A long planned 27,000-square-foot retail project is finally moving forward at 1101-03 S. Ninth St., just south of the Italian Market. On Oct. 28, Philadelphia’s Zoning Board of Adjustment gave New York City-based Midwood Investment & Development permission to build a one-story complex with a rooftop illuminated sign reading “Shops at the 9th Street Market.”
The building will be divided into 11 retail bays, with a roof deck that is intended for a restaurant tenant. Midwood expects to break ground on the project in the second half 2027.“We have several tenants where we have signed leases, and we have several tenants that are negotiating leases,” said John Usdan, CEO of Midwood. “It’s a combination of some very well known restaurant concepts and health and wellness concepts.”
