# Philadelphia Advances LOVE Park Concession Contract

On October 21, 2026, Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Public Property and Public Works favorably recommended an amended Bill 260799, which would authorize a multi-year agreement with Broad Street Love Park LLC to outfit, manage construction of, and operate a food-and-beverage concession in the LOVE Park Welcome Center. After an earlier RFP did not succeed, Parks and Recreation sought expressions of interest in 2025 and then issued another RFP; the selected proposal provides for daytime café and coffee service and nighttime taproom service. The committee requested suspension of the rules for a first reading at the next Council session. The agreement’s value was not stated, and the concessionaire is expected to invest in outfitting the building.

- Companies pursuing municipal concessions can use the sequence described—an unsuccessful RFP followed by an expression of interest and a subsequent RFP—as context for how Philadelphia developed this opportunity; the selected proposal is already identified, so this is not an open solicitation in the supplied information.
- The committee also favorably recommended Bill 260763, authorizing lease or sublease arrangements with the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for IUOE Local 542 to perform environmental remediation and build an apprenticeship training facility. The stated objectives include local hiring and additional pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship opportunities; no project value was provided.
- Parks and Recreation cited $100,000 in 2025 ITEF funding for emergency and fire-suppression work at the LOVE Park building. This funding is separate from the concession agreement, whose value was not disclosed.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Education
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 22, 2026

### Government Entities
- Philadelphia City Council
- Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
- Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development

### Vendors
- Broad Street Love Park LLC (Selected concessionaire)

### Sources
- [Committee on Public Property and Public Works 10-21-26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggwtyQHOADU) - Philadelphia City Council
- [City Council committee advances contract to reopen, run LOVE Park ‘saucer’ building
 https://t.co/8adzoi2J3E](https://x.com/DariusRadzius/status/2113388015326302457) - twitter-sled