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[…]
St. Petri Evangelical German Lutheran Church, also known as St. Pete’s, is located at 838 1⁄2 N. 42nd St. in the Belmont neighborhood of West Philadelphia and was designated to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 2013. The original, small structure that fronts Parish Street was built in 1872. The larger church structure was Read more about West Philly Church to be Converted into 20 Apartments[…]
The area surrounding Dickinson Square Park has seen a ton of development over the last ten years. From the redevelopment of the massive Mount Sinai Hospital site, to the conversion of the Abigail Vare School into apartments, to many other infill projects; this section of South Philadelphia is transforming. As Dickinson Square Park is also Read more about 25-Unit Building Planned on Dickinson Square Park[…]
Zoning permits were issued yesterday for a 90-unit building on the 28,800 square foot vacant lot at 2019 North 29th Street in Strawberry Mansion. The building will rise 45 feet over 4 stories and will include 28 automobile parking spaces, a green roof, a roof deck, and a nearly 4,000 square foot interior courtyard. The Read more about 90-Unit Building Planned in Strawberry Mansion[…]
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[…]
A 146,700 square foot, 320-unit development is planned for the 109,142 square foot surface parking lot at 1600 North 11th Street just south of the Vantage apartment tower near Temple University. The development will consist of two 3-story structures with a drive aisle between them. Each building will contain 160 residential units. The project will Read more about 320-Unit Project Planned on Parking Lot Near Temple University[…]