Those cheers you hear are coming from the staff at the flying pig.

East King is shaping up to be another Uptown Worthington in our area.

Long may Pigs fly! And the memories in those hallowed walls post-Prohibition to the present day! Home of the early AM "Breakfast club" from the 40's through 80's and the 50-cent quarts of beer that flew out of there!!!

That sucks !! I'm a big fan of the rugby and football (Englsh) and would have frequented that establishement on a regular basis with my group of like-minded friends.

The Whip ? are you sure we can't change your mind ?

That's sad. More business more people more money for the village.

Just one more thing that Eli Kahn promised the residents of Malvern (like no awful parking garage) and ripped away.

This whole setup just doesn't fit in Malvern. I'm all in favor of more tax revenue etc... But we don't need urbanization forced down our throats!

I would love to see some diversity in the borough! American and Italian Cuisine are aplenty, how about a sushi place? Mexican? or Indian cuisine?

I think the possibilities are wonderful. I am disappointed to loose the Whip, but excited about what else might come. I am personally hoping for some diversity in our dining options - we already have plenty of good Americana and Italian fare options. Malvern is shaping up to be everything we hoped it could be when we chose to settle here 8 years ago. What's the point of a small walkable town if there is not much to walk to? The new train station is a big improvement and I am hoping that this project will help other struggling small businesses in town thrive. If it gets the right mix of restaurants and shops it should bring more customers for all of us. East King street had previously been doomed with industrial wasteland and empty spaces. The building at the top of Bridge on King is the ugliest "Welcome to Malvern" and a reminder that this town needs this project to thrive. Complain about progress or be a part of it!
I have my own personally, property owner complaints about the height, which I think is one story too tall. The zoning is 55 feet. And it may meet that height limit from King St, but the back of the building is 70+. Those of us on East Broad live 15-20 feet downhill from the back of the building. Our view is enormous. photos on the blog link http://malvern.patch.com/blog_posts/east-king-st-project-will-it-increase-or-decrease-property-values-96dbafc7

I drive by several times a day to and from schools and I have to say that with the addition of the varied roof lines today it is looking much nicer - it helps ease the height a bit. I hope The Whip reconsiders. We love the pig, malvern pizza, alba, anthony's, julie anne's, and all of the establishments in town - more variety will attract more visitors which won't take away from these wonderful places, but help new people discover them.

I wish La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe would be interested to open here in Malvern. Malvern is designed for it. All nice towns like Alexandria,VA for example have it. Malvern does not need to have another place to have a drink or beer. Just a thought.

That would be nice. Something like Burlap & Bean or Steel City cafe.

We certainly need additional tax revenue & restaurant options in Malvern as the Pig, Alba, JulieAnn's & Anthony's are frequently sold out - which is a good thing from a business perspective. However our local council needs to address the traffic congestion & parking on side roads if they want progress to continue. No one wants to visit or live in a growing community with such structural issues. The issues are likely to only get worse when the King Street complex is completed.

It never ceases to amaze me, in my advanced old age, why people choose to move into an area and then decide they want to change it to fit their specifications. Malvern was as Malvern was. A little village, with successful and yes unsuccessful retail ops along the cow path that is King Street. Speed bumps and stop signs replaced earlier failed efforts with parking meters on King that drove businesses crazy; hitching posts in carved out already-space cramped King for invisible horses of the 20th and 21st centuries. Just by its very size and location off Lancaster Avenue, Malvern was never meant to rival Bryn Mawr or Devon or even Berwyn. A railroad runs through it. If one wants cafes, taverns, etc. within walking distance might I suggest moving to Manayunk or Philly, West Chester, Phoenixville or Coatesville? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

That's really too bad. If towns like Malvern expect to survive they need to do things that will attract young professionals that will stay and raise their families. Lets face it all communities have a high number of baby boomers moving into retirement age, that time of life in which we have everything we need. Not spending a great deal of money on anything outside of groceries, traveling and playing golf. Unless our towns attract young people and young families our towns will suffer the same fate as many others that are now all boarded up. It is not difficult to maintain the historic character of a town while adding the new, which will at some point, also become a part of a towns history. I personally am not familiar with the Whip, but it would have been nice to have another place in Malvern to meet up with friends.

Change is constant and Malvern has seen over 100 years of it. I think most of us would agree that we live here because we like the small town feel of Malvern - off the path of Rt 30. It doesn't have the size to become a West Chester, thank goodness, but it could be a little more successful like Kennett Square, Media, or Wayne. I see nothing wrong with aspiring to fill the empty buildings with thriving businesses, ones that can survive more than a year - hopefully a decade or two. I see potential. Eastside Flats is taller than my expectations, but hopefully it kick starts some small and stable growth. We all care about this town and I don't want to see it continue to decline with more broken windows, more empty store fronts, more trees growing out of the roof, more peeling paint, more broken sidewalk, and more faded signs of businesses that weren't alive long enough. We all have a lot of pride in Malvern and it's potential.

I like this comment better. My personal property value worries are separate from my excitement for this possibilities in town. What shacks on Bridge and King? Those are long gone - knocked own and replaced with large new homes about 5+ years ago. The bottom of Bridge on Old Lincoln across from the newer carriage homes needs help - I agree. I don't know what is going on with the broken yellow house. The auto shop roof caved in a couple years ago and the lot is empty. But even so, the entrance into Malvern from this direction has vastly improved in the past decade, but still has a few areas that need improving. I wish PECO would allow some shrubs (ones that can't be climbed) in front of their power station.

Sorry, the commercial shacks on King at Bridge. Literally the first thing you see when you come in. Used to be a bar long ago I believe. Maybe a barber shop at some point? Could be a decent parking lot now. We might need it.
I agree that things are much better, which is why I'm optimistic. Even though I wish the apts were a story shorter, I still prefer what's there now, to what was there before. Unkept homes, large rusty old garages, etc.

Being a 30+ person living in Malvern, i hope to have more options in the future. So far its the Pig and what?? Alba has a nice walk in bar, but overall, there aren't many small town restaurants to walk to. Personally, I've lived here almost four years now and I'm bored with my options. If i'm going to have a four story sun block in my back yard, i better be getting some diverse shops and restaurants/bars to make me want to walk into town. Malvern has much potential, but to be in any kind of realm with wayne, it needs quality business' that spark interest in others to come to our town. Why have a nice train station if no one is willing to take a ride to check out what Malvern has to offer? Until there is proof of some sort of exciting business taking place in town, this is a bust to me. I hope there are good things to come.

Tom, I agree. Personal property woes aside, I am voluntarily trying to bring community art to Malvern for residents to enjoy, to honor our history, to compliment our beautifcation projects, and to attract new customers for all of the wonderful businesses in town. I love this town. https://www.facebook.com/MalvernMuralProject Malvern has the potential to fill it's empty store fronts and thrive as it should and once did.

Tom, is that you - Tom our neighbor? Hey, stop by sometime this week for a beer and we'll give you the update on a meeting we had with the developer about landscape screening for those of us on Broad St with a 5 story downhill view. Think about what you might want/need along your back fence to help ease the illumination from the parking garage and the height. Green giant arborvitae and leeland cyprus are year round, hearty, fast growing options.