Newbold, Philadelphia

Boundaries

Newbold Civic Association (NCA), created in 2006, and Newbold Neighbors Association (NNA), now East Point Breeze Neighbors (EPBN), created in 2007, disputed north/south boundaries of the neighborhood and the separation of the section from the Point Breeze neighborhood.Curbed Philadelphia Both organizations considered Broad Street and 18th Street to be the east/west boundaries of the section. The Newbold Neighbors Association claimed the northern boundary of the area to be Washington Avenue and the southern boundary of the area to be Passyunk Avenue.

Community

Civic groups active in the area include Newbold Civic Association, South Broad Street Neighborhood Association, Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance. Point Breeze Community Development Coalition, Point Breeze Network Plus, Neighbors in Action, and, Concerned Citizens of Point Breeze.

Demographics

Based on a Zillow “Home Value Index”, a slideshow released in Nov. 2009 after the real estate market crash on CNBC has two Philly zip codes coming in at second and third place in the U.S. showing strong growth in Newbold during tough times.

Newbold is identified as the fourth "hottest" neighborhood in the Philadelphia region by Redfin.com with a 435% increase in interest in the neighborhood and a $155,750 median home sale price.

Transportation

Newbold is served by the SEPTA Broad Street Line (BSL), accessible at the Snyder, Tasker-Morris, and Ellsworth-Federal Stations, as well as several bus lines.

Namesakes

Newbold IPA, a beer released in 2008 by Philadelphia Brewing Company was named after the neighborhood.

References

References

1. [http://www.phillyrecord.com/2012/05/a-newbold-identity-how-one-taverner-rebranded-e-pt-breeze/ "A NEW(BOLD) IDENTITY: How One Taverner Rebranded E. Pt. Breeze "], ''[[The Public Record]]''
2. [http://www.epbneighbors.org East Point Breeze Neighbors]
3. [https://www.cnbc.com/2009/11/09/home-prices-start-to-stabilize-in-the-us-as-sales-pick-up.html Hottest Zip Codes for Home Prices - CNBC]. "2. Philadelphia, Pa. (19145). Year-over-Year Price Growth: 19.1%. Zillow Home Value Index: $144,558"
4. "Redfin.com {{!}} Hottest Neighborhoods of 2014".
5. [http://www.philadelphiabrewing.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&view=item&Itemid=5 Philadelphia Brewing Company: Newbold IPA]
6. [http://www.joesixpack.net/columnArchives/2008/032108.htm Joe Sixpack: Sixpack Sez 3/21/2008]