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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
More than a year ago, we reported that the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius planned on signing a letter of intent to move its offices to a new construction tower at 23rd and Market St. Since then, the law firm has signed a 20 year lease for the property and renderings for the tower Read more about Permits Pulled, Funding in Place for New Center City Office Tower[…]
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[…]