It’s been a long road for the northeast corner of Broad and Pine Streets. Back in 2015, Dranoff Properties proposed a 23-story hotel with 78 rooms on the site. A couple of years later, the plans shifted to a 28-story building with 56 condominiums and 92 parking spaces. Well, it looks like the plan has Read more about New Plan at Broad and Pine: 91 Units + Commercial[…]
We’ve seen multiple parking lots in Old City developed recently and heard about plans to develop others. It looks like there’s another significant project in the works. Developers are planning to demolish a 3-story building at 211-213 Vine Street that has a surface parking lot in its rear. In its place, a 6-story, 61,694 square Read more about 6-Story, 46-Unit Structure to Replace Old City Building[…]
It was back in May of 2019 that we told you that the Wendy’s at 11th and Walnut was going to be demolished. We also mentioned that the stately building at 1105 Walnut would also be demolished and that parcel would likely be combined with the Wendy’s property for the development of a new structure. Read more about 18-Story, 198-Unit Tower Planned at 11th and Walnut[…]
There’s been a lot of bad news about Jewelers’ Row for architectural buffs over the last few years. Four buildings were demolished on the 700 block of Sansom Street to make way for a new condo tower. The parcels still sit vacant today waiting for construction to proceed. Then, earlier this year we told you Read more about 6-Story Addition Planned for Jewelers’ Row Building[…]
Just over 5 years ago, the majority of the block just west of Broad Street between Callowhill Street and Carlton Street was dedicated to surface parking lots. That all changed when Hanover North broke ground in the summer of 2016. The Hanover North project eliminated most of the asphalt on the block, but a small Read more about 162-Unit Building to Replace Parking Lot at 15th and Callowhill[…]
About a year ago, plans for a 180 room hotel project at 2300-2324 Market Street came to light. That plan entailed an overbuild that would bring the new structure to 11 total stories and also include office space. It looks like the plans have grown and shifted to a residential, office, and retail mixed-use project. Read more about 222-Unit, 14-Story Overbuild Project Planned at 23rd and Market[…]
The art deco building at 228-38 N. 13th St. in Chinatown was designed by William Harold Lee in 1949 and was originally home to Warner Brothers Films. NFL Films later took over the space. The building was added to the Philadelphia register of historic places in 2008 and was last used by Big Brothers and Read more about Construction Permits Issued for 15-Story Overbuild Hotel Project in Chinatown[…]
Over the last several years, there has been a huge preservation controversy in Philadelphia involving Toll Brothers’ demolition of 4 buildings on the 700 block of Sansom St. on Jewelers’ Row. Toll Brothers already demolished the building and has plans to build a 329 foot tall, 63-unit condominium building on the site. The project seems Read more about Permits Issued for 42-Unit Building on Jewelers’ Row, Demolition of Buildings Currently on Site[…]
Back in June of 2019, we told you about Brickstone’s plan to replace a 2-story, 455-space parking garage with a 300-unit senior living facility at 123 S. 12th St. in the Gayborhood. That project would have risen 24-stories. It looks like the plans and development team have changed. In anticipation of the Civic Design Review Read more about 20-Story, 412-Unit Tower Proposed in the Gayborhood[…]
Over the last several decades, Old City has evolved from a blighted, industrial neighborhood, to an artist enclave, and now to a high-end district filled with luxury homes surrounded by streets lined with boutiques, restaurants, and other shops. Around 6 years ago, a parking lot and 1-story garage were replaced by 6 large townhouses with Read more about 24-Unit Building Rising in Old City[…]