We’ve covered a bunch of projects on North Broad Street between city hall and Girard Avenue with a handful more stretching up past Temple University. However, We’ve only covered a couple of proposals above North Philadelphia Station. We see this changing over the coming years as developers continue to embrace transit-oriented development sites. You can’t Read more about 30-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned at Broad and Toronto[…]
You may have noticed that the lowrise triangular building on the northwest corner of Ridge Ave. and Spring Garden St. is no longer a bank and has been sporting some cool art on its facade over the last year or so. When the signs for Citizens Bank were removed from the building shortly before the Read more about 46-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned at Ridge and Spring Garden[…]
The 2-story brick building at 1106-14 Spring Garden Street, known as the Lawsonia Building, was originally constructed around 1930 as the headquarters of a plumbing supply company and was later the home of the Lawsonia Manufacturing Company, a furniture manufacturer. The building has now been vacant for more than 15 years with multiple attempts at Read more about Demolition Planned. 52-Unit Plan Moving Forward on Spring Garden?[…]
Back in April, we told you that zoning permits were issued for a 160-unit, mixed-use building on the site of the former CVS on the southwest corner of Broad and Girard. Those permits mentioned that the project would have 2 floors worth of commercial space. It looks like plans have shifted. In anticipation of the Read more about Plans for 201-Unit Building Replacing CVS at Broad and Girard Revealed[…]
The intersection of Frankford Avenue, York Street, and Trenton Avenue is at the beginning of a massive transformation. If you’ve been by Frankford and York lately, you’ve likely noticed that the intersection has been closed and a traffic roundabout is being installed. Work on the roundabout began earlier this year. The project’s goal is to Read more about 16-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned at Frankford and York[…]
The commercial energy from the Frankford Avenue and Front Street Fishtown commercial corridors has interestingly spilled over westward to the intersection of Howard and Thompson Street. Over the last couple of years, we have seen several businesses open up within residentially zoned properties on the southeastern side of the 1300 block of North Howard Street. Read more about 112-Unit, Mixed-Use, Adaptive Reuse Project Proposed in Kensington[…]
The development boom on Front Street in Kensington hasn’t slowed down and the 2000 block is one of the hottest along the northern stretch. We’ve covered multiple project on this block of Front Street and just off of Front Street in this area. Two buildings totaling 39 units and multiple commercial spaces are nearing completion Read more about 6-Story, 35-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned on Front St. in Kensington[…]
The former J.T. Riley Lumber yard site on the south side of Girard Avenue between 3rd Street and Orianna Street has been in development limbo for more than 5 years. Back in 2015, a plan that included 53 residential units, commercial space, and 37 parking spaces was approved for the site by the ZBA. At Read more about 189-Unit Mixed-Use Building Proposed in Northern Liberties[…]
The stretch of Spring Garden Street on the south side of Northern Liberties is receiving a massive amount of attention from the development community. We recently told you about a 14-story, 355-unit building that is being planned at the corner of 2nd and Spring Garden. Back in February of 2020, we also told you about Read more about 12-story, 329-Unit Building Planned at 5th and Spring Garden[…]
Yesterday, we told you that National Real Estate Development and Kushner Real Estate Group control all but one of the properties between Spring Garden and Callowhill on the west side of 2nd Street. They plan on developing 4 projects along this stretch. The first phase includes the 23-story, 297-unit tower at 2nd and Callowhill that Read more about 14-Story, 355-Unit Building Planned at 2nd and Spring Garden[…]