Philadelphia Real Estate News
It looks like a bunch more people will have the opportunity to live within smelling distance of the most famous cheesesteak intersection in the world. The vacant lot at 9th and Wharton has seen a bunch of attempts at development over the years. In the past, neighbors pushed back against a dense mixed-use project at Read more about Permits Pulled for 25-Unit Mixed-Use Project Near Pat’s Steaks in South Philly[…]
Center City has seen a ton of hotels proposed and constructed over the last several years. We have recently told you about the hotel replacing the Wendy’s in the Gayborhood, the 207-room hotel planned for Rittenhouse, and the Blue Ivy Hotel replacing the Midtown II diner near Jefferson Hospital. There is also a highrise being Read more about 14-Story, 66-Room Hotel Planned Near Love Park[…]
We told you last week that Girard Avenue in Fishtown is continuing to progress despite the thoroughfare’s extreme width and lack of pedestrian infrastructure while reporting on a 34-unit project rising on E. Columbia Ave. New and interesting commercial tenants continue to join the East Girard corridor. They are accompanied by a wave of new Read more about 71-Unit Mixed-Use Project Rising in Fishtown[…]
The historic former Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church at 1001 S. 4th St. was most recently the home of the Chua Bo De Buddhist Temple. The Chua Bo De Buddhist Temple received criticism for selling the 17,290 square foot Residential Multi-Family-2 (RM-2) zoned property to developers in January of 2019 for $1.675 million. From the looks Read more about South Philly Church is Getting Converted into 40 Residential Units[…]
The West Girard corridor in Brewerytown has been booming over the last five years with new eateries and other businesses continuing to join the neighborhood. The Monkey & The Elephant cafe operates out of an amazing space with a ton of original details and has a wonderful charitable mission. Pizza Dads, an off-shoot of Fishtown-based Read more about 5-Story, 14-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Rising in Brewerytown[…]
We’ve covered a ton of projects in Fishtown recently. Most of them have been centered around Frankford Avenue, the neighborhood’s main commercial corridor. However, Fishtown has more than one street lined with retail spaces. Girard Avenue has seen many new restaurants, retailers, and new construction buildings sprout up over the last several years. All of Read more about 6-Story, 34-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Rising in Fishtown[…]
The area surrounding 13th St. and Ridge Ave. is quite odd. Vacant lots, parking lots and industrial buildings are situated to the north and west of the intersection. New construction, and stately old townhomes lay to the east. Past the parking lots and vacant parcels, development is everywhere. We recently told you about a 290-unit Read more about 38-Unit Building Rising at 13th and Ridge[…]
We recently updated our story about a Center City Wendy’s that is set to be demolished to note that a 111-unit apartment structure would rise in its place. San Francisco-based company Sonder will be leasing the building to create a hotel-apartment hybrid. Sonder tries to combine the best aspects of a hotel with the Airbnb Read more about Plans to Replace Garage with 207-Unit Hotel in Rittenhouse[…]
Transit-oriented development is catching on in Philadelphia’s outlying neighborhoods. We have seen a ton of development surrounding the Berks El Station over the last few years. A 93-unit mixed-use building is under construction near Front and Norris, a 17-unit mixed-use building recently broke ground at Front and Coral, and a warehouse will soon be replaced Read more about 17-Unit Mixed-Use Building Coming to Kensington[…]
A couple of weeks ago, we met with Aaron Smith and Chris Boccella of MMPartners (MMP). MMPartners is a community-focused development company that has developed over 1 million square feet of real estate in Philadelphia and has transformed the Brewerytown neighborhood. You may recognize some of their projects. Two of our favorites are the 19-unit Read more about Former Hospital Being Converted into 88 Units + Retail in Francisville[…]