Back in April of 2019, we told you that four buildings at 1538 through 1544 Frankford Avenue were being sold as a package and imagined that they would be purchased by a developer and demolished to make way for a new mixed-use building. The buildings sold shortly after that and the development team went through Read more about 12-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Under Construction on Frankford Ave in Fishtown[…]
Last week, we told you that the 470-unit Festival Pier redevelopment and a 466-unit project right across the street on the site of a former Greyhound bus terminal were both under construction. That’s 936 homes getting built right on the same block. Well, these are not the only massive projects under construction on this strip. Read more about 462-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Under Construction on Border of Fishtown and Northern Liberties[…]
One of the largest undeveloped parcels in Fishtown has sat unchanged along the neighborhood’s main commercial corridor as the properties surrounding it have been developed into new homes and commercial spaces. 1120 Frankford Avenue, until recently, was an unpaved parking lot situated just north of Barcade and just south of Girard Avenue. Although a lot Read more about 107-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Breaks Ground in Fishtown on Frankford Avenue[…]
It was back in August of last year that we told you about a major project planned at the northwest corner of Front Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue on the site of a giant surface parking lot that was used as a beer garden and outdoor gym during the height of the pandemic. The Read more about Ground Broken on 204-Unit Project Near the Berks El Station[…]
Palmer Park is one of the great small neighborhood parks in Philadelphia. It’s located along Frankford Avenue in the heart of Fishtown’s commercial corridor. The community hosts live music performances, cleanups, and other events at the park to keep it activated and looking its best. Every time we sit in Palmer Park, though, we wonder Read more about 50-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned on Fishtown Parking Lot Near Palmer Park[…]
As we’ve told you many times before, North Front Street under the El has been transforming into a thriving mixed-use corridor over the last several years. If you check out our map page, you’ll see all of the projects we’ve written about along this stretch. Back in April of 2021, we told you about plans Read more about 6-Story, 55-Unit Building Planned in Fishtown[…]
It was back in April of 2019 that we told you that the Historic Weisbrod & Hess Brewery on Martha Street had been sold and that a modern addition to the building would be demolished. We weren’t sure what the plan for the property was at that point, but hoped that the structure would be Read more about Historic Brewery in East Kensington to Become a Restaurant[…]
Take a walk around Fishtown and you’ll see new construction and renovations on almost every block. Over the last decade, developers have bought and built on most of the vacant and underutilized parcels in the neighborhood. However, there still are a handful of them out there that are hiding in plain sight. One of these Read more about 45-Unit Building Under Construction in Fishtown Next to I-95[…]
Another day, another project to tell you about near a subway station in Philadelphia. This one is just south of Girard Avenue at 1108 North Front Street right on the border of Fishtown and Northern Liberties. Developers recently broke ground on a project that entails a 7-story building with 47 residential units, 8,520 square feet Read more about 47-Unit Project Under Construction Near Front and Girard[…]
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[…]