We’ve mentioned in the past that it feels like Philadelphia’s diners are slowly disappearing. Most famously, back in 2017, Little Pete’s diner in Rittenhouse closed to make way for a 13-story hotel. We also recently told you about plans to replace the Broad Street Diner with a 29-unit, mixed-use building. Today, we have news about Read more about 94-Unit Building Planned for Melrose Diner Site in South Philly[…]
The 1800 block of Ludlow Street in Center City – just west of 18th Street – is nothing to write home about. It’s definitely not one of those small, charming Philadelphia streets. Instead, it’s made up of a small surface parking lot, a bunch of blank walls, and some lowrise brick buildings. Around 4 years Read more about 84-Unit Building Planned at 18th and Ludlow[…]
West Philadelphia from the Schuylkill River to 44th Street along Chestnut Street and Market Street has seen a massive wave of development over the last decade. We’ve told you about several dense multifamily and mixed-use projects along this stretch that have been recently completed, are under construction, and that are in the planning phases. We’ve Read more about 12-Story, 350-Unit Project Planned at 40th and Market Street[…]
At the end of last year, beer drinkers in the Fishtown and Olde Richmond neighborhoods were stunned when their coveted beer distributor at York and Almond Streets closed. The 28,374 square foot, CMX-2 zoned parcel, which was also known for its Christmas tree sales during the holidays, was presumed to be sold to a developer Read more about 87-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned for Former Beer Distributor on York Street in 19125[…]
Back in May of 2021, we told you about a plan to redevelop the stretch of North 2nd Street between Spring Garden Street and Callowhill Street. At that time, plans were released for two large, mixed-use projects. One on the northwest corner of 2nd and Callowhill, and the other on the southwest corner of 2nd Read more about Site Cleared for 23-Story, 397-Unit Tower at 2nd and Callowhill[…]
We’ve told you many times over the years that American Street north of Girard Avenue in South Kensington was set to transform before our eyes due to the area’s large, underutilized parcels and proximity to other booming neighborhoods and public transit infrastructure. Well, walk or bike down the thoroughfare today and you’ll see the evolution Read more about 2 Projects with 289 Units Rising on American Street in South Kensington[…]
Another day, another transit-oriented development to tell you about in Philadelphia. As we’ve told you about many times in the past through our articles and social media pages, developers have been flocking to development sites surrounding the city’s public transit infrastructure. One of the biggest hotbeds of transit-oriented development has been along the Front Street Read more about 114-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned on Front Street in South Kensington[…]
Back in July, we told you about 56 new residential units and multiple commercial spaces coming to the area surrounding the Fishtown / East Kensington Roundabout. This once dangerous, 6-point intersection was recently reconfigured with a roundabout, making it safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, and automobile drivers. Not only has the road changed, but two major Read more about 22-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Breaks Ground at Frankford Avenue and York Street[…]
Back in November of 2020, we told you about plans for a 404-unit, mixed-use project on the edge of Northern Liberties in East Poplar at 6th Street and Fairmount Avenue. At that time, the project needed a variance. We reported a few months later that the development team was granted a variance in February of Read more about 404-Unit Project Under Construction on Edge of Northern Liberties[…]
West Market Street has seen a plethora of development over the last decade. The majority of projects we’ve seen constructed on Market Street west of the Schuylkill River have been located between 30th Street and 38th Street and have been focused on life sciences, higher education, and office uses with a handful of similar developments Read more about 46-Unit Building Planned Next to 40th Street El Station[…]