Royal Square Development & Construction proudly announces the promotion of Brad Fisher to the role of Vice President of Construction. Fisher, formerly VP of Operations, has been an invaluable asset to the company for over five years and has played a pivotal role in the growth of the general construction business.

Throughout his tenure with Royal Square Development & Construction, Fisher has demonstrated exceptional leadership, dedication, and expertise in the field of construction. One of Fisher’s significant contributions to the company includes the formation of the Construction Management division, which specializes in projects utilizing Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants as well as Historic Tax Credits.

"Brad's promotion to Vice President of Construction is a testament to his outstanding performance, leadership abilities, and contributions to the company," said Josh Hankey, President, and CEO of Royal Square Development & Construction.

Alongside Damian Nagle, President of Construction, Fisher will assist with oversite of the construction division, including project management, strategic planning, and business development. He will continue to uphold the company's commitment to delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget while fostering strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

"I am truly honored and excited to take on this new role," said Fisher. "I am grateful for the opportunity to help lead our talented team of professionals and further contribute to the company's growth and success."

RSDC is a premier construction and development company headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. Led by a local team of development and construction professionals who are passionate about urban revitalization and contributing to the sustainable growth of the communities in which they operate. RSDC is most notably recognized for the multi-million dollar adaptive re-use revitalizations of many historic buildings throughout central PA. For more information, visit RSDCinc.com  

The former Fox Bakery in York, seen from West Gay Avenue, is slated to become apartments.

Kinsley Properties and Royal Square Development & Construction have formed a joint venture to convert a vacant office building in downtown York into a 43-unit apartment.

A project with Susquehanna Real Estate is moving right along with 18 apartments scheduled for an August delivery. Originally a cigar factory and more recently an office building, transforming a space like this into modern apartments is what we do best.

10,000 Friends is pleased to announce the Commonwealth Award winners for 2020-2021. To learn more about these incredible visionaries and projects, join us for our webinar series in 2022 and check out the featured projects in our newsletter. Congratulations to all of the award winners!

Royal Square Construction & Development (RSDC) will oversee the construction on the new venue. RSDC President Josh Hankey said the team will begin construction later this month and are aiming for a mid-July opening.

The Commonwealth Awards celebrates visionary community leadership and catalytic development projects and initiatives that find new uses for vacant and underutilized land, increase opportunities for communities on the rise, and breathe new life into old neighborhoods. The celebration brings together leading professionals in the fields of real estate development, architecture, engineering, transportation, planning, universities, healthcare, municipal government, and community development.

Bell Socialization Services later this month will celebrate its new apartments for mental health patients as a part of its Community Hospitalization Integration Project Program.

The renovation of the apartments was completed in June and was done by Royal Square Development and Construction.

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Work will begin soon on the York location of the Prince Street Cafe with a projected opening of September 2019.

Right now, six out of the thirteen apartments are rented by tenants. It took RSDC only three weeks to fill those vacancies – it won’t take long for the remaining seven to be filled.

Each apartment includes on-site parking, gorgeous granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and new floors.

Originally built in 1887, RSDC worked hard to preserve the original doorways, archways, windows, and trimwork.

What's next for Cobblestone's, once the hot spot in downtown York and now a big fixer-upper

While the goal is to get something worthwhile in the space, and there are a lot of options for what exactly that could be, the folks at Royal Square Development and Construction think the space is suited for one thing in particular: entertainment.

On Friday, November 30, The Goddard School York celebrated the ground breaking of their new addition with their staff and team members from RSDC and Core Design.

A 3,000-square-foot building is anticipated to open in the spring of 2019 and will be constructed next to the current Goddard School. It will allow more children ages six weeks to six years old to attend the York location.

The Best Places to Work in PA program is dedicated to identifying and recognizing Pennsylvania's best employers. "The Greatest Show" at the Lancaster County Convention Center was a chance for employees to celebrate and show their pride for their companies. So who won in the small, medium, and large company categories? Here are the rankings for the best small companies of 2018.

As Downtown Inc prepares for its fifth annual Masquerade Ball on Saturday, Royal Square Development and Construction is helping the nonprofit transform the former Pewtarex facility, located at 145 N. Hartley St., into an event space. 

"While it’s a blank canvas today, The Foundry could one day anchor the western edge of Downtown York and reinvigorate the neighborhoods around it"

Pennsylvania's Historic Preservation Awards continue a tradition started in 1979 to honor excellence in preservation. The annual awards recognize significant contributions in the field of historic preservation made by both individuals and organizations.

Public Impact Award
Market Street Revitalization Project

Another historic building in downtown York is undergoing renovations. It is the Rupp Building, a landmark in downtown York.

Royal Square has been hired to renovate the 23,436 square-foot building and clean its exterior.

Dylan Bauer, development director and Jay Lamison, superintendent, of Royal Square Development & Construction talk about cleaning out the former Market Street Saloon building in the first block of West Market Street. 

Royal Square Development & Construction is ready to show off its new apartments in downtown York, representing the culmination of one of its signature redevelopment projects in the city.

York's RSDC Inc. is the winner of 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania's inaugural Louis J. Appell Jr. Leadership Award.

The award, in its first year, is intended to be the highest award given by 10,000 Friends — a statewide nonprofit dedicated to the improvement of the Commonwealth — to private sector companies, according to a media release.

The Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies program recognizes the region's most dynamic companies that have made significant contributions to the strength of our local economy.

Nominated companies are ranked according to revenue growth over a three-year period, with both dollar and percentage increases taken into consideration. This ranking formula leads to recognition of both large and small companies.

Cobblestones Bar & Grill made a lot of memories during its run.

The nightclub also accumulated a lot of stuff, which its new owners, Royal Square Development Company, hope to sell at a public auction this month.

“We’re trying to get the building cleared out so we can sell it," said Dylan Bauer, RSDC vice president of real estate development. 

For the last several years, a corner property at the gateway to York’s Cherry Lane has been vacant, but later this year, the 3,000-square-foot space will transform into a whiskey and pizza lover’s dream.

The Fig and Barrel, owned by Shrewsbury residents Nathan and Lisa Novak, is expected to open at 25-27 W. Market Street this fall. The duo will turn the space into a whiskey-driven, wood-fired brick-oven pizza gastro pub.

REVI Flats is the name of a mix of commercial and residential space that includes the former Weinbrom Jewelers, F.W. Woolworth and Zakie's nightclub buildings on West Market Street.

The loft space was once home to the Zodiac and Big City nightclubs, the last of which closed about 17 years ago.

According to Dylan Bauer, development director for RSDC, history tax credits were used to repurpose mezzanine railings that were at the sides of the nightclub in creating the upper levels of the lofts.

The year was 1916. The sport of basketball, invented by Canadian James Naismith just 25 years earlier, was gaining in popularity.

The first dunk in an NBA basketball game was decades away from happening, as was the league itself.

But that year, the building now known as Voni B. Grimes Gym opened its doors on East College Street in York as part of the York Collegiate Institute, a forerunner of today's York College. It was called the College Avenue Gym back then.

The Cobblestone's bar and restaurant building in York sold for $300,000 at an auction Monday.

RSDC, the company formerly known as Royal Square Development & Construction, is buying the 37,000 square-foot, three-story building at 205-209 S. George St.

RSDC plans to renovate the building and seek a tenant, most likely a restaurant-night club, RSDC President and CEO Josh Hankey said Monday.