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[…]
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[…]
Philadelphia has a legendary boxing history. However, the city’s best known boxer is probably the fictional movie character, Rocky Balboa, played by Sylvester Stallone. You may be wondering what this has to do with real estate development. Well, one of the famous buildings in the Rocky movies is set to be redeveloped. A zoning permit Read more about Rocky Balboa’s Gym to be Renovated into Mixed-Use Apartment Building[…]
It seems like almost weekly, we’re covering a significantly sized project in Germantown with many of them surrounding the Chelten Avenue and Germantown Avenue commercial corridors. As these new projects come online, we should see new businesses open in the neighborhood fueled by new commercial spaces being built and new residents moving into Germantown. Today, Read more about 32-Unit Building to Replace Parking Lot in Germantown[…]
Back in 2012, the historic Van Straaten and Harvey Silk Mill warehouse building in Germantown was demolished due to being neglected for decades. Since then, the Wayne Junction District has flourished around the property with several other old buildings being converted into residential and commercial uses. The site of the old silk mill ended up Read more about 143-Unit Development Planned at Wayne Junction in Germantown[…]
A few years ago, we would have been surprised to see a large mixed-use project happening at 7th Street and Germantown Avenue in Kensington. Nowadays, not much surprises us with infill projects and significantly sized developments dotting the landscape of most neighborhoods in Philadelphia. The area just south of 7th and Germantown has exploded with Read more about 72-Unit Building Under Construction in Kensington[…]
You may remember back a few years ago that there were plans in place for the surface parking lot at 419 Bainbridge Street to build a 6-story structure with 48 residential units, 120 parking spaces across multiple floors, and a Target on the ground level. Time has passed and the site is still operating as Read more about New 157-Unit Development Plan for South Philly Parking Lot[…]
We’ve told you about several projects that are underway and in the pipeline in Germantown. Most of the developments have been located on the Germantown Avenue or Chelten Avenue commercial corridors or surrounding the thoroughfares. It looks like we have another project to add to the list. Zoning permits were issued yesterday for a 50-unit Read more about 50-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Germantown[…]
Back in June, we told you that developers were pursuing a 112-unit, mixed-use, adaptive reuse project with 47 automobile parking spaces at 1300 North Howard Street in Kensington. The plan entails constructing a 3.5-story addition on top of the 1-story existing warehouse on the site. At the time that we posted that article, we only Read more about Details Emerge for 112-Unit Adaptive Reuse Proposal in Kensington[…]
We’ve written about the lot just north of La Colombe at 1359 Frankford Avenue in Fishtown several times in the past. A couple of years ago, there was a plan to build a 33-unit, mixed-use building on the site. Then, plans shifted to an office building. The pandemic forced the owners to change course again Read more about 61-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Planned on Frankford Ave in Fishtown[…]