Vesper Day Club May Be Replaced by 20 Homes in Northern Liberties

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 by Kyle McShane

Northern Liberties has gone from a neighborhood filled with industrial sites and vacant storefronts to a dense booming neighborhood with national chains and million+ dollar townhomes in a matter of a couple of decades. Walk down 2nd Street or through almost any section of Northern Liberties today and you’ll see new buildings and construction sites Read more about Vesper Day Club May Be Replaced by 20 Homes in Northern Liberties[…]

80-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Roxborough

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 by Kyle McShane

There have been a ton of mixed-use and multifamily buildings constructed on and surrounding Ridge Avenue in Roxborough in recent years. As we mentioned before, there are a handful more that have been entitled and will likely be built in the near future. Today, we bring you another project that is in the pipeline along Read more about 80-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Roxborough[…]

111-Unit Project Planned Near La Salle University

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 by Kyle McShane

As mentioned many times previously, we are seeing significant development happen across multiple outlying neighborhoods in Philadelphia. From far south and west Philly to the northeast and northwest, new apartments buildings now dot the landscape of these areas. Developers and investors are bettering on the trend of re-urbanization persisting and on Philadelphia’s population continuing to Read more about 111-Unit Project Planned Near La Salle University[…]

46-Unit Project Rising in West Poplar

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 by Kyle McShane

Back in June of 2020, we told you that zoning permits had been issued for a 46-unit building at 1309-25 Cambridge in West Poplar on the site of a vacant lot next to the Richard Allen Homes. The project also includes 15 automobile parking spaces and 16 bicycle stalls. We were in the area earlier Read more about 46-Unit Project Rising in West Poplar[…]

New Details on 157-Unit South Philly Project

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by Kyle McShane

Back in December, we told you that zoning permits were issued for a 7-story building with 157 residential units, 2 ground floor commercial spaces, 35 automobile parking spots, 82 bicycle stalls, and a roof deck at 419 Bainbridge Street. The new building would replace a massive surface parking lot in Queen Village. At that time, Read more about New Details on 157-Unit South Philly Project[…]

Updated Renderings of New UPenn Lab Building Emerge

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 by Kyle McShane

Back in April of 2019, we told you that The University of Pennsylvania received a $50 million gift from Roy and Diana Vagelos to help fund the construction of a new lab building along Walnut Street which would host the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology and the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research Read more about Updated Renderings of New UPenn Lab Building Emerge[…]

100-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Roxborough

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 by Kyle McShane

The properties that line Ridge Avenue in Roxborough are an odd mix. There are a bunch of eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings. Many of these structures have pitched roofs. Some are utilized for commercial uses, others are single family homes or mixed-use. Then, there are a ton of auto-oriented retail properties such as strip malls, Read more about 100-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Roxborough[…]

190-Unit Project Rising in Kensington

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 by Kyle McShane

Flash back to around 2017 and there was a sea of vacant mega lots and underutilized properties just north of Girard Avenue between Germantown Avenue and North 2nd Street in Kensington. Walk through this area today and you’ll be surrounded by new construction buildings and development sites. We’ve reported on several of these sites as Read more about 190-Unit Project Rising in Kensington[…]

42-Unit Project Rising in Fishtown

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 by Kyle McShane

Take a walk through Fishtown and it will seem like there’s some kind of construction happening on every other block. Frankford Avenue has transformed into one of the best commercial corridors in Philadelphia over the last ten years with many more projects in the pipeline that will help to continue to improve the area. Just Read more about 42-Unit Project Rising in Fishtown[…]

29-Unit Historic Firehouse Conversion Underway in Kensington

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 by Kyle McShane

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[…]