St. Joseph’s University, which has a location in Lower Merion, will be expanding its reach in Philadelphia. The college recently acquired 11.6 acres of property for $15 million along City Avenue, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  

The property will be adjacent to the school’s Maguire Wolfington Welcome Center. St. Joe’s will be working with the architecture and design firm Sasaki and Associates to incorporate the newly acquired land into their updated master plan to expand the campus.

The property is currently home to the Convent of the Sisters of the Visitation, who acquired it in 1940.  

St. Joe’s is also planning to break ground for a six-story residence hall this fall on a parcel of land it bought from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 2012.  

In addition, the school is considering options for the newly acquired University City campus which it acquired in the merger with the University of the Sciences.  

Read more about the plans for the college in the Philadelphia Business Journal.  

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