Can Gosnell location overcome House of Horrors past?

(The Philadelphia Inquirer) The abandoned 2700-square-foot building sits in the center of Powelton Villages main drag. Its windows are boarded up. Paint on the trim is peeling. Crumpled paper and trash are scattered just inside the entryway as if someone tossed the debris into the air let it fall and permanently locked the door. In a city where money from real estate investors seems to flow onto new blocks every week a corner building on Lancaster Avenue a main commercial corridor in gentrifying West Philadelphia should have no problem attracting a developer to buy and flip it. But what about a building tainted by imprisoned abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell? Its a question that developers could grapple with soon. Earlier this year the city initiated sheriffs sale proceedings against Gosnells former House of Horrors abortion clinic at 3801-3805 Lancaster Ave. hoping to collect nearly $50000 of delinquent real estate taxes plus gas and water debts that have accumulated since his building was raided in 2010. A court hearing is scheduled for Nov. 27 during which anyone with ownership interest in the property meaning Gosnell himself or someone affiliated with him can petition the court to pause the sheriffs sale process. If no one appears Gosnells clinic will be sold at public auction in early 2019. Read More