The redevelopment of the former Vietnam Palace site in Chinatown has been in the works for more than 5 years. Back in 2016, the owners of the property got a variance to build a 7-story building with 18 residential units and a restaurant on the ground floor at 222 N. 11th Street. Nothing happened for Read more about 7-Story, 18-Unit Building Rising in Chinatown on Vietnam Palace Site[…]
We last mentioned Two Cathedral Square to you nearly 2 years ago when One Cathedral Square was going through the Civic Design Review (CDR) process. Since then, One Cathedral Square has broken ground and has risen high into the sky. We’ll have to do an update on that project in the near future, but if Read more about New Renderings and Details Released About Two Cathedral Square[…]
If you’ve take the El through West Philadelphia, you’ve probably noticed the hulking beige building on the north side of the 5500 block of Market Street. The 29,760 square foot structure bears the name of the Advance Storage Co., but historical maps indicate the building was originally a power house. The 5,012 square foot CMX-3 Read more about 58-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in West Philly[…]
It must be about 5 years since Bobby’s Bar at the corner of Frankford Avenue and Dauphin Street closed down. The dive bar, once known as Bob’s Happy Hour Tavern, was a long time neighborhood staple. It’s closure left the northeast corner of Dauphin and Frankford feeling abandoned and blighted for years. However, we’re now Read more about Bobby’s Bar in Fishtown to Become 7 Units + Commercial[…]
Over the last five or so years, we’ve seen development from Fishtown make a strong push outward into South Kensington, East Kensington, Olde Richmond, and even further. Only a few years ago, there was not a ton of new construction north of York Street in Kensington. Now, hundreds of units are under development and more Read more about For Sale: 132-Unit Development Opportunity in Kensington[…]
Penn Home at 1401 E. Susquehanna Avenue in Fishtown opened in 1848 and provided shelter for women older than 59 years of age until it closed in September of 2020. The abrupt closing caused concerns across the community about what would become of the property and its structures dating from 1769 to the 1950s. Shortly Read more about Fishtown’s Penn Home to be Converted into 45 Residential Units + Restaurant[…]
It’s been a long road for the northeast corner of Broad and Pine Streets. Back in 2015, Dranoff Properties proposed a 23-story hotel with 78 rooms on the site. A couple of years later, the plans shifted to a 28-story building with 56 condominiums and 92 parking spaces. Well, it looks like the plan has Read more about New Plan at Broad and Pine: 91 Units + Commercial[…]
It seems like only about 7 years ago that the western side of Frankford Avenue from Norris Street to York Street in Fishtown was primarily made up of vacant parcels and blighted buildings. Oh how the times have changed. As you are likely well aware of, Fishtown has seen an explosion of development over the Read more about 16 Units + Retail Planned on Frankford Ave in Fishtown[…]
There’s a vacant lot along the train tracks in Port Richmond that has caught our eye for quite some time. The 124,744 square foot parcel is zoned Industrial Residential Mixed-Use (IRMX), which allows for a dense residential use by-right. For years, it has sat vacant as development has creeped into Port Richmond. More recently, it Read more about 189 Apartments + 70 Townhomes + Commercial Planned in Port Richmond[…]
If you’ve been by 37th Street and Lancaster Avenue over the last couple of years, you have definitely noticed that it’s a massive construction zone. uCity Square, a 6.5 million square foot mega development on the site of the old University City High School, is already well underway with multiple buildings currently under construction. Hundreds Read more about 40-Unit Building Planned on Triangular West Philly Parcel[…]