Months after plans to build a new arena for the Philadelphia 76ers near Market Street were abandoned , leaders in government and real estate are announcing a new plan to renew Market East.

Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration is forming a new task force called the Market East Advisory Group, a partnership of stakeholders including Comcast, the Sixers, Macerich (the owner of the Fashion District), Thomas Jefferson University, Brandywine Realty Trust, Visit Philadelphia and several other city departments, developers and community development groups.

The group's main focus will be the areas of Market Street between City Hall and Independence Mall.

Comcast and the Sixers have spent $60 million to purchase land along the corridor and are working to knock down buildings there, said Tom

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