Section 3. Conveyance in Philadelphia County.
(a) Programs for Exceptional People.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Public Welfare, is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth to grant and convey to Programs for Exceptional People, for a consideration of $1, the following improved tract of land situate in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, bounded and described as follows:
All that certain lot and building known as 1200-2-4-6-8 South Broad Street, southwest corner of Federal Street through to Carlisle Street with dimensions of 125 feet on Broad Street by 178 feet 2 5/8 inches on Federal Street by 133 feet 8 inches on Carlisle Street located in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
Containing 23,015 square feet.
(b) Catchment Areas, Inc.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Public Welfare, is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth to grant and convey to 5A and 6C Catchment Areas, Inc., for a consideration of $1, the following improved tracts of land situate in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, bounded and described as follows:
All those two certain lots or pieces of ground with the improvements thereon, situate on the northeasterly corner of Germantown Avenue and Lycoming Street, formerly Barr Street, formerly in the 13th Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Containing together in front or breadth on Germantown Avenue 80 feet (each lot 40 feet) extending in length or depth east of that width on the southerly line thereof along the said Lycoming Street 231 feet 9 1/4 inches and on the northerly line thereof 230 feet to Nice Street.
Being formerly numbered as 4001-03-05-97 Germantown Avenue 1453 to and including 1463 West Lycoming Avenue and 4004 and 4006 North Nice Street.
All that certain lot or piece of ground with the improvements thereon situate formerly in the 13th Ward of the City of Philadelphia aforesaid and described according to a survey thereof made by Walter Brinton, Surveyor and Regulator of the Fifth District, on November 24, 1905, as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the former line of the northeast side of Germantown Avenue at the distance of 80 feet northwestward from the northwest side of Lycoming Street; thence extending north 69 degrees 37 minutes 22 seconds east partly through the center of a party wall of this and the adjoining premises to the south 103 feet to a point; thence extending north 20 degrees 22 minutes 38 seconds west along the line of other property now or late of Anthony Ziernecki and Mary Ziernecki, his wife, 16 feet to a point; thence extending south 69 degrees 37 minutes 22 seconds west along the southernmost side of a certain four-feet wide all laid out for the use in common of the owners and occupiers of this property and the adjoining property in the rear, 103 feet to the former line of the northeast side of said Germantown Avenue; thence extending along the same south 20 degrees 22 minutes 38 seconds east 16 feet to the place of beginning.
Together with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid alley as and for a passageway and watercourse at all times hereafter forever.
Being formerly 4009 Germantown Avenue.
All that certain lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected.
Situate in the 13th Ward of the City of Philadelphia on the northeast side of Germantown Avenue at the distance of 100 feet, north from the north side of Bay or Luzerne, now Lycoming, Street.
Containing in front or breadth on said Germantown Avenue, 64 feet and extending northeastward between parallel lines at right angles to said Germantown Avenue, 105 feet.
Being formerly 4011-4013-4015-4017 Germantown Avenue.
(c) Jewish Employment and Vocational Services.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Public Welfare, is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth to grant and convey to Jewish Employment and Vocational Services, for a consideration of $1, the following improved tracts of land situate in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, bounded and described as follows:
All that certain lot or piece of ground (heretofore described for purposes of conveyances as two lots) with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate on the southeast side of Chelten Avenue at the distance of 48 feet northeastwardly from the northeasterly side of Morris Street, in the 22nd Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Containing in front or breadth on the said southeast side of Chelten Avenue 70 feet and extending of that width southeastwardly in length or depth between parallel lines at right angles to said Chelten Avenue on the southwest line 145 feet 3 3/4 inches and on the northeast line 145 feet 6 inches to Woodlawn Avenue, formerly known as Bexley Street.
Being known as numbers 328-30 West Chelten Avenue.
All that certain lot or piece of ground with the messuage or tenement thereon erected, together with all outbuildings, situate on the southeasterly side of Chelten Avenue and the northeasterly side of Morris Street, in the 22nd Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Containing in front or breadth on the said southeasterly side of Chelten Avenue, 48 feet and extending in length or depth southeastwardly along the said northeasterly side of Morris Street, 145 feet and 2 1/4 inches to Maplewood Avenue, now known as Woodlawn Avenue, and the northeasterly line of the lot extends at right angles to the aforesaid Chelten Avenue southeastwardly a distance of 145 feet 3 3/4 inches to Maplewood Avenue, now known as Woodlawn Avenue, aforesaid; bounded northwestwardly by said Chelten Avenue, northeastwardly by ground now or late of William Pettibone, southeastwardly by Maplewood Avenue, now known as Woodlawn Avenue, aforesaid and southwestwardly by the said Morris Street, being known as number 332 W. Chelten Avenue.
(d) Community Organization for Mental Health and Retardation, Inc.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Public Welfare, is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth to grant and convey to Community Organization for Mental Health and Retardation, Inc., for a consideration of $1, the following improved tract of land situate in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, bounded and described as follows:
All that certain lot or piece of ground, situate in the 33rd Ward of the City of Philadelphia, bounded and described in accordance with a survey and plan thereof made by William F. Bispels, Jr., Surveyor and Regulator of the 5th Survey District, on May 25, 1961.
Beginning at a point on the east side of Whitaker Avenue (108 feet wide), at the distance of 102 feet 6 5/8 inches north from the P.C. of a 100-foot radius at the northeast corner of Whitaker Avenue (108 feet wide) and Erie Avenue (100 feet wide) said P.C. point being located on a tangent of 141.213 feet north of Erie Avenue; thence extending north 30 degrees 44 minutes 30 seconds east, along the east side of Whitaker Avenue, a distance of 227 feet to a point; thence extending south 59 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds east, a distance of 80 feet to a point; thence extending north 30 degrees 44 minutes 30 seconds east, a distance of 11 feet 7 1/4 inches to a point; thence extending south 59 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds east, a distance of 255 feet to a point on west right-of-way line of the Philadelphia, Bustleton and Trenton Branch connecting railroad; thence extending south 30 degrees 44 minutes 30 seconds west, along the said right-of-way line, a distance of 17 feet 1 7/8 inches to a point of curve; thence extending on a curve to the right with a radius of 1840.317 feet, still along said right-of-way line, a distance of 104 feet 7 5/8 inches to a point; thence extending north 78 degrees 39 minutes west, a distance of 351 feet 11 7/8 inches to a point on the east side of Whitaker Avenue and place of beginning.
Containing therein in area 59,150 square feet.
(e) Philadelphia Elwyn.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Public Welfare, is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth to grant and convey to Philadelphia Elwyn, for a consideration of $1, the following improved tract of land situate in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, bounded and described as follows:
All that certain lot or piece of ground with the messuage or tenement and improvements thereon erected, situate in the 6th Ward of the City of Philadelphia.
Beginning at the southeast corner of Baring Street and 41st Street and extending thence southward along the east line of 41st Street 200 feet; thence eastward on a line at a right angle with the said 41st Street 179 feet 10 1/2 inches to Budd Street; thence northward along the west side of the said Budd Street 206 feet and 6 1/2 inches to Baring Street; and thence westward along the south side of the said Baring Street 179 feet 11 7/8 inches to the place of beginning. The main building thereon being known as No. 321 N. 41st Street.
Being the same premises which The Western Home for Children in Philadelphia, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, by deed dated October 14, 1946, and recorded in Philadelphia County in Deed Book C.J.P. 1853, Page 508, conveyed unto Bureau for Colored Children, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, its successors and assigns. And the said Bureau for Colored Children by petition for articles of amendment dated February 28, 1955, and filed in Charter Book No. 161 of 078, petitioned to change its name to Bureau for Child Care and said articles of amendment were granted by final decree dated May 31, 1955, in CP2 September 1929 No. 8168.
(f) Special People In Northeast.--The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Public Welfare, is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Commonwealth to grant and convey to Special People In Northeast, for a consideration of $1, the following improved tract of land situate in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, bounded and described as follows:
All that certain lot or piece of ground situate in the 66th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, described according to a Plan of Property Parcel No. 11 Tract "C" made for Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation by John J. McDevitt, Surveyor and Regulator of the 4th District, dated December 2, 1966, to wit:
Beginning at a point on the northwest side of Norcom Road (96 feet wide) at the distance of 300.473 feet south 48 degrees 24 minutes 47 seconds west along said side of Norcom Road from its intersection as produced with the southwest side of Comely Road (96 feet wide); as produced; thence from said point of beginning along said side of Norcom Road south 48 degrees 24 minutes 47 seconds west 300 feet to a point; thence leaving Norcom Road north 41 degrees 35 minutes 13 seconds west 475 feet to a point; thence north 48 degrees 24 minutes 47 seconds east 300 feet to a point; thence south 41 degrees 35 minutes 13 seconds east 475 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
Containing 3.2713 acres.
Subject to a limiting aerial elevation of +265 of the North Philadelphia Airport.
Subject to a four-foot wide utility easement along the full frontage of Norcom Road.
(g) Easements generally.--Each conveyance shall be made under and subject to all easements, servitudes and rights of others, including, but not confined to, streets, roadways and rights of telephone, telegraph, water, electric, sewer, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and subject to any interest, estates or tenancies vested in third persons, whether or not appearing of record, for any portion of the land or improvements erected thereon.
(h) Utilization of proceeds.--Each deed of conveyance shall contain a clause providing that any income or proceeds derived from the building situated on the tract of land described in this section shall be utilized for the expansion and/or enhancement of the Community Mental Retardation Services. The proposed utilization of funds shall be determined by the Regional Program Manager of the Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Retardation and the Philadelphia County Mental Retardation Administrator. The Secretary of Public Welfare shall give written approval of the planned expenditures. Each deed shall also contain a clause that the grantee shall obtain the prior written approval of the Secretary of General Services and the Secretary of Public Welfare before selling or otherwise transferring the property to any other person and that no sale or other transfer shall be permitted earlier than one year following the conveyance of the same tract by the Department of General Services.
(i) Approval and execution of deed.--Each deed of conveyance shall be approved as provided by law and shall be executed by the Secretary of General Services in the name of the Commonwealth.
(j) Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to each conveyance shall be borne by the grantee.
Compiler's Note: The Department of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Department of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.