# PHILADELPHIA | Bellwether District | 1300 Acres **URL:** \ **Category:** Under construction\ **Created:** [January 15, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312 "2023-01-15T19:10:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312/1 "2023-01-15T19:10:27Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/6/86b83dfc3562eb7d541f76a944ce464534925881.jpeg) A rendering of the Bellwether District in South Philadelphia facing southward. Courtesy of Hilco Redevelopment Partners [https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2023/01/13/bellwether-district-south-philadelphia-first-phase](https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2023/01/13/bellwether-district-south-philadelphia-first-phase) > **[Philadelphia Sustainable Development | The Bellwether District](https://www.thebellwetherdistrict.com/)** > > Welcome to The Bellwether District, Philly's new sustainable development centered around e-commerce, life sciences, and logistics. ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312/2 "2023-01-15T19:25:02Z")
Wow, that’s one crazy plan. But a great way to get rid of the problematic refinery to the south ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312/3 "2023-04-18T06:56:11Z")
> > **[From Oil Refinery To Economic Hub: How HRP Is Transforming A South...](https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/bellwhether-district-hrp-studiob-118046)** > > The Bellwether District project is more than just the transformation of a former oil refinery into a sprawling life sciences campus — it's about community. ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312/4 "2023-11-18T00:32:19Z")
[](https://i0.wp.com/billypenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bellwetherdistrict-groundbreaking-01-scaled.jpg?w=2340&quality=89&ssl=1) Cranes frame the Philadelphia skyline at the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Bellwether District at the former PES Refinery site in South Philadelphia in October 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) > **[What to know about Philadelphia’s Bellwether District, now under construction](https://billypenn.com/2023/10/17/what-to-know-about-the-bellwether-district-the-giant-complex-now-rising-in-south-philly/)** > > The former refinery site in South Philly is being rebuilt by Hilco Development Partners as a commercial and industrial complex. ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312/5 "2024-01-14T16:17:09Z")
Is this under construction?? ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312/6 "2024-03-14T16:06:56Z")
> **[Construction is underway on $4B Bellwether District project in South...](https://constructionreviewonline.com/construction-news/usa/construction-underway-on-4b-bellwether-district-in-south-philadelphia/)** > > Hilco Redevelopment Partners has started construction work on the first phase of the Bellwether District project, South Philadelphia. > **[Construction of warehouses is beginning at South Philly refinery destroyed by...](https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/commercial/south-philadelphia-refinery-warehouse-construction-20240314.html)** > > Hilco Redevelopment Partners plans more than 50 buildings on the 1,300-acre site, one of the largest redevelopment projects in recent Philadelphia history. Apparently ground was broken on 3/13, but there was a groundbreaking in October. Over 50 buildings will be on site, and should be completed by 2025 ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312/7 "2024-04-27T18:09:42Z")
> **[6abc on Instagram: "“This was the single largest polluter in the city of...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6ER4mBLXbg/?igsh=MXEybG8zcHA0YXNwMQ==)** > > 3,519 likes, 169 comments - 6abcactionnews on April 22, 2024: "“This was the single largest polluter in the city of Philadelphia.” > > @thebellwetherdistrict is undertaking a transformational plan to...". ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312/8 "2024-05-02T16:23:16Z")
[https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2024/05/01/done-deals-bellwether-district-industrial-project.html](https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2024/05/01/done-deals-bellwether-district-industrial-project.html) ---
**Author:** ![McPickle34](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcpickle34/32/135849_2.png) [@McPickle34](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/McPickle34)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312/9 "2024-10-21T16:15:21Z")
The 2025 completion date is just for Phase 1 of the industrial campus, right? ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/philadelphia-bellwether-district-1300-acres/22312/10 "2025-03-01T12:47:22Z")
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