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Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating certain sub-surface portions of Market Street east of Ninth Street, Tenth Street between Market Street and Filbert Street, and Eleventh Street between Market Street and Filbert Street, and by striking from said City Plan and vacating certain aerial portions of Ninth Street between Market Street and Filbert Street and Tenth Street between Market Street and Filbert Street; and authorizing the conveyance of such struck and vacated areas, together with certain areas previously struck and vacated; all under certain terms and conditions.

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WHEREAS, the City of Philadelphia, together with the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (the "Redevelopment Authority"), is facilitating the renewal and further redevelopment of properties on the north side of Market Street between Eighth and Eleventh Streets commonly known as the Gallery Mall (the "Gallery Mall"); and

WHEREAS, the existing structures comprising the Gallery Mall extend underneath portions of Market Street, Ninth Street, Tenth Street, and Eleventh Street, and over portions of Ninth Street and Tenth Street, and it is contemplated that future redevelopment of Gallery Mall may involve expansion of the current structures; and

WHEREAS, it is desirable to provide for the renewal and further redevelopment of Gallery Mall by revising the City Plan through striking and vacating certain sub-surface and aerial portions of Market Street, Ninth Street, Tenth Street, and Eleventh Street which have not been previously stricken and vacated; and

WHEREAS, such renewal and further redevelopment of the Gallery Mall will require certain transfers of interests in real estate which require authorization by City Council, including, without limitation, the conveyance of certain portions of Ninth Street and Market Street previously struck from the City Pla...

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