The City of Philadelphia sold $65.2 million of bonds to
finance a new police headquarters facility at 4601 Market St.
The sale was comprised of a $61.1 million tax-exempt series
sold to Bank of America with bonds maturing from 2021-2044, and a $4.1 million
taxable series maturing in 2018-2020 that was bought by Ramirez & Co.
It was the city's first competitive bond sale since 2006,
when Philadelphia's bond rating from Standard & Poor's was "BBB."
A December rating upgrade by S&P to "A+" will help save the city
over $7 million over the life of the new bonds, officials said.
A second sale is planned for late 2015 to complete financing
for the police building, called the Public Safety Services Campus. - Reid
Kanaley
Source: Philly.com
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