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Fine Print Construction, LLC d/b/a Parkside Luxury Affordable

Unsolicited: disposition to Fine Print Constructio

8 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 38% 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
  2. 2. Board approval
    Done
    May 12, 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
    Dec 9, 2015 to Dec 18, 2015
    38% 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.2Approvedunanimous32

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: 3 public speakers and 2 letters, with 2 statements of support and 1 of opposition.

Named commenters (6 in all, residents included)Stated positionSpeaking for (organization)
Jeremy Blatsteinmixed
Joyce SmithsupportCommunity Development of East Parkside
German Yakubovoppose
Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation, signed by PresidentsupportCPCDC
centennialcorporationsupportCentennial Parkside CDC

From the record

Passages quoted from the Board's minutes, packets and transcripts. 6 of 14 shown.

… meeting. Ms. Brooks called up Mr. Jeremy Blatstein for public comment. Mr. Blatstein had a general comment about Fine Print Construction and the work that the developer does in the community, expressing his opinion that the job sites were sloppy and not properly maintained. Seeing no further comments, Ms. Brooks called for a motion regarding the disposition. Mr. Dema moved to approve the disposition, and Mr. Johns seconded. Upon motion made and duly seconded, the Board unanimously approved the Resolution Authorizing Conveyance of 1304, 1310 and 1314-20 South 28th Street (including 1309-23 So…

Minutes · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.2 · packet p. 9 · PLB Board Package for 7.14.2026 Meeting (Final).pdf

Agenda · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.2 · packet p. 2 · PLB Board Package for 5.12.2026 Meeting (complete).pdf

… objected to the proposed project proceeding based on his assertion that the notice was defective on its face.

Statement · German Yakubov · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.2 · packet p. 16 · PLB Board Package for 7.14.2026 Meeting (Final).pdf

… expressed their strong support for this particular project

Statement · Centennial Parkside Community Development Corporation, Centennial Parkside CDC (RCO) · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.2 · packet p. 16 · PLB Board Package for 7.14.2026 Meeting (Final).pdf

Why don't we have guidelines about interacting with the community for when these applications are being presented?

Statement · A resident · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.2 · packet p. 17 · PLB Board Package for 7.14.2026 Meeting (Final).pdf

I thoroughly reviewed both state and local laws regarding those and we complied with the notice requirements,

Statement · Andrea Imredy Saah, Philadelphia Land Bank · May 12, 2026, item IV.B.2 · packet p. 16 · PLB Board Package for 7.14.2026 Meeting (Final).pdf

Properties (8)

AddressOPA account numberStatusDeed into the Land BankClosing dateEntered the Land Bank via
1716 N 42ND ST062295310Board approved, not yet closednot on recordnot closednone found
4137 LEIDY AVE062195610Board approved, not yet closedDec 9, 2015not closedPHDC/PHA/other public
4145 LEIDY AVE062196010Board approved, not yet closednot on recordnot closednone found
4163 LEIDY AVE062196910Board approved, not yet closednot on recordnot closednone found
4187 LEIDY AVE062198110Board approved, not yet closednot on recordnot closednone found
4189 LEIDY AVE062198210Board approved, not yet closednot on recordnot closednone found
4245 LEIDY AVE062201310Board approved, not yet closedDec 9, 2015not closedPHDC/PHA/other public
4273 LEIDY AVE062202910Board approved, not yet closedDec 18, 2015not closedPHDC/PHA/other public

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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