It was back in August of 2020 that we told you about plans for a large mixed use building right next to the Berks El Station at 1900 North Front Street. Back then, an old bar stood on the corner and an unflattering abandoned bank along with a surface parking lot occupied the north end Read more about 105-Unit Project Under Construction Next to the Berks El Station[…]
Back in July of 2020, we told you about a plan to bring a 103-unit, mixed-use building to the corner of Howard Street and Cecil B Moore Avenue in South Kensington. The site formerly held an old industrial building with an impressive brick structure on the corner and was zoned RSA-5 so a variance was Read more about 103-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project in South Kensington Making Progress[…]
It was back in August of last year that we told you about a major project planned at the northwest corner of Front Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue on the site of a giant surface parking lot that was used as a beer garden and outdoor gym during the height of the pandemic. The Read more about Ground Broken on 204-Unit Project Near the Berks El Station[…]
About a month ago, we told you about plans for a 74-unit building that will replace a surface parking lot at Randolph Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in South Kensington. Well, it looks like the same development group is planning another surface parking lot replacing building just up the block. In anticipation of the Read more about 78-Unit Building to Replace Parking Lot in Kensington[…]
The area between 5th and 6th Street surrounding Cecil B. Moore Avenue has some of the coolest loft-style apartment buildings in the city. Along 5th Street, you have the Sewing Factory, The Tie Factory, and The Lamp Factory. Human Robot Brewery and Suttons bar and restaurant also call this block home. On the corner of Read more about 74-Unit Building to Replace South Kensington Parking Lot[…]
Yesterday, we told you about a project under the El near the Girard Station. Today, we have one for you just up Front Street near the Berks Station. As we’ve told you many times before, there’s a ton happening surrounding the Berks Station with multiple new buildings that have been recently completed, a bunch more Read more about 32-Unit Building to Replace Church Near the Berks El Station[…]
The area surrounding the Berks El Station has transformed over the last few years. A 28-unit, mixed-use building at 102 West Berks Street recently leased up with several commercial spaces coming online soon. Berks Warehouse at the corner of Hope and Berks Street is currently being renovated inside and out with a bunch of exciting Read more about 36-Unit, Adaptive Reuse Project Planned Near the Berks El Station[…]
Back in 2020, the 78,000 square foot, single story, square block warehouse at 1400 North Howard Street in South Kensington traded hands for $9.45 million. After receiving zoning approval to convert the building, which is zoned for single family homes (RSA-5), into a retail and office complex, the new owner, Asana Partners, announced that they Read more about Retail + Office Complex Under Construction in South Kensington[…]
Back in March of 2021, we updated you on the 147-unit, mixed-use project dubbed Avenue V that was being built by The Riverwards Group on the southeast corner of 5th and Cecil B. Moore Ave. on the site of a former pallet yard. Construction has progressed a ton since that update with the north side Read more about 200-Unit Project Planned in Kensington[…]
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[…]