Philadelphia Real Estate News
I’ve told you about several adaptive reuse projects happening in the booming Harrowgate neighborhood of Philadelphia. There are many more that are underway and in the planning phases that I haven’t gotten around to writing about yet. This section of the city is made up of large old industrial buildings surrounded by row homes. The Read more about 54-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Underway in Harrowgate[…]
Back in October of 2019, we reported that the old Girard Theater at 625-27 W. Girard Avenue in Ludlow was getting demolished. The theater was built in 1891 and was more recently the home of a Fine Fare market. Check out the article from 2019 for pictures of the theater and more background information on Read more about 48 Units + 2 Commercial Spaces Rising Near 7th and Girard[…]
A zoning permit was issued for the demolition of the 3-story parking garage at 316-20 S. 11th St. in the Gayborhood today. No additional permits were issued that would shed light on what kind of development is planned on the site once demolition is complete. The roughly 12,000 square foot RM-1 (residential multifamily) zoned property Read more about Permits Issued for Demolition of Gayborhood Parking Garage[…]
Back in 2018, the Redevelopment Authority put out a request for proposal for the purchase and redevelopment of the historic firehouse at 1221-25 N. 4th St. in Kensington. The building was constructed in 1893 and operated as a firehouse until 1979 when it was deemed not suitable for the size of modern firetrucks. Since then, Read more about 29-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Approved in Kensington[…]
Back in April of 2019, we told you about a 93-unit, mixed-use development that was planned on the northeast corner of 2nd and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in Kensington. A variance for the project was granted by the ZBA in March of 2019 as the property is zoned ICMX, which does not allow residential use Read more about 88-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Rising in Kensington[…]
Blue Horizon is a historic building and famous former boutique boxing venue on North Broad Street. The structure was originally built in 1865 as three separate homes. In 1914, it was converted into the clubhouse for the Loyal Order of Moose, a fraternal lodge. Then, in 1961, the building was again transformed, this time into Read more about 20-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Nearing Completion on North Broad Next to Blue Horizon[…]
Earlier this week, we told you about a 32-unit mixed-use building that’s under construction on Ridge Avenue in Francisville. If you walk either direction on Ridge Avenue from this project, you’ll see countless new buildings and construction sites. We’ve written about several of them. Just across the street from the 32-unit project, a 5-story, 10-unit Read more about 4 Adjacent Projects are Bringing 33 Units + Retail to Francisville[…]
1401 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. is the eastern section of the huge vacant lot along the Delaware River just north of Walmart and Home Depot in South Philly. This lot is where the Foxwoods Casino was once planned. The casino obviously never happened and the east side of the Foxwoods site ended up trading hands Read more about 855 Units + Retail Planned in South Philly on the Delaware River[…]
If you’ve lived in Francisville for more than a few years, you likely remember the old dollar store at the intersection of Francis St. and Ridge Ave. The dollar store was demolished in 2017 in anticipation of a 27-unit, mixed-use building being built at 1614-20 Ridge Avenue. By June of 2018, permits were issued to Read more about 32-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Rising in Francisville[…]
Building permits were issued on January 18th for a 14-unit project at 6365-69 Germantown Ave. The CMX-2 zoned property, which is more than 36 feet wide and 125 feet deep in some sections, holds a stately 4-story masonry building with two bay windows and a large addition off the back. A demolition permit for the Read more about Permits Issued for 14-Unit + Commercial Project in Germantown[…]