Jumpstart Philly Real Estate Radio Show

In this episode, Ken Weinstein , the president of PhillyOfficeRetail and the founder of Jumpstart Germantown , talks about the Wayne Junction revitalization project. Wayne Junction Station, located on Windrim Avenue in Philadelphia, is a major transportation hub for SEPTA. The station was opened by the Reading Railroad company in 1881 and the surrounding area includes parts of the Germantown and N...

Palak Shah is the founder and managing partner of Open Spaces Capital and Open Spaces Realty group. She’s also the creative mind behind the blog Two Kids and a Landlady where she writes about her experiences investing in real estate.  She’s also a graduate of the Jumpstart Germantown program and today is one of the program’s all-stars who mentors other aspiring real estate developers enrolled...

Today’s interview is with someone who has her finger on the pulse of real estate development in Philadelphia. In fact, it’s her job to know what’s happening in the real estate sector here in Phildaelphia. Her name is Natalie Kostelni and she’s a reporter at Philadelphia Business Journal who covers commercial real estate and economic development.  Natalie has more than two decades of experienc...

"Opportunity makes the difference" -- that's the mantra of Jordan P. Ferrarini, executive director of Trades for a Difference , a unique Philadelphia nonprofit that is dedicated to providing education and training to young people interested in the construction industry. The aging of the Baby Boomers is leading to waves of skilled tradespeople retiring and there aren't enough young people waiting i...

Nicole Purvy is founder of the Better Than Success Real Estate League , a growing and dynamic real estate investment club that provides education, networking, and investing opportunities in Philadelphia. Nicole has also created Philly Real Estate Week , an annual week-long celebration of real estate investing and home buying in Philadelphia and the Women In Real Estate Summit , an annual one-day i...

Laura Lacy and her husband Todd are owners of Attic Brewing Co , the first brewery to open in Germantown in 100 years. Laura grew up in a suburb of Chicago and moved to Philadelphia in 2005 to work at Valley Forge National Park. There she met her husband Todd and got her first taste of craft beer.  In this interview, Laura explains why she and her husband chose Germantown to launch their craf...

Emaleigh Doley is an experienced community organizer and lifelong Germantown resident who has a deep understanding of both the history and present-life of the neighborhood. Emaleigh is the Corridor Manager for the Germantown United Community Development Corp . She has over 10 years’ professional experience in community programming, marketing and public relations. Emaleigh is known for her passion...

Christopher Plant is a Brooklyn transplant who moved to Philly in 2002 and has never looked back. In fact, Christopher has made it his mission to spread the word that Philly is a great place to live, work, and play. He should know because his life changed and his world got better once he settled here.  Today Christopher is a real estate broker at Elfant Wissahickon specializing in commercial...

Steve Kuzmicki is the Economic Development Project Manager at the Southwest Community Development Corp in Southwest Philadelphia. Steve has worked in the community development field in three major metropolitan areas, including Brooklyn, NY, Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE.  He has been involved in the development of many housing and economic development projects and is a part of the Jumps...

Ken Weinstein, the Godfather of NW Philly Real Estate, is the guest of this episode. Ken is the founder of Jumpstart Germantown and President of Philly Office Retail. Jumpstart is a successful community development program that combines slow, steady growth, scattered site rehab, and a mix of affordable and market-rate housing. "Jumpstart was created to reduce blight and increase investment in our...

Today's guests are Stefanie F. Seldin and Tony Gonzalez of Rebuilding Together Philadelphia (RTP). Stefanie is president and CEO and Tony is program manager. Rebuilding Together Philadelphia (RTP) revitalizes communities by transforming vulnerable houses into safe, healthy and energy-efficient homes. RTP brings volunteers and communities together to repair homes and improve lives. Each year, RTP a...

You could say Walt King was destined to be in real estate development. His mom is an architect and his dad is a general contractor. He always knew he wanted to work in the realm of real estate but he took a little bit of a journey to get to where he is now. In less than five years, he’s gone from dabbling in renovating single family houses on the weekends while holding down a 9 to 5 job, to today...

Senator Art Haywood was raised by his mother, a public-school teacher. Early on, she instilled the values of hard work and education within him. He attended public school and graduated from Morehouse College, the London School of Economics as a Marshall Scholar, and the University of Michigan Law School. Haywood practiced law at Community Legal Services and Regional Housing Legal Services wit...

Andrew Trackman is the executive director of Germantown United Community Development Corp in Philadelphia.  He originally joined the organization as a board member in 2012. Neighborhood revitalization is part of the core mission of Germantown United. In this interview, Andrew talks about the history of Germantown United and its five-year strategic plan to achieving greater investment in neigh...