Philadelphia Real Estate News
We made it down to South Philly on this wonderful summer day to check in on a site that some of you may be wondering about. Besides the unbearable heat, we had a great time walking the streets of beautiful Bella Vista. The site we had our eye on was the corner parcel at 769-775 Read more about 13-Unit, Mixed-Use Building to Replace Bank in Bella Vista[…]
Take a walk around Fishtown and you’ll see new construction and renovations on almost every block. Over the last decade, developers have bought and built on most of the vacant and underutilized parcels in the neighborhood. However, there still are a handful of them out there that are hiding in plain sight. One of these Read more about 45-Unit Building Under Construction in Fishtown Next to I-95[…]
Yesterday, we told you about a project under the El near the Girard Station. Today, we have one for you just up Front Street near the Berks Station. As we’ve told you many times before, there’s a ton happening surrounding the Berks Station with multiple new buildings that have been recently completed, a bunch more Read more about 32-Unit Building to Replace Church Near the Berks El Station[…]
Another day, another project to tell you about near a subway station in Philadelphia. This one is just south of Girard Avenue at 1108 North Front Street right on the border of Fishtown and Northern Liberties. Developers recently broke ground on a project that entails a 7-story building with 47 residential units, 8,520 square feet Read more about 47-Unit Project Under Construction Near Front and Girard[…]
The amount of development happening on North Broad Street continues to amaze us. We’ve told you about several projects encompassing thousands of units along the thoroughfare north of City Hall over the years. Today, we have a construction update on one of those projects for you. Back in October of 2019, we told you to Read more about 344-Unit Project Rising on North Broad Using Girder-Slab Precast Concrete Construction[…]
As we’ve preached so many times in the past, proximity to transit (especially rail lines) is driving development in Philadelphia. Over the last 5 years, large-scale development jumped from the Girard El Station to the Berks Station then to the York-Dauphin Station very quickly. There are now large new construction buildings and ongoing major developments Read more about 80-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in East Kensington[…]
The amount of construction happening these days in West Philadelphia would have been unfathomable only five years ago. From Baltimore Avenue to Market Street and beyond, we’re seeing major projects and proposals stretch out to about 50th Street. The transformation that this area has undergone is incredible with hundreds of new residential units, lab space, Read more about 352-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned at 42nd and Market[…]
If you take a walk along 2nd Street from Girard Avenue to Spring Garden Street in Northern Liberties, you’ll be amazed at the amount of construction underway. Just a few years ago, there were a ton of vacant and blighted properties lining the thoroughfare, especially on the northern side of the neighborhood. Today, this section Read more about 55-Unit Building Planned in Northern Liberties at 2nd and Poplar[…]
The intersection of Frankford Avenue, York Street, and Trenton Avenue on the border of Fishtown and East Kensington is undergoing a major transformation. The city recently completed an infrastructure project that turned the dangerous, signaled, 6-point intersection into a traffic roundabout with better pedestrian crossings. The circle improved the intersection drastically for pedestrians, bicyclists, and Read more about 56 Units + 5 Commercial Spaces Coming to the Fishtown Roundabout Within 5 Projects[…]
About three years ago, there was a building fire near the corner of Frankford Avenue and Berks Street in Fishtown. Unfortunately, the damage from the fire led to the demolition of two stately brick structures on the corner. Then, just a few months ago, the property on the corner at 1828 Frankford Avenue hit the Read more about 9-Unit + Commercial Building Planned on Frankford Ave in Fishtown[…]