Tracking Philadelphia Real Estate
About a year ago, we told you about MM Partner’s renovation of the old St. Joseph’s Hospital at 1600-50 W. Girard Ave. into 88 residential units and multiple commercial spaces. At that time, the project, called The Civic, was nearing completion. After walking through the building and seeing the attention to detail from the project Read more about 192 Units + Retail to Replace Parking Lot in Francisville[…]
For years, we’ve passed by the warehouse at the corner of Cedar and Huntingdon hoping that a developer would bring it back to life. The 30,054 square foot structure sits on a 19,825 square foot IRMX parcel and was once a hosiery mill. We always thought the building seemed to be in good shape and Read more about Olde Richmond Warehouse to be Demolished, 68 Units + Retail to Rise?[…]
There are hundreds of units under construction and in the pipeline on the southeast corner of Brewerytown. We’ve told you about a 14-unit mixed-use building at 2616 W. Girard that is now nearing completion, a 108-unit mixed-use project that has broken ground at 26th and Poplar, and a 160-unit mixed-use plan at 27th and Girard. Read more about 49 Units Proposed at Border of Brewerytown and Fairmount[…]
5423 Germantown Ave. was originally built in the 1870’s as the Germantown Masonic Hall. The Gothic Revival building was most recently occupied by the Cunningham Piano Company, which used the building as a showroom from the 1970’s through 2016 when the building was sold for redevelopment. Cunningham, founded in 1891 and one of the oldest Read more about 16-Unit + Retail Adaptive Reuse Project in Germantown[…]
The transformation of N. American St. in Kensington from an industrial center to a mixed-use corridor will take another step forward if a new proposal at 1705 N. American St. comes to fruition. 1705 N. American St. is a 38,198 square foot Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use (ICMX) zoned property that currently is the location of Drexel Read more about 179 Units + Retail Proposed on American St. in Kensington[…]
It looks like a new chapter is being written about the infamous blighted parcel on the northeast corner of Broad St. and Washington Ave. From rumors involving Will Smith to Cirque du Soleil and piazzas in the sky, this lot has a long recent history of vacancy, temporary uses and project proposals. Bart Blatstein, the Read more about New Plans for Broad and Washington Entail 1,111 Units + Retail[…]
We’ve covered a few projects in the past surrounding Ridge Ave. and Allegheny Ave. including 27 units + retail, 176 units + retail, and a 134-unit project. This area along the river borders East Falls on the northern side, has a nice existing housing stock, and still has a bunch of large parcels that have Read more about 220 Units Planned on Border of Allegheny West & East Falls[…]
Germantown Avenue has some of the most incredible buildings. Stroll down this commercial corridor, and you’ll find significant structures of all shapes, sizes, and styles. The housing stock surrounding the avenue is incredible as well. Germantown is really one of the most unique and beautiful parts of Philadelphia. In July, we covered the plan to Read more about 50 Units + Retail Planned in Germantown[…]
If you’ve been to The El Bar for a Kensington Happy Meal over the last several months, you may have noticed that the building next door was demolished. Developers purchased the parcels at 1350-54 N. Front St., 1351-55 N. Hope St., and 106-108 Master St. (the lots behind the El Bar’s back patio area) in Read more about 15 Units + Retail to Rise Next to the El Bar in Kensington[…]
We’ve told you about several projects happening at and around the intersection of 2nd St. and Cecil B. Moore Ave. We covered 43 units on the southeast side of the intersection, 93 units + commercial on the northeast corner, 54 units just northeast of the intersection, and another 32-unit project that needed a variance just Read more about 28 Units Planned Near 2nd and Berks in Kensington[…]