Third Federal Building on Frankford Avenue

Renovations are well underway on the Third Federal building. It is mostly evident on the upper floors with materials shown in the windows.








At the rear of the building a dumpster and more indications of renovations for a new tenant. This would be the main entrance to the NET facility.

East Frankford Civic

The Northeast Times reports on the most recent meeting of the East Frankford Civic Association. Read it here.

Plans are afoot to have petitions circulated to protest the proposed NET opening on the Avenue.

East Frankford Civic Meeting with NET

"Representatives from NorthEast Treatment Centers faced a packed room of opposition at the East Frankford Civic Association last week." This is the report from the Northeast Times.

While our less than scientific poll indicates only about 23% of our readers think this will definitely have a negative impact on life in Frankford, it certainly has a significant political impact that may be more important for our future. It has had a unifying effect that has brought a diverse group of people together to voice their anger at the lack of community consultation related to this transaction. Could this be the line drawn in the sand? Do not cross this line, Frankford has had enough.

[where:4625 Frankford Avenue, Phila, PA 19124]

Poll of the month

There are only 3 more days left to vote on the poll this month. The question was "Will the sale of the Third Federal building to NET be good for Frankford?"

As of this morning 31 readers responded and only 8 expressed a definite opinion that it will have a negative impact on Frankford. 14 said it would be positive and 9 said it would make no difference at all.

This issue is complicated by the fact that none of us has a crystal ball. The mission of NET is a necessary one in the society we live in today and because of the demographics it is more needed in Frankford than some other locations.

But the big question for me: does the presence of service providers like NET in our neighborhood bring more people to Frankford to use the services than would have otherwise resided here in the natural course of events. I do not know the answer.

If NET is as well run as it could be then this can actually be a plus for Frankford avenue. To the public the NET presence will not be apparanent. The bank will continue to use the Avenue side of the building. NET clients will use the entrance in the rear of the building where the parking lot provides great access.

The building will be improved and add some value for future use and at some time if a more valuable use becomes available NET will be able to cash out and relocate.

We will see but there is not harm in taking the optimistic side in the debate.