Category: Kensington

American Street Construction Philadelphia

2 Projects with 289 Units Rising on American Street in South Kensington

by Kyle McShane

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[…]

1440 North Front Street Rendering

114-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned on Front Street in South Kensington

by Kyle McShane

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[…]

1705 North 7th Street

Historic Synagogue’s 22-Unit Residential Conversion Underway

by Kyle McShane

Our favorite types of projects to see in Philadelphia involve the adaptive reuse of beautiful old buildings. Too often in this city, we see these structures demolished to make way for new development. However, we’re hoping a program created a few years ago that is available to developers working on historic buildings continues to provide Read more about Historic Synagogue’s 22-Unit Residential Conversion Underway[…]

1700 N Howard Street

103-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project in South Kensington Making Progress

by Kyle McShane

Back in July of 2020, we told you about a plan to bring a 103-unit, mixed-use building to the corner of Howard Street and Cecil B Moore Avenue in South Kensington. The site formerly held an old industrial building with an impressive brick structure on the corner and was zoned RSA-5 so a variance was Read more about 103-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project in South Kensington Making Progress[…]

508 West Montgomery Avenue Rendering

78-Unit Building to Replace Parking Lot in Kensington

by Kyle McShane

About a month ago, we told you about plans for a 74-unit building that will replace a surface parking lot at Randolph Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in South Kensington. Well, it looks like the same development group is planning another surface parking lot replacing building just up the block. In anticipation of the Read more about 78-Unit Building to Replace Parking Lot in Kensington[…]

1700 Randolph Street Rendering

74-Unit Building to Replace South Kensington Parking Lot

by Kyle McShane

The area between 5th and 6th Street surrounding Cecil B. Moore Avenue has some of the coolest loft-style apartment buildings in the city. Along 5th Street, you have the Sewing Factory, The Tie Factory, and The Lamp Factory. Human Robot Brewery and Suttons bar and restaurant also call this block home. On the corner of Read more about 74-Unit Building to Replace South Kensington Parking Lot[…]

2654-64 Coral Street

41-Unit Project Planned Next to Kensington Community Food Co-op

by Kyle McShane

Just four or five years ago, new commercial developments north of York Street along the Frankford Avenue corridor in Kensington were few and far between. All that has changed and now there are barely any lots available for development between York Street and Lehigh Avenue on this stretch. One property on the north side of Read more about 41-Unit Project Planned Next to Kensington Community Food Co-op[…]