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[…]
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[…]
Developers are planning to build a 56,140 square foot, 4-story, 45 foot tall building with 67 residential units on the 18,690 square foot RM-1 zoned parcel at 6327 Musgrave Street in East Mount Airy. The property currently consists of a cool old one-story stone garage and a surface parking lot. The garage will be demolished Read more about 67-Unit Building Planned in East Mount Airy[…]
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[…]
We’ve seen way too many churches around Philadelphia get demolished or left to sit and rot. These buildings are typically difficult to convert into apartments, especially when they have been neglected and maintenance has been deferred for decades. However, there have been more than a handful of success stories where churches have been converted into Read more about Point Breeze Church to be Converted into 45 Apartments[…]