A beautiful building at 1209 Vine St. is set to grow 3 stories. The Jarvis Building is currently the home of the NOTO night club. Mother and son Micheline and James DeBerardine own the club, the building, and the parking lot next door at 1201 Vine St. The building is zoned CMX-4 and was purchased Read more about 3-Story Addition + 90 Units Planned for Stately Building on Vine St.[…]
Plans for a 19-story, 252 foot tower at 222-230 Walnut Street were recently released in preparation for the project’s review by Philadelphia Historical Commission’s Architectural Committee on June 25th. The project will entail a partial demolition of the rear of the existing building, adaptive reuse of part of the building, and an overbuild. The magnificent Read more about Plans for a 252 Foot Overbuild in Society Hill Released[…]
Pennsport is a growing neighborhood in South Philadelphia. The old-school, historically Irish neighborhood is famous for its abundance of Mummers clubhouses and the Mummers Museum on Two Street. We have seen a ton of development in Pennsport over the last several years. Infills and large new construction projects dot the area’s landscape. The beautiful stone Read more about Old School in Pennsport Converted into 42 Residential Units[…]
Harrowgate is a neighborhood surrounding the Tioga El Station that abuts the big box commercial strip of Aramingo Avenue. Artisans have begun to move to the neighborhood and set up shop in converted warehouses nearby. Supporting amenities are beginning to sprout in the area. Many people think that development pressure from East Kensington may jump Read more about Old School Getting Converted to 29 Residential Units + Offices in Harrowgate[…]
Francisville is booming. We recently told you about a 48 unit project replacing a garage on N. 19th St. We also told you about 2 mixed-use buildings rising at 16th and Ridge. Residential density is being brought back to this neighborhood and its commercial corridor is being rebuilt. Today, we bring you multiple projects on Read more about 82 Units + Multiple Commercial Spaces Rising or Recently Completed on the 1700-1800 Blocks of Ridge Ave[…]
Last summer, we heard that the owners of Zahav will be opening a restaurant at Howard and Thompson streets in Kensington. CookNSolo, led by Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook, is converting an old warehouse near the Fishtown border into a dining establishment. The team spoke with the South Kensington Community Partners last summer and said Read more about Checking in on Zahav Owners’ New Restaurant in Kensington[…]
We recently brought to your attention a 31 unit mixed-use building in Norris Square. We mentioned that the energy from Fishtown, Olde Kensington, and East Kensington is trickling into this neighborhood that sits west of the Market-Frankford line tracks. If you happen to find yourself in Norris Square, you will be sure to notice the Read more about $28 Million 142-Unit Mixed-Use Project Underway in Norris Square[…]
If you walk down Martha St. in Kensington today, you will notice that the old Weisbrod & Hess Brewery barrel house sticks out like a sore thumb. Across the street from the barrel house, you will see other buildings from the former brewery that have been restored. A large section of the complex now hosts Read more about Historic Weisbrod & Hess Brewery on Martha St. in Kensington Sold – Reuse on the Horizon[…]
Trenton Avenue is a wide, belgian block street that cuts through Fishtown and East Kensington. It is lined with old warehouses that were once active with manufacturing and industrial uses. The name of the avenue is derived from its history of holding elevated tracks for the Trenton Railroad. Today, Trenton Ave. and East Kensington are Read more about Two Warehouses Getting Converted to Mixed-Use in East Kensington[…]