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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Back in 2019, plans were released for a 10-story building with 244 residential units and 50 automobile parking spots at 1130 N. Delaware Avenue on the site of a surface parking lot and low rise furniture warehouse next to the historic Edward Corner Building. Over the last few years, the parking lot and furniture warehouse Read more about 182-Unit Building Proposed in Fishtown on Surface Parking Lot[…]
If you live in Old City or follow Philadelphia real estate development in general, you’ve probably heard about several plans for the southwest corner of 2nd and Race Streets. The property was most recently occupied by a commercial kitchen supply store. Back in 2017, zoning permits were issued for a 5-story building with 13 residential Read more about New Plan for Prominent Old City Corner[…]
A 6-story, 65 foot tall, 70-unit building with ground floor commercial space and 13 parking spaces is being planned on the 11,678 square foot CMX-3 parcel at 416-24 Vine Street in Old City. The building will be clad in metal and cement fiber board panels with aluminum clad windows and beige retractable balconies accenting the Read more about 70-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Old City[…]
As we’ve mentioned countless times in the past, development has followed the transit lines in Philadelphia. Subway stop by subway stop, new buildings keep popping up further and further out from City Hall. Development has already made its way well past the Berks El Station, but there are still several vacant, blighted, and underutilized parcels Read more about 5-Story, 21-Unit Building Rising Under the El in Norris Square[…]