In August of 2019, developers acquired the 12,005 CMX-2.5 zoned site at 1904-22 N. Front St. from the Norris Square Economic Development Corporation for $2.1 million. The parcel currently holds a low-rise building that was formerly a bank and surface parking lot. The development team proceeded to acquire the adjacent corner parcel at 1900-02 N. Read more about 105 Units + Retail Proposed at Front and Berks in Kensington[…]
A little more than a year ago, we told you about a 207-room hotel proposed at 1620 Sansom St. in Rittenhouse. It looks like plans have changed for the site. Southern Land Company, the developer behind The Laurel on Rittenhouse Square and 3601 Market St., recently released plans for a mixed-use tower on the 18,816 Read more about 320-Foot, 298-Unit, Mixed-Use Tower Proposed in Rittenhouse[…]
When we started telling people to buy property on the west side of Front St. near the Berks El Station more than 5 years ago, we could not have imagined that the neighborhood would develop as quickly as it has. We knew it had some great characteristics and was prime for growth, but did not Read more about 103 Units + Commercial Proposed in Kensington Near the Berks El Station[…]
Back in 2019, the Camac Baths building at 204 S. 12th St. was nominated to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, two years after being acquired by Midwood Investment & Development, a national real estate development firm. The Camac Baths was deemed historically significant because of its first Jewish and then gay and bisexual clientele. Read more about 448 Units + Commercial Planned for Historic Property in the Gayborhood[…]
If you’ve been reading our articles, you’ll know that the area around the Berks El Station is booming. Several large mixed-use and multi-family projects are in the planning phases, under construction, or recently completed. The 28-unit + retail project at Front and Berks is now rising quickly. A 95-unit + retail project is topped out Read more about 45 Units + Artist Studios Rising Near the Berks El Stop[…]
We love seeing new buildings and homes for people rise in Philadelphia. However, it pains us to see handsome buildings that seem to be in good condition demolished only to be replaced by another modern box. We have not seen project renderings yet, but that is what we expect will happen at 1609-13 Poplar St., Read more about Demolition Proposed to Make Way for 21 Units in Francisville[…]
Get ready for some real beefy Philadelphia development news. 918-980 Delaware Ave., which is connected to the George L. Wells Meat Co. building, traded hands last August for $12.375 million along with a parcel at Delaware and Poplar. Demolition has been underway at the site for the last couple of months with significant progress to Read more about 462 Units + Retail Proposed on Delaware Ave Near Rivers Casino[…]
South Kensington continues to develop. It seems like every block you stroll down from Front St. past 6th St. between Berks and Girard has some sort of construction happening on it. From fix and flips and new single family homes to large multi-family and mixed-use projects, it is all happening in this section of Philadelphia. Read more about 30 Units + Retail Under Construction in Kensington[…]
If you’ve ever ventured on Amber St. between Allegheny Ave. and Westmoreland St., you have likely seen two hulking old warehouses connected by a catwalk. These structures, along with some other nearby buildings, make up a massive artist studio and office complex called The Loom. The buildings, which were originally part of the Masland Carpet Read more about 59 Units Proposed on the Border of Port Richmond and Harrowgate[…]
Just a few blocks from the Berks El Station and steps off of the flourishing Frankford Avenue commercial corridor in Fishtown, a new 5-story multi-family building is rising near Columbia Ave and Memphis St. Many will remember this parcel was originally supposed to be the location of the Fishtown City Fitness. About 7 years ago, Read more about 17 Units Rising in Fishtown[…]