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

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 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[…]

80-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Roxborough

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 by Kyle McShane

There have been a ton of mixed-use and multifamily buildings constructed on and surrounding Ridge Avenue in Roxborough in recent years. As we mentioned before, there are a handful more that have been entitled and will likely be built in the near future. Today, we bring you another project that is in the pipeline along Read more about 80-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Roxborough[…]

111-Unit Project Planned Near La Salle University

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 by Kyle McShane

As mentioned many times previously, we are seeing significant development happen across multiple outlying neighborhoods in Philadelphia. From far south and west Philly to the northeast and northwest, new apartments buildings now dot the landscape of these areas. Developers and investors are bettering on the trend of re-urbanization persisting and on Philadelphia’s population continuing to Read more about 111-Unit Project Planned Near La Salle University[…]

Updated Renderings of New UPenn Lab Building Emerge

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 by Kyle McShane

Back in April of 2019, we told you that The University of Pennsylvania received a $50 million gift from Roy and Diana Vagelos to help fund the construction of a new lab building along Walnut Street which would host the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology and the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research Read more about Updated Renderings of New UPenn Lab Building Emerge[…]

100-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Roxborough

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 by Kyle McShane

The properties that line Ridge Avenue in Roxborough are an odd mix. There are a bunch of eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings. Many of these structures have pitched roofs. Some are utilized for commercial uses, others are single family homes or mixed-use. Then, there are a ton of auto-oriented retail properties such as strip malls, Read more about 100-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Roxborough[…]

42-Unit Project Rising in Fishtown

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 by Kyle McShane

Take a walk through Fishtown and it will seem like there’s some kind of construction happening on every other block. Frankford Avenue has transformed into one of the best commercial corridors in Philadelphia over the last ten years with many more projects in the pipeline that will help to continue to improve the area. Just Read more about 42-Unit Project Rising in Fishtown[…]

60-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned on Front Street in Kensington

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by Kyle McShane

We’ve told you about several projects surrounding the York-Dauphin El Station that amount to over 700 units that are under construction. Check out our map page for more details about those projects. If you think that 700 new units is a lot for the area, get ready for some more. The February Civic Design Review Read more about 60-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned on Front Street in Kensington[…]

8-Story, 49-Unit Building to Replace St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown

January 5, 2022January 6, 2022 by Kyle McShane

What a long, strange trip it’s been. Nearly 8 years after closing it’s doors, St. Laurentius Church still sits vacant and blighted at the corner of Memphis Street and Berks Street in Fishtown. In 2014, St. Laurentius Parish was merged with Holy Name Parish after the Archdiocese of Philadelphia concluded that St. Laurentius Church was Read more about 8-Story, 49-Unit Building to Replace St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown[…]

13-Story, 181-Unit Building Planned at 48th and Spruce in West Philly

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 by Kyle McShane

It looks like there’s time to report on one more significant project in West Philadelphia before the year is closed out. Permits were issued back in September for the consolidation of a bunch of CMX-3 zoned parcels on the south side of Spruce Street between 47th and 48th Streets. The properties include 4746-48, 4744, 4742, Read more about 13-Story, 181-Unit Building Planned at 48th and Spruce in West Philly[…]

45-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned Near Penn Treaty Park

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 by Kyle McShane

Zoning permits were issued for a 6-story, 45-unit building with ground floor commercial space on the site of a former furniture wholesaler at 1212-16 North Delaware Avenue across from Penn Treaty Park in Fishtown. The building will also include 16 bicycle spaces. 12 automobile parking spots, including an auto share spot, will be located off Read more about 45-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned Near Penn Treaty Park[…]