Developers are planning to build a 56,140 square foot, 4-story, 45 foot tall building with 67 residential units on the 18,690 square foot RM-1 zoned parcel at 6327 Musgrave Street in East Mount Airy. The property currently consists of a cool old one-story stone garage and a surface parking lot. The garage will be demolished Read more about 67-Unit Building Planned in East Mount Airy[…]
About 2 weeks ago, we told you about a 42-unit, mixed-use building that is under construction at 4th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue and mentioned that a bigger project is also rising nearby. Avenue V is currently under construction between Germantown Avenue and 5th Street on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The Riverwards Group is leading Read more about 147-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Rising in Kensington[…]
More than a year ago, we told you that a 38-unit project under the El in Kensington, which had been planned since at least 2017, may be moving forward. The project, on the northwest corner of Front and Oxford in Kensington, entails a 5-story building with 38 residential units and ground floor retail space. At Read more about Under Construction: 38-Unit Mixed-Use Project Next to The El[…]
Transit-oriented development is taking root in Philadelphia. Vacant lots and underutilized buildings near subway stops are getting turned into multi-family and mixed-use projects on a regular basis throughout the city. It boggles our mind how there’s been a huge 10,412 square foot CMX-4 lot less than two blocks from the Broad and Girard station sitting Read more about 46 Units Planned for 13th & Cambridge Next to Warehouse on Watts[…]
Developers are proposing a 5-storey, 60 foot tall project with 99 residential units, 15,650 square feet of retail space, a green roof, a rooftop deck with a pool, 30 car parking spots, and 33 bike spaces at 919 Diamond St. The project is situated along the elevated SEPTA regional rail line on a 34,101 industrial-zoned Read more about 99 Units + Retail Proposed at 10th and Diamond[…]
North Front Street’s revival continues. Properties are changing hands, buildings are getting renovated, and empty lots are being developed. Residents and retailers are putting down roots next to the elevated tracks of the Market-Frankford Line at an accelerated pace. We’ve told you about a bunch of projects surrounding the Berks El Stop on the border Read more about 14-Unit Mixed-Use Property To Rise Under the El in Kensington[…]
We have told you again and again that Kensington is booming. New construction houses, residential buildings, and mixed-use structures dot the landscape of this transit-accessible neighborhood. We recently told you about a 93-unit mixed-use building replacing an old warehouse at the corner of 2nd and Cecil B. Moore Ave. The warehouse is now completely demolished Read more about 43 Units + New Restaurant Planned for Kensington[…]
In February of 2018, a fire ripped through the building at 239 Chestnut St. in Old City. The beautiful 5-story structure, built in 1852, was ravaged by the tragic fire that started in the basement. Several other buildings on the picturesque block of 19th century mixed-use buildings were also damaged from the blaze and subsequent Read more about Site of Historic Old City Fire is For Sale[…]