The intersection of Frankford Avenue, York Street, and Trenton Avenue is at the beginning of a massive transformation. If you’ve been by Frankford and York lately, you’ve likely noticed that the intersection has been closed and a traffic roundabout is being installed. Work on the roundabout began earlier this year. The project’s goal is to Read more about 16-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned at Frankford and York[…]
The commercial energy from the Frankford Avenue and Front Street Fishtown commercial corridors has interestingly spilled over westward to the intersection of Howard and Thompson Street. Over the last couple of years, we have seen several businesses open up within residentially zoned properties on the southeastern side of the 1300 block of North Howard Street. Read more about 112-Unit, Mixed-Use, Adaptive Reuse Project Proposed in Kensington[…]
The development boom on Front Street in Kensington hasn’t slowed down and the 2000 block is one of the hottest along the northern stretch. We’ve covered multiple project on this block of Front Street and just off of Front Street in this area. Two buildings totaling 39 units and multiple commercial spaces are nearing completion Read more about 6-Story, 35-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned on Front St. in Kensington[…]
The former J.T. Riley Lumber yard site on the south side of Girard Avenue between 3rd Street and Orianna Street has been in development limbo for more than 5 years. Back in 2015, a plan that included 53 residential units, commercial space, and 37 parking spaces was approved for the site by the ZBA. At Read more about 189-Unit Mixed-Use Building Proposed in Northern Liberties[…]
The stretch of Spring Garden Street on the south side of Northern Liberties is receiving a massive amount of attention from the development community. We recently told you about a 14-story, 355-unit building that is being planned at the corner of 2nd and Spring Garden. Back in February of 2020, we also told you about Read more about 12-story, 329-Unit Building Planned at 5th and Spring Garden[…]
Yesterday, we told you that National Real Estate Development and Kushner Real Estate Group control all but one of the properties between Spring Garden and Callowhill on the west side of 2nd Street. They plan on developing 4 projects along this stretch. The first phase includes the 23-story, 297-unit tower at 2nd and Callowhill that Read more about 14-Story, 355-Unit Building Planned at 2nd and Spring Garden[…]
The strip on 2nd Street between Spring Garden and Callowhill is in for a major transformation. In this part of town, 2nd Street is bordered on the east side by the Interstate 95 offramp and a bunch of industrial buildings on the west side. These couple of blocks, and especially the intersection of 2nd and Read more about 23-Story, 397-Unit Tower Planned at 2nd and Callowhill[…]
One of the most iconic buildings in Philadelphia is the blighted Willow Street Steam Plant in Callowhill. The structure, built in 1927, rises more than 160 feet tall and its rusted smokestacks make a dramatic impact on the city’s skyline. For years, Philadelphians have been wondering if anything would ever happen to the steam plant Read more about 69 Units + Retail Planned within Willow Street Steam Plant in Callowhill[…]
Get ready for some big changes to the historic building at 5627 Germantown Avenue. The 8-story, 77,436 square foot, CMX-3 zoned building was originally constructed as a 2-story building for the Germantown Trust Company in 1898. In 1929, a major vertical addition was added for use as the bank’s offices. Germantown Trust Company ended up Read more about 47-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in Germantown[…]
Back in January, we told you that developers were planning on building a 97-unit, mixed-use building on the site of the 711 in Fishtown at 23 W. Girard Avenue. At that time, we didn’t have much information about the plans. Now, we have renderings and more details about the development, which has grown in unit Read more about Plans for 107-Unit Fishtown 7-Eleven Project Released[…]