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[…]
The intersection of Frankford Avenue, York Street, and Trenton Avenue on the border of Fishtown and East Kensington is undergoing a major transformation. The city recently completed an infrastructure project that turned the dangerous, signaled, 6-point intersection into a traffic roundabout with better pedestrian crossings. The circle improved the intersection drastically for pedestrians, bicyclists, and Read more about 56 Units + 5 Commercial Spaces Coming to the Fishtown Roundabout Within 5 Projects[…]
About three years ago, there was a building fire near the corner of Frankford Avenue and Berks Street in Fishtown. Unfortunately, the damage from the fire led to the demolition of two stately brick structures on the corner. Then, just a few months ago, the property on the corner at 1828 Frankford Avenue hit the Read more about 9-Unit + Commercial Building Planned on Frankford Ave in Fishtown[…]
Back in 2019, plans were released for a 10-story building with 244 residential units and 50 automobile parking spots at 1130 N. Delaware Avenue on the site of a surface parking lot and low rise furniture warehouse next to the historic Edward Corner Building. Over the last few years, the parking lot and furniture warehouse Read more about 182-Unit Building Proposed in Fishtown on Surface Parking Lot[…]
If you live in Old City or follow Philadelphia real estate development in general, you’ve probably heard about several plans for the southwest corner of 2nd and Race Streets. The property was most recently occupied by a commercial kitchen supply store. Back in 2017, zoning permits were issued for a 5-story building with 13 residential Read more about New Plan for Prominent Old City Corner[…]
A 6-story, 65 foot tall, 70-unit building with ground floor commercial space and 13 parking spaces is being planned on the 11,678 square foot CMX-3 parcel at 416-24 Vine Street in Old City. The building will be clad in metal and cement fiber board panels with aluminum clad windows and beige retractable balconies accenting the Read more about 70-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Old City[…]
As we’ve mentioned countless times in the past, development has followed the transit lines in Philadelphia. Subway stop by subway stop, new buildings keep popping up further and further out from City Hall. Development has already made its way well past the Berks El Station, but there are still several vacant, blighted, and underutilized parcels Read more about 5-Story, 21-Unit Building Rising Under the El in Norris Square[…]
Something big is planned for the southwest corner of 7th and Chestnut Streets. A zoning permit was issued on Friday for the consolidation of the parcels at 700-02 and 704 Chestnut Street. The plans call for demolishing 704 Chestnut Street and putting an 8-story addition on top of the 6-story building at the corner of Read more about 14-Story, 148-Unit Overbuild Project Planned at 7th & Chestnut[…]
Back in January of last year, we told you that building permits were issued for a 5-story, 64-unit project with 2 ground floor commercial spaces, 7 artist studios, and 65 parking spots at 1222 North 2nd Street in Olde Kensington. We mentioned that there had been on and off development plans for the property for Read more about 64-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Rising in Olde Kensington[…]
Back in 2020, we told you about a 157-unit, mixed-use plan for the site of Anastasi Seafood and the vacant lot behind it on the southeast corner of 9th and Washington in the Italian Market. At that time, there had been on and off plans to develop the property for more than 5 years. Although Read more about Anastasi Seafood Building Demolished to Make Way for 157-Unit Project[…]