It was back in June of 2019 that we told you about plans for a 3-story overbuild of the Jarvis Building in Callowhill. That project entailed 90 residential units, office space, and the existing NOTO nightclub at the base of the building. Since then, the former surface parking lot next door has been absorbed into Read more about 120-Unit Project Rising at 12th and Vine Street[…]
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[…]
Just over 5 years ago, the majority of the block just west of Broad Street between Callowhill Street and Carlton Street was dedicated to surface parking lots. That all changed when Hanover North broke ground in the summer of 2016. The Hanover North project eliminated most of the asphalt on the block, but a small Read more about 162-Unit Building to Replace Parking Lot at 15th and Callowhill[…]
You may have noticed that the lowrise triangular building on the northwest corner of Ridge Ave. and Spring Garden St. is no longer a bank and has been sporting some cool art on its facade over the last year or so. When the signs for Citizens Bank were removed from the building shortly before the Read more about 46-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned at Ridge and Spring Garden[…]
The 2-story brick building at 1106-14 Spring Garden Street, known as the Lawsonia Building, was originally constructed around 1930 as the headquarters of a plumbing supply company and was later the home of the Lawsonia Manufacturing Company, a furniture manufacturer. The building has now been vacant for more than 15 years with multiple attempts at Read more about Demolition Planned. 52-Unit Plan Moving Forward on Spring Garden?[…]
The stretch of Spring Garden Street on the south side of Northern Liberties is receiving a massive amount of attention from the development community. We recently told you about a 14-story, 355-unit building that is being planned at the corner of 2nd and Spring Garden. Back in February of 2020, we also told you about Read more about 12-story, 329-Unit Building Planned at 5th and Spring Garden[…]
Yesterday, we told you that National Real Estate Development and Kushner Real Estate Group control all but one of the properties between Spring Garden and Callowhill on the west side of 2nd Street. They plan on developing 4 projects along this stretch. The first phase includes the 23-story, 297-unit tower at 2nd and Callowhill that Read more about 14-Story, 355-Unit Building Planned at 2nd and Spring Garden[…]
The strip on 2nd Street between Spring Garden and Callowhill is in for a major transformation. In this part of town, 2nd Street is bordered on the east side by the Interstate 95 offramp and a bunch of industrial buildings on the west side. These couple of blocks, and especially the intersection of 2nd and Read more about 23-Story, 397-Unit Tower Planned at 2nd and Callowhill[…]
Callowhill Street between 2nd Street and Franklin Street is currently a 3-5 lane raceway with I-676 on the southern border and a mix of parking lots, blank walls, and industrial buildings on the norther side of the road. Although this area is a short walk to Old City and prime Center City in general, we Read more about 7-Story, 220-Unit Building Planned at 5th and Callowhill[…]
One of the most iconic buildings in Philadelphia is the blighted Willow Street Steam Plant in Callowhill. The structure, built in 1927, rises more than 160 feet tall and its rusted smokestacks make a dramatic impact on the city’s skyline. For years, Philadelphians have been wondering if anything would ever happen to the steam plant Read more about 69 Units + Retail Planned within Willow Street Steam Plant in Callowhill[…]