February News Digest - TheBurg

Harrisburg Community Journal

The historic Jackson Hotel partially collapsed last month and then razed to the ground to prevent further danger.

According to owner Matt Long, Harrisburg Commercial Interior Design is working to stabilize the building located in the 1000 block of N. 6th Street when the situation becomes unsafe. Lang said the workers were able to be safe before the wall facing Herr Street collapsed.

Owner Dave Kegris (Dave Kegris) said that staff and customers at the nearby Jackson Building restaurant saw the falling bricks hit the car and damaged the restaurant’s roof and signs. Within a few hours, Long began to demolish the rest of the building to ensure safety.

Around 1884, the Jackson Hotel once catered to African-American customers who were denied service in the pure white restaurant in Harrisburg. When the long-term owner, German Jackson, died in 1998, the building was boarded and has been vacant since.

In his will, Jackson left the building to Kegris, which he did not own until 2015. Since then, the building has changed hands several times, and in the past few years, murals celebrating local black history have been prominently displayed.

During this time, almost no renovations were carried out, and eventually the roof of the building collapsed and the back of the building collapsed. The interior of the building was in the shape of a pancake, making it ruined, and the city condemned it.

Long purchased the building in 2018 and plans to stabilize the foundation and build a new interior and roof. He intends to create apartments and commercial spaces.

Lang said that he now plans to build a brand new structure on the site that closely replicates the building of the original Jackson Hotel.

The Friends of the West Bund Theatre announced last month that they had secured sufficient funds to begin the renovation of the 80-year-old New Cumberland Theatre.

The organization and district government officials gathered under the iconic canopy of the building to celebrate the significant progress of fundraising activities.

Mayor Doug Morrow said: "We are aware of the value of trying to restore and preserve this theater in New Cumberland." "The funds are in place. We are moving forward."

The West Shore Theatre opened in 1940 at a face price of 25 cents. It was a beloved small town theater until it closed in 2015. The Friends of the West Bund Theatre eventually acquired it and began planning to bring it back to life.

Morrow announced that through several new grants, the board of directors has raised $1.4 million of the $2 million required for the renovation.

The most important piece of funding comes from the state’s Reconstruction Assistance Capital Program (RACP), which amounts to $650,000. The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Community and Economic Development also provided a grant of $250,000 for the project. Other local foundations also provided grants.

A major renovation is planned, including additional seating and standing seating areas, stage improvements, new equipment and other upgrades.

The Friends of the West Bund Theatre, Dan Burke, said that the addition of facilities at the rear of the theatre, such as green rooms and classrooms, is likely to happen a year after opening to the public.

Morrow added that they intend to use the theater to show movies, live performances, theater classes and community group meetings.

A resident of Harrisburg looked at the last dilapidated commercial building in Midtown and planned to turn it into a small apartment.

Nathaniel Foote signed a contract to purchase the "Carpet and Curtain" building marked by the front door of the 1500 block of the former Nerber 3rd Street.

His plan calls for a five-unit apartment building on a 4,800 square foot three-story brick structure, as well as commercial space on the first floor.

He said: "I live nearby." "I hope to see the property restored."

Foote is a lawyer who owns two duplexes in Midtown and owns parking facilities with his father. He said that the interest in the building almost came from walking past almost every day, so he eventually called the real estate agent for the property.

He said: "I am not a foreign developer who wants to make money," he estimated that the construction cost was about $500,000. "Given the number of units you can get from it, the cost is high."

Mussani & Matz Co., headquartered in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, has owned this century-old building since 2007, but for most of the time it has been empty and decayed. It has been on the sales market in recent years.

Six years ago, two Harrisburg residents proposed to convert the building into a winery, but the project was abandoned due to the failure to obtain the approval of the City District Hearing Committee.

Foote said he was encouraged by a series of development proposals in the nearby area. In the past year, several developers have made project proposals for the Reily Street corridor, but the ground has not yet been broken.

Foote’s plan calls for all two-bedroom units to range from 750 to 2,000 square feet, with 1,000 square feet of commercial space on the first floor. He hopes he will live in the largest apartment on the third floor.

He said that depending on the size of the unit, the rent varies from about US$1,000 per month to about US$1,400 per month.

Foote hopes to include the project on the agenda of the February meeting of the City Planning Committee and District Hearing Committee. If the project is approved by the city, he hopes to start construction in March and complete it before the end of the year.

Foote said that the interior is visceral, so it needs to be completely rebuilt. He plans to carry out construction for Harrisburg Commercial Interiors. He said that as part of the project, the famous "carpet and curtain" logo will be restored.

The building does not have its own on-street parking space, but is surrounded by ground parking lots. Foote said he hopes to rent a parking space from one of the landlords.

Harrisburg school district officials may be closer to welcoming some students back to the school building.

Acting Superintendent Chris Celmer said last month that if COVID-19 cases in the area continue to decrease, a small number of students can resume physical studies in March.

He said: "This is our hope, this is our wish." "This is what we hope to see happen."

He said the focus will be on returning special education and elementary school students to the building first, as well as other student groups that the area considers the most struggling.

Since the beginning of the school year, the school district has been using a 100% virtual learning model. From the beginning, administrators have been looking for Dauphin County to meet certain benchmarks in order to bring students back to the building. Selmer said they are still using these markers to determine whether to allow these small groups to return to the school building in March.

These include the trend that the positive rate drops below 10% and the incidence rate per 100,000 residents drops to 100 or less per day. He also hopes to see the wastewater epidemiology tracker Biobot predicts that the number of Harrisburg virus cases that occur every day is close to 100 or less.

Housing sales in the Harrisburg area increased significantly in December, bringing a strong year to the local real estate market.

According to data from the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR), the total number of home sales in the three counties was 744, compared to 611 in December 2019, while the median price rose to $217,750, compared to 187,500 in the same period last year. Dollar.

GHAR said that Dauphin County sold 348 homes compared to 279 in December last year, and the median price rose by $20,000 to $185,000.

In Cumberland, 353 houses were sold, compared with 287 in the same period last year. The median price increased from $215,000 in December to $244,820.

According to GHAR, monthly sales in Perry County were 40 units, compared with 22 units in December 2019, and the median price fell from $182,500 to $179,900.

Home sales are also fast. According to GHAR data, the average number of days on the market has dropped to 26 days, compared with 46 days in December 2019.

The Harrisburg area’s real estate market has performed strongly throughout 2020, especially after the pandemic-related restrictions were lifted in May.

After the thief stole the air conditioner and caused damage to its historic riverfront house Overlook last month, the company is seeking donations. To donate to the club’s Vandalism Relief Fund or to obtain more information about the club, please contact President Mary Beth Lehtimaki at

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The Yoga Community Yoga Studio has moved several doors down to a larger new space at 1423 Third Street in Harrisburg. Two years ago, Erika Malorzo opened a "pay-as-you-go" yoga studio, and recently had to relocate the building that sold its original space.

It announced last month that it required urban workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Mayor Eric Papenfuse (Eric Papenfuse) signed an executive order requiring municipal employees to be vaccinated as soon as possible in accordance with the state's distribution guidelines.

They appointed their 2021 board chairman last month. Meron Yemane of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management will lead the board of chambers of commerce, while Mike Funck of Wohlsen Construction will lead the board of CREDC. The two committees also appointed new officials for this year.

It was announced last month that it had successfully sold $100 million in tax-free bonds to institutional investors. The money will be used to fund the construction of its 11-story academic building located on S. 3rd and Chestnut streets in downtown Harrisburg.

Adrian St., 2258: Kobe (D. Bryant) to J. & Parker (J. Parker), $72,000

Alricks St., 650: Consolidated Holdings International LLC to D&F Realty Holdings LP, $30,000

Bellevue Rd. , 2000: G. & N. Payne to E. Gonzalez, USD 95,000

Boas St., 217: J. & C. Kuntz to L. Wood & T. Miller, $109,900

Boas St., 222: N. Laudeman to F. Cossick, $112,500

Boas St., 264: J.&S. Sempeles to Westfall Real Estate LLC, $185,000

Boas St., 1930: CR Property Group LLC transferred to I. Lenny, USD 139,000

Calder St., 215: J. Zehring to M. & A. Zehring, $ 71,500

Camp St., 632: M., A. & C. Little and D. Anderson to D. & J. Porter, $57,000

Chestnut St., 1200, 1202, 1204, 1206 & 1208: Round Rock Investments LLC to 101 S.17th Street LLC, $450,000

Chestnut St., 2112: S. Siciliano to M. Cragle & S. Hughes, $ 226,900

Croyden Rd. (Croyden Rd.), 2807: S. Camaplan LLC FBO Mark Murdoch IRA to A. Blackwell, $100,000

Cumberland St., 213: V. Lefkowitz to W. Hoover & B. Shoemaker, $ 105,000

Derry St., 1248: Jackson Investment Properties LLC to E. Kelly & M. Alarcon, $55,000

Derry St., 2309: S. Gutshall to A. Nunez & J. Espihal, $ 73,000

Derry St., 2411: B. Ahmed to B. Arismendy, US$ 46,000

Derry St., 2532 & 2534: K. & R. Gupta to Around the Corner LLC, $163,700

Edwards Street (Edwards St.), 260: Realm Properties to C. & K. Gehman, $ 360,000

Emerald St., 233: D. Welliver & R. Harpster to J. & S. Compton, USD 65,000

Emerald St., 652: D. Fernandez to Z. Williams & B. Jones, $ 99,900

Evergreen St., 319: NA Capital Group LLC to A. Rivera, $60,000

Forster St. (Forster St.), 1928: M. Bair to B. Arias, US$66,000

2410 Green Street: KTT Properties LLC converted to T. Meriweather & S. Nichols, USD 160,000

Green St. (Green St.), 3230: C. &L. Summerscales to G. Holmes, USD 130,000

Harris Street, 414½: Ravo rent from Infinite Possibilities LLC, $50,000

Herr St., 217: K. & V. Land to A. & C. Greenblatt, $ 180,000

Herr St., 421: F. Washington to T. Ladas & S. Maykovich, $60,000

Herr St., 1726: Mango Properties converted to Gold Key Properties LLC, $50,000

Holly St. (Holly St.), 1914: D. Berhe converted to SPG Capital LLC, USD 44,000

Hudson Street (Hudson St.), 1147: R. Vega and A. Marsico to C. Yourkavitch, USD 125,000

Kensington St., 2347: T. Thai to C. Grant & M. Rinaldi, $ 65,000

2365 Kensington Street: H. Grills to C. Woods, $53,500

Kensington St. (Kensington St.), 2366: J. Robinson to L. Stewart, $70,000

Lewis St., 327: L. Seidel to 327 Lewis LLC, $76,500

Logan St., 2141: KBT Enterprises to E. Alcantara, $30,000

Maclay St., 239: M. Nelson to Awesome Tenants LLC, $73,500

Manada Street (Manada St.), 2003: C. Holvick transferred to Henderson & Sons LLC, USD 32,500

Market St., 1819: M. Kearney transferred to 77 Estate LLC, USD 35,000

Street market in 1903: CAR Property Holdings LLC to W. Cajina, $89,337

Market St., 2407: J. Brown to K. Parker, $ 142,000

Mulberry St. (Mulberry St.), 1820: Alternative restoration by Archie Group LLC, $160,000

Nagle St., 119&709 Showers St.: J.Baer&A.Jury to V.&B.Wagner, $262,599

N. 2nd St., 610: Wyco Investments LLC to N&R Group LLC, US$175,000

N.2nd St., 2304: L. Rapaport to T. Brown, $269,500

N.2nd St., 2809: W. & E. Steele to E. Larios, $ 162,000

N. 2nd St., 2830: Equity Trust Co. trustee Julie L. Burns IRA handed over to J. Davis, USD 72,500

N.3rd St., 1201: C. Hull to R. & C. Steele, USD 100,000

N. 3rd St., 1417½: Long Life LLC converted to Heinly Homes LLC, USD 130,000

N.3rd St., 1624: Sickler Properties LLC to SJL Rentals LLC, USD 155,000

N.3rd St., 1820: MMLM Realty LLC and Ian Smith Contracting Inc. converted to DPS Properties LLC, USD 150,000

N.3rd St., 1825: D.Totton came to the community’s primary industry, $45,000

N.4th St., 2110: A. Clay and M. & M. Corney to NA Capital Group LLC, USD 30,000

N.4th St., 3118: M. Shank to J. Kilby & J. Vargas, $105,000

N.5th St., 1624: B. Davis to K. O'Brian, USD 168,000

N.5th St., 1628: Braemer Properties LLC to B. Butzer, $142,500

N.5th St., 1720: Freedom Mortgage Corp. to Principium LLC, $123,500

N.6th St., 2720: L. Brown to T. Hardison, $ 35,000

N.6th St., 3156: Dobson Family Partnership to J. Ulloa & A. Villar, $ 80,500

N. 7th St., 3133&3205 and 651 Alricks St.: Consolidated Holdings International LLC to DAP 3250 LP, $ 1,000,000

N.15th St., 1119: J. & M. Irvin to J. Irvin, $60,000

N.18th St., 808: C. Lovejoy, M. Miller & PA Property Brothers LLC to G. Almonte, $ 44,000

N.19th St., 49: M.McWilliams to Carters Clean Up LLC, $58,000

N. Front St., 1525, Unit 503: Dowell Group Inc. to J. Davis, $115,000

N. Front St., 2405: J. Hartzler to Serene Spaces LLC, $320,000

N. Front St., 3207: 3207 N. Front St. LLC to S. Junnja, $370,000

Norwood St., 915: G. Morris' Integrity First Home Buyers LLC, $108,000

Park St., 1830: A. Caraballo to H. Ngoshi, US$ 42,000

Peffer St., 221: N. Laume to Z. Brady & B. Blessing, $ 138,000

Peffer St., 435: K. Kessler to R. Clymer, $ 95,400

Penn St., University of Pennsylvania, 906: K. Holtzinger to J. Spatz, $ 136,000

Penn St., 1409: E. Lohss to J. Freeman, USD 107,000

Radnor St., 630: Integrity First Home Buyers LLC to G. & L. Boone, $ 46,000

Reel St., 2449: E. Stawitz to SJJR LLC, $ 48,000

Regina St. (Regina St.), 1619: J. Colucci (J. Colucci) to N.

Rolleston St. (Rolleston St.), 1027: R. R. Castillo and E. Martinez to F. Torres, USD 98,000

Ross St., 627: Gilligan Realty LLC to Sanhos LLC, $40,000

Rudy Rd. , 2405: N. & L. Skulstad to D. Bradford, $ 174,900

Rumson Dr., 350: L. Rodriguez to M. McAllister, $ 128,100

Seneca St., 224: R.Boust to D.Daley, US$102,990

South St., 105: A. Crompton to 608 N. Third LLC, $70,000

S.13th St., 1451: RTD Properties & Management to S. Esayas, $ 75,000

S.13th St., 1456: Integrity First Home Buyers LLC to 1456 S.13th LLC, $100,000

S.17th St., 319: 4P Ventures LLC to Pichardo LLC, USD 200,000

S.24th St., 710: Equity Trust Co. Custodian Robert L. Burns IRA sold to D. Boyle for $39,000

S.25th St., 350: B.Ho & S. Nguyen to R. Lyles Jr., $84,900

S.Front St., 333: 333 Sri Ganesh LLC to 101 S.17th Street LLC, US$250,000

S. Front St., 563: K. Bernhard & S. Schwab to T. Youngbluth, $ 76,000

State St., 223: 223 State St. LLC to PMA Foundation, $445,000

State St., 1310: M. Maniari & Z. Er Roudi to A. Ulerio, $ 83,500

State St., 1326: C. & T. Semancik sold to JMR Ventures LLC for $170,000

State Saint State in 1502: S. Kochis to 77 Estate LLC, $30,000

Saint State, State of 1909: Atrium Garden Co., Ltd. transferred to ZM Penn Group LLC for $59,000

In 1951, State University: R. Shultz Jr. converted to Moxie Properties LLC, USD 225,000

State St., 2001: R. Shultz Jr. to Moxie Properties LLC, US$275,000

Susquehanna St., 913: MR RE LLC to R. Perrego, $ 132,500

Susquehanna Street (Susquehanna St.), 1610: D. Lawyer&S.Flagle to R. Small, US$182,500

Susquehanna Street (Susquehanna St.), 1708: J. Merx to J. Weinstock, $136,000

Susquehanna St., 2132: J. & C. Sanderson and A. Pletcher to L. de Gonzalez, USD 48,000

Susquehanna St., 2218: J. Grant of Heinly Homes LLC, $36,500

Verbeke St., 202: B. Hamilton to V. Filbert, $ 140,000

Verbeke St., 211: J. & S. Bircher to D. Leaman, $207,500

Waldo St., 2711: Mainline Funding Group Inc. to A. Hawkins, $47,800

Walnut St., 1500: E. Salah to J. Rodriguez, $32,800

Woodbine St., 241: G. & W. Banova to E. de Rosado, $117,500

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