Major development in University City continues to move westward. We recently told you about a 102-unit mixed-use plan on the 4200 block of Chestnut. That project has not broken ground yet. However, the 278-unit development at the corner of 43rd and Chestnut that we wrote about is now starting to take shape. Right behind the Read more about 18-Unit Apartment Building Rising in University City[…]
Developers are aiming to consolidate 3 industrial parcels surrounding Paoli Ave. and Umbria St. in Roxborough in order to build a mixed-use project. The properties include 5001 Umbria St., which currently holds a small diner, and 115-121 Paoli Ave., which is the home to an industrial business. Combined, the lots total 85,856 square feet (nearly Read more about 178 Units + Retail Proposed in Roxborough[…]
Spring Garden St. on the east side of Broad St. has experienced a ton of development action over the last 5-10 years. New commercial spaces, offices, breweries, residential buildings and restaurants have sprung up along the corridor. The area between 9th St. and 11th St. and the stretch between 5th St. and the river have Read more about 146 Units + Retail to Replace Parking Lot at 8th & Spring Garden[…]
Back at the beginning of the year, a package of 6 properties surrounding the corner of 19th St. and Chestnut St. in Rittenhouse went up for sale. In late May, we received notice that the properties were under agreement of sale for an estimated $25 million with Pearl Properties being the buyer. The properties include Read more about 567 Foot Tall, 183-Unit Tower Proposed in Rittenhouse[…]
If you follow Philadelphia real estate development news, you’ve heard about the saga involving Toll Brothers’ plan to build a condo tower on Jewelers Row. The plan first came to light in 2017. We won’t recount the whole story as there are plenty of articles out there that have covered the details of the situation. Read more about Jewelers Row Tower’s Height Increased, Unit Count Decreased to 63[…]
A few weeks ago, we brought the old hosiery mill at 2400 E. Huntingdon to your attention. We mentioned that demolition permits had recently been pulled for the warehouse and that there had been plans in 2018 to construct a 68 unit building on the site. We now have a cleared picture of what the Read more about 150 Units + Fresh Food Market Planned in Olde Richmond[…]
If you’ve been to Northern Liberties recently, you probably noticed the two cranes towering over the neighborhood. Those cranes are for the 1,000+ units and multiple retail spaces that will become Post Brothers’ Piazza Terminal. Just west of that development, hundreds of more units are under construction or in the planning phases along 2nd St. Read more about 14-Story, 280-Unit Building Proposed in Northern Liberties[…]
We don’t get down to cover projects too often in Point Breeze, but as many of you know, this is an area that has experienced a wave of development over the last decade. Single family homes have been built throughout the neighborhood while larger multifamily and mixed-use projects have been fewer and farther between. Point Read more about 69 Units Proposed in Point Breeze[…]
More than a year ago, we let you know that the International House at 3701 Chestnut St. in University City was up for sale. The 14-story Brutalist building, constructed between 1968 and 1970, was most recently used as a dorm for international students, some UPenn offices, and the Lightbox Film Center. We hadn’t heard much about Read more about Proposal for 400-Unit Conversion of International House in West Philly[…]
Back in August of 2018, owners of the 9,075 square foot CMX-3 parcel at 626-30 N. Delaware Avenue went before the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) for a 14-story, nearly 195 foot tower with 96 residential units, 117 automated parking spots, and 32 bicycle spaces with a car dealership at the base of the building. Read more about 96-Unit Tower + Car Dealership Finally Moving Forward in Northern Liberties?[…]