The area to the east of the York-Dauphin El Station continues to develop. There are multiple new construction projects and rehabs happening in the area. There are also a bunch of massive vacant lots and under-utilized industrial buildings in the neighborhood. We see these as huge opportunities for future development. We recently told you about Read more about 19 Unit Mixed-Use Building Breaks Ground in Kensington[…]
It seems like we’re bringing a massive development project in the Riverwards to your attention 8 days a week. Development is everywhere in this section of the city. Housing prices and rents have only gone in one direction over the last decade; up. We thought the prices in Fishtown were getting ridiculous a few years Read more about 155 Unit Mixed-Use Project Rising at Frankford and Lehigh – Kensington Courts[…]
We thought development was already getting crazy in the Riverwards. One of the biggest proposals in recent memory just got released for the vacant waterfront parcel next to Graffiti Pier. This gigantic CMX-3 zoned, 138,321 square foot parcel at 2001 Beach St. will give way to 1,336,689 square feet of development. You heard that right – Read more about 1,096 Unit Mixed-Use Project Proposed Next to Graffiti Pier in the Riverwards[…]
We apologize if we are being repetitive, but Kensington is booming. Vacant and underutilized parcels are getting snapped up and redeveloped in every direction you look in this neighborhood. Today, we will be focusing on a project west of American St. in South Kensington. We recently brought you a 120 unit mixed-use project on Germantown Read more about 40 Micro-Unit Mixed-Use Project Progressing Slowly in Kensington[…]
It seems like we have been writing a ton about the area right around the Berks El Station. Projects are happening in every direction. To be honest, so many developments are ongoing or in the pipeline, that we are having trouble covering them all. We recently brought you a 95 unit project on Norris St., Read more about Warehouse Out, 80 Unit Mixed-Use Building In Near the Berks El Stop[…]
The 30,817 square foot IRMX zoned lot at the intersection of Emerald and Hagert streets in Kensington had a long history as a textile factory. Providence Dye Works and later Hart & Foster Dyers & Finishers called 1924-44 E. Hagert St. their home for a 100+ year period when this area of Philadelphia was called Read more about 147 Residential Units + Artist Studios Coming to Kensington[…]
American Street north of Girard Avenue has traditionally been an industrial strip. The wide road with train tracks running down the middle serviced large factories lining the street for more than a century. As urban de-industrialization began in the middle of the 20th century, Philadelphia lost industrial businesses and workers. Federal, state, and local programs Read more about A Storage Facility Rising on American St. in Kensington Highlights the Corridor’s Identity Crisis[…]
The momentum of Fishtown has pushed far past York St. up to Lehigh Avenue. Empty lots have been filled in and houses have been getting rehabbed across the neighborhood. We have seen home prices rise tremendously over the last several years. The Riverwards Group is currently building one of the biggest developments at the northern Read more about 278 Unit Mixed-Use Development Proposed for Lehigh Ave. in Kensington[…]
We have mentioned that the area around the Berks El stop is on fire. Blocks that were previously neglected are being renovated and infilled. Developers are opening their eyes to the fact that residents want to live near public transit, even if it is near the roaring train line. We recently brought you the 95 Read more about 17 Unit Mixed-Use Building Breaks Ground in Kensington Under the El[…]
The area of Kensington just north of Northern Liberties has been exploding over the last several years. There are multiple dense projects surrounding this stretch of Germantown Ave. and North American St. This makes a ton of sense to us as this area is a short walk to the Girard El Station and a ton Read more about 120 Unit Mixed-Use Project Rising in Kensington[…]