Riverfront State Prison

[1] It was located in the neighborhood of Cooper Point at the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Elm Street.

[14] In September 2013 Waterfront Renaissance Associates announced that it proposed to build the Riverfront World Trade Center, a development of 2.3-million-square-foot campus on 16 acres (6.5 ha) on the site.

The project would be built in four phases, the first of which would be a promenade along the Delaware River.

[15][16][17] On September 2, 2024, the state made an aggressive proposal involving $800 million in public incentives to the Philadelphia 76ers to build a mixed-used stadium on the site.

This immediately prompted condemnation from multiple groups opposed to using public funds to support for-profit sports franchises, along with calls for investigations to any possible connection to George Norcross, his family, and associates who are under federal indictment.