Rittenhouse Row v. Aspite

OPINION BY

President Judge COLINS.

Dominic Aspite and 1420 Chestnut Street Associates (collectively, Aspite) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court), which reversed a decision of the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) granting his application for a use variance. Aspite questions whether the trial court erred in concluding that he failed to establish a hardship. Discerning no error, we affirm the trial court’s order reversing the ZBA.

At issue is the permitted use of the first floor of a multi-story structure located at 1420-22 Chestnut…