Category: Northern Liberties

700 North Delaware Avenue

466-Unit Project Underway on Former Bus Station Site in Northern Liberties

by Kyle McShane

Just yesterday, we told you that the 470-unit Festival Pier redevelopment project is finally under construction after years of planning and preparation. Well, that’s not the only mega development in this neck of the woods. There’s another nearly 500-unit project underway right across the street from Festival Pier. Exactly two years ago, we told you Read more about 466-Unit Project Underway on Former Bus Station Site in Northern Liberties[…]

130 West Girard Avenue

7-Story, 84-Unit Building to Replace Bank on Northern Liberties Border

by Kyle McShane

There are a few blocks between Front Street and 2nd Street along Girard Avenue that are still blighted, vacant, and underutilized. Over the last few years, some cool businesses have opened along this stretch, but there is still a long ways to go to seamlessly tie Northern Liberties, Fishtown, and South Kensington together. It looks Read more about 7-Story, 84-Unit Building to Replace Bank on Northern Liberties Border[…]

Immaculate Conception Church

45-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned for Northern Liberties Church

by Kyle McShane

Back in April, we told you that developers were seeking a variance to replace Vesper Day Club in Northern Liberties with 20 townhomes. We also told you that the same group planned on building 16 more townhomes to the east of the Vesper site and also owned the historic church next door at Front and Read more about 45-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned for Northern Liberties Church[…]

1108 N Front St Rendering

47-Unit Project Under Construction Near Front and Girard

by Kyle McShane

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[…]

828 N 2nd Street Rendering

55-Unit Building Planned in Northern Liberties at 2nd and Poplar

by Kyle McShane

If you take a walk along 2nd Street from Girard Avenue to Spring Garden Street in Northern Liberties, you’ll be amazed at the amount of construction underway. Just a few years ago, there were a ton of vacant and blighted properties lining the thoroughfare, especially on the northern side of the neighborhood. Today, this section Read more about 55-Unit Building Planned in Northern Liberties at 2nd and Poplar[…]

1031 Germantown Avenue Rendering

Vesper Day Club May Be Replaced by 20 Homes in Northern Liberties

by Kyle McShane

Northern Liberties has gone from a neighborhood filled with industrial sites and vacant storefronts to a dense booming neighborhood with national chains and million+ dollar townhomes in a matter of a couple of decades. Walk down 2nd Street or through almost any section of Northern Liberties today and you’ll see new buildings and construction sites Read more about Vesper Day Club May Be Replaced by 20 Homes in Northern Liberties[…]

Mifflin School Northern Liberties

30-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in Northern Liberties

by Kyle McShane

You may have walked down North 3rd Street in Northern Liberties before and noticed the cool brick building at 808-18 North 3rd Street. If you look closely at the inscription on the facade, you will see that the building was built in 1825 and was formerly the Mifflin Public School. In more recent history, the Read more about 30-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in Northern Liberties[…]