Hello, Pennsport!

Pennsport Civic’s next general meeting will be Wednesday, October 8, 7:00 PM, at EOM (144 Moore St). This month we welcome the team discussing Wharton Piers, a large residential building proposed behind the Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 19 Union Hall, which itself is located at 1301 S Christopher Columbus Blvd.

A project at this location was previously presented to the community several times over the past few years. This presentation will be a new, by-right design for the project: approximately 380-feet tall with a few hundred residential units, publicly accessible commercial/retail, and improvements to the Delaware River Waterfront Trail.

Thanks to our neighbors who joined our monthly neighborhood cleanup on Saturday, September 20. We swept and cleared trash along portions of Reed, Gerritt, Wilder, Dickinson, S 2nd, and S 4th Streets. A big thank-you to Danny and the team at Modern Family MKRT (1500 E Moyamensing Ave), who co-hosted our event this month and offered complimentary coffee, lemonade, sweet tea, and mini sandwiches to volunteers.

For the remainder of 2025, Pennsport Civic Association’s cleanup crew will meet on the third Saturday of each month from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM: October 18, November 15, and December 20. We look forward to partnering with neighborhood businesses to co-host each of these cleanups... Your suggestions are most welcome!

Thanks to everyone who joined our September general meeting on September 10th.

We were joined by representatives from the City’s Office of Clean and Green Initiatives, Philadelphia Horticultural Society (PHS), and the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) to discuss ways to keep our neighborhood clean and green.

We invite you to learn more about PHS’s Tree Tenders program if you are interested in applying for a yard tree or street tree.

About The Pennsport Civic Association

Pennsport Civic is the coordinating Registered Community Organization (RCO) in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Pennsport. We are a group of volunteers working to improve the standard of living & quality of life in our neighborhood.

If you live in Pennsport, then you’re a member of Pennsport Civic. Our membership meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August, at 7:00PM at EOM Athletic Association (144 Moore St), and unless communicated otherwise via our mailing list and Facebook page.

The best way to have your voice heard is to attend our meetings in person. Join us!