Fishtown has seen a lot of changes over the last 20 years. It has gone from a working class neighborhood with a ton of industrial properties to being crowned as one of the hottest neighborhoods in the country. Auto shops and manufacturers have been pushed out to make way for luxury pizza and upscale dining. Read more about 72-Bed Adult Dorm Rising in Fishtown[…]
It looks like another parcel on Frankford Avenue in Fishtown will change hands in the near future. 1831-33 Frankford Ave. just hit the market last Friday for $1.2 million. This 2,934 square foot, CMX-2 zoned corner lot sits at Frankford Ave. and Berks St. within a federal Opportunity Zone. There is a one-story garage on Read more about Development Opportunity at Corner of Berks and Frankford in Fishtown[…]
It looks like development may finally be proceeding on an oddly-shaped lot in the heart of Fishtown’s commercial district. 1351-59 Frankford Avenue stands just north of the flagship La Colombe location and has been used as a parking lot for as long as we can remember. Most recently, Zipcar has used one side of the Read more about Development Finally Proceeding on Frankford Ave Parking Lot in Fishtown?[…]
The revitalization of the Frankford Avenue commercial corridor was initially jumpstarted by Johnny Brenda’s and then fueled by Steven Starr’s Frankford Hall near the intersection of Frankford Ave. and Girard Ave. Other businesses surrounding the intersection joined the party in the years after, including the flagship La Colombe location, Kensington Quarters, Bottle Bar East, Cheu Read more about Demolition on the Horizon for Frankford Ave. Car Wash in Fishtown[…]
Three neighborhoods meet at Front Street and Girard Avenue: Fishtown to the east, Northern Liberties to the southwest, and Olde Kensington to the northwest. The energy from these three growing neighborhoods merges at this transit-oriented intersection where the trolley line and Market-Frankford Line cross paths. It is no surprise that we have seen a ton Read more about 43-Unit Mixed-Use Project Breaks Ground at Front & Girard in Fishtown[…]
We’ve mentioned that Front St. on the border of Fishtown and Kensington has been on fire recently. Many new residential units and commercial spaces have been sprouting up on the corridor over the last few years. The 1600 and 1700 blocks of N. Front St. have not seen a ton of new residential projects, but Read more about Restaurant Replacing Auto Dealership that Never Opened on Front Street?[…]
Frankford Avenue has seen an explosion of development over the last several years. We have seen multiple condo and apartment buildings rise, with a few currently under construction. A 30-unit mixed-use building is wrapping up at Frankford and Belgrade. Across the street, a 24-unit building with retail is beginning to rise. Just north of these Read more about Development Opportunity on Frankford Ave Next to Suraya in Fishtown[…]
Plans for developer Roland Kassis’s Fishtown hotel at 1224 Frankford Ave. first surfaced in February of 2015 at a Fishtown Neighborhood Association meeting. The proposal was for a 125 room hotel to be built on a vacant lot with restaurant space on the ground floor and a rooftop pool. The project also included a co-working Read more about New Construction Permits Pulled for Long Awaited Fishtown Hotel[…]
The 400 block of Memphis St in Fishtown has really changed over the last ten years with vacant lots and a 1 story warehouse making way for a bunch of single family homes. We also saw the warehouse at 410 Memphis St converted into the The Chesterman, a 57 unit residential building. The block continues Read more about 20 Residential Units + Retail Rising on Memphis St in Fishtown[…]
In 2002, New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) acquired the lot at 2318-26 E Susquehanna Ave in Fishtown. The NKCDC used the vacant lot for the storage of construction equipment and supplies up until last summer. As home prices and amenities in Fishtown have skyrocketed over the last 10 years, equipment storage was no longer Read more about Five Houses Rising on Former Vacant Lot in Fishtown[…]