Newkirk Street). The fourteen (14) homes will be two stories with basements and contain three (3) bedrooms and two (2) bathrooms. The homes fit within the context of the neig…

Minutes · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.1 · packet p. 8 · PLB Board Package for 7.14.2026 Meeting (Final).pdf

Agenda · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.1 · packet p. 1 · PLB Board Package for 5.12.2026 Meeting (complete).pdf

{unanimous vote}. Anyone opposed? Alright.

Motion · Nicholas Dema · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.1 · packet p. 15 · PLB Board Package for 7.14.2026 Meeting (Final).pdf

… not keeping his job sites clean, and he has some lots that he's starting to work on

Statement · Jeremy Blatstein · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.1 · packet p. 15 · PLB Board Package for 7.14.2026 Meeting (Final).pdf

The developer reported no objections raised by the community.

Statement · Todd Hestand, Philadelphia Land Bank · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.1 · packet p. 14 · PLB Board Package for 7.14.2026 Meeting (Final).pdf

There were no written comments on this item,

Statement · Andrea Imredy Saah, Philadelphia Land Bank · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.1 · packet p. 15 · PLB Board Package for 7.14.2026 Meeting (Final).pdf

Properties (7)

AddressOPA account numberStatusDeed into the Land BankClosing dateEntered the Land Bank via
1304 S 28TH ST362142405Board approved, not yet closedOct 14, 2016not closedRDA
1306 S 28TH ST362142505Board approved, not yet closednot on recordnot closednone found
1310 S 28TH ST362142705Board approved, not yet closedDec 15, 2016not closedRDA
1314 S 28TH ST362142905Board approved, not yet closednot on recordnot closednone found
1316 S 28TH ST362143005Board approved, not yet closednot on recordnot closednone found
1318 S 28TH ST362143105Board approved, not yet closednot on recordnot closednone found
1320 S 28TH ST362143205Board approved, not yet closednot on recordnot closednone found

Sources: Board minutes and packets; Transcript. Built from the Land Bank Board's minutes, packets and transcripts, the Land Bank's settlement workbook, and City Council records.

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