In January of 2021 we told you about plans to convert a historic firehouse in Kensington into a mixed-use apartment building. Work is now well underway. Engine Company #29 at 1221 North 4th Street was built in 1895 and operated as a firehouse until 1979. After that, it was used for storage. Soon, it will Read more about 29-Unit Historic Firehouse Conversion Underway in Kensington[…]
There’s a really cool old building that had been on and off the market for the last several years just south of Washington Avenue at 6th and Federal Streets. The structure at 538 Federal Street is a former substation that was built in 1930 for the Philadelphia Electric Company – now better known as PECO. Read more about South Philly Substation to Become 21 Apartments + Commercial Space[…]
It seems like every major commercial corridor in Philadelphia’s core neighborhoods has been seeing a major wave of development over the last decade. Take Girard Avenue. We’ve seen proposals and development happening all the way from the easternmost part of the avenue in Fishtown to the westernmost side of Brewerytown. We’ve said it before, but Read more about 166-Unit Project Rising at 12th and Girard in Yorktown[…]
If you’ve been by the intersection of North Broad Street and Spring Garden Street recently, you’ve likely noticed the hulking building under construction at the northwest corner on the site of a former surface parking lot. Digging started on the 2-story deep foundation in September of 2020 and the structure started making its way out Read more about 410-Unit Project Rising on North Broad Street[…]
Yesterday, we told you about a 60-unit building planned on Front Street near the York-Dauphin Station right in the vicinity of more than 700 other apartments that are already under construction or that have recently been completed. We also mentioned that there was another big project in the pipeline right in this area. Developers are Read more about 108-Unit Building Planned in East Kensington Near York-Dauphin Station[…]
We’ve told you about several projects surrounding the York-Dauphin El Station that amount to over 700 units that are under construction. Check out our map page for more details about those projects. If you think that 700 new units is a lot for the area, get ready for some more. The February Civic Design Review Read more about 60-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned on Front Street in Kensington[…]
What a long, strange trip it’s been. Nearly 8 years after closing it’s doors, St. Laurentius Church still sits vacant and blighted at the corner of Memphis Street and Berks Street in Fishtown. In 2014, St. Laurentius Parish was merged with Holy Name Parish after the Archdiocese of Philadelphia concluded that St. Laurentius Church was Read more about 8-Story, 49-Unit Building to Replace St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown[…]
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[…]
You may have walked down North 3rd Street in Northern Liberties before and noticed the cool brick building at 808-18 North 3rd Street. If you look closely at the inscription on the facade, you will see that the building was built in 1825 and was formerly the Mifflin Public School. In more recent history, the Read more about 30-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in Northern Liberties[…]
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[…]