Category: Spring Garden

12-Story, 382-Unit + Retail Project to Replace Strip Mall at 5th & Spring Garden

by Kyle McShane

Back in the mid 60’s, a low-rise, suburban-style strip mall was created by the Redevelopment Authority through its East Poplar Urban Renewal Plan. The complex, which sits between 5th St., 6th St. and Spring Garden, was originally the home to the Fifth Street Wholesale Distribution Association. Over time, the structures morphed into a more traditional Read more about 12-Story, 382-Unit + Retail Project to Replace Strip Mall at 5th & Spring Garden[…]

368-Unit Project Could Replace a Parking Lot on North Broad

by Kyle McShane

We’ve told you that it is North Broad Street’s time to shine while covering the 290-unit tower proposal at Broad and Spring Garden, the recently-completed 41-unit Stable Lofts adaptive reuse project, the more than 500 units rising behind the Divine Lorraine, the 70-unit proposal just south of Girard, and the 225-unit proposal at Broad and Read more about 368-Unit Project Could Replace a Parking Lot on North Broad[…]

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363 Foot, 290-Unit Tower Planned at Broad & Spring Garden

by Kyle McShane

When Philadelphia really began to turn around in the 1990’s under then Mayor Ed Rendell, emphasis was put on South Broad Street. The thoroughfare was given the title “Avenue of the Arts” to spur cultural interest and development. The rest is history. South Broad St. and its surrounding neighborhoods have boomed over the last several Read more about 363 Foot, 290-Unit Tower Planned at Broad & Spring Garden[…]

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Frank Furness Bank at 6th & Spring Garden to be a Nightclub Again?

by Kyle McShane

Some people love movie stars. Others love musicians or athletes. We at PhilaRising love Frank Furness. Furness was a daring, unorthodox, Victorian-Gothic architect and Civil War veteran who was born in Philadelphia. Most of his work was built in our great city and the surrounding area. You may recognize some of his masterpieces from your Read more about Frank Furness Bank at 6th & Spring Garden to be a Nightclub Again?[…]