Take a Guided Tour a Selection of ESI’s Philadelphia Based Projects
We undertake a wide variety of projects in communities across the country. With that said, we are proud to be helping clients who are change agents in Philadelphia where we are headquartered. We share in the excitement of witnessing first-hand the elevation of healthcare and life sciences facilities, sustainable greening of city parks, repurposing of brownfield sites for new enterprises, construction of new museums and public amenities, refurbishment of transit lines, and establishment of affordable housing. Our clients support job creation, community development, and growth of the economy, ensuring that Philadelphia will continue to be an inclusive, world-class city, and great place to live and do business.
Our firm has multiple tools to use for evaluating and demonstrating the impacts our clients are making. It is said that a picture tells a thousand words, pair those pictures with a map and the words become a compelling story. Scroll through the map and click on the first site below to see and read about what is taking shape in the City of Philadelphia.
Much of our work benefits from visualization to help increase an understanding of the impacts that a project will have in a community. Senior Analyst Chris Geraghty developed this interactive map of our client’s projects using ArcGIS Storymaps. This engaging tool allows readers to locate, see, and learn on one webpage. Anywhere a webpage can be displayed, whether on a desktop computer, a tablet, smart phone, or projected on a screen, a Storymap can be used to show and tell the details about a project.
Image sources: Google Earth (2025); Google Maps (2025)
Chris Geraghty | [email protected]
Chris Geraghty is a Senior Analyst responsible for research, analysis, and using mapping tools to visualize project impacts. A recent graduate, earning a Master of Science in Economics from Drexel University, Chris also holds a master’s degree in education and a bachelor’s degree in history. He is involved in the Point Breeze neighborhood in Philadelphia as a co-coordinator for an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program.