Philadelphia Real Estate News
Development continues to accelerate in Fishtown as vacant lots and old industrial buildings are replaced with residential and mixed-use projects. About a month ago, we speculated that demolition was on the horizon for a car wash on Frankford Ave. Plumbing permits were pulled to seal the sewage lateral, which usually means that demolition will happen Read more about 21 Units + Food Market Replacing Car Wash in Fishtown[…]
East Passyunk has one of the best and most diverse restaurant scenes in the city of Philadelphia. From Italian, to tacos, to dim sum, to Vietnamese, and of course cheesesteaks, this neighborhood has it all. Interestingly enough, E. Passyunk Avenue lacks one thing that Philadelphia boasts plenty of: a brewery. Walk across Broad St. and Read more about Brewery Planned for E. Passyunk Ave. Needs Zoning Approval[…]
We have told you again and again that Kensington is booming. New construction houses, residential buildings, and mixed-use structures dot the landscape of this transit-accessible neighborhood. We recently told you about a 93-unit mixed-use building replacing an old warehouse at the corner of 2nd and Cecil B. Moore Ave. The warehouse is now completely demolished Read more about 43 Units + New Restaurant Planned for Kensington[…]
Last week, we told you that it is North Broad Street’s time to shine when we covered plans for a 290-unit tower at Broad and Spring Garden. We mentioned multiple other projects that have recently been completed nearby and have assisted in the revitalization of North Broad and its surrounding neighborhoods. Although we love skyscrapers, Read more about 41-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Now Leasing on N. Broad St.[…]
When Philadelphia really began to turn around in the 1990’s under then Mayor Ed Rendell, emphasis was put on South Broad Street. The thoroughfare was given the title “Avenue of the Arts” to spur cultural interest and development. The rest is history. South Broad St. and its surrounding neighborhoods have boomed over the last several Read more about 363 Foot, 290-Unit Tower Planned at Broad & Spring Garden[…]
Every time we go to a professional sports game in South Philly, we are amazed at the sea of parking lots surrounding the stadiums. This area is right off the Broad St. Line, just north of the Navy Yard, next to FDR Park, accessible by two major highways, and near a ton of other booming Read more about $700 Million Casino + Hotel Project Rising Near the Stadiums[…]
The Gretz Brewery has stood at the corner of Germantown Ave. and W. Oxford St. in Kensington for more than 130 years. Five percent of Philadelphia’s beer was produced in this building by the middle of the twentieth century. In 1961, the brewery was sold and the building has sat vacant ever since. The structure Read more about Gretz Brewery in Kensington to Become 200 Units + Retail[…]
We have recently told you about 3 projects in the Gayborhood just west of the Jefferson Hospital complex. A hotel is replacing the Midtown II restaurant. Around the corner, a Wendy’s is due to be demolished and development is imminent. Near 12th and Chestnut, a 49-unit mixed-use building is set to rise. We now have Read more about 300 Units to Replace Parking Garage in the Gayborhood[…]
A beautiful building at 1209 Vine St. is set to grow 3 stories. The Jarvis Building is currently the home of the NOTO night club. Mother and son Micheline and James DeBerardine own the club, the building, and the parking lot next door at 1201 Vine St. The building is zoned CMX-4 and was purchased Read more about 3-Story Addition + 90 Units Planned for Stately Building on Vine St.[…]
Washington Ave. is one of the most pedestrian-unfriendly, auto-centric commercial corridors in the city. The wide thoroughfare is lined with vehicle service companies, parking lots, and garages. However, residential and mixed-use projects are slowly starting to infiltrate the avenue. 1100-18 E. Passyunk Ave. is a triangular, 8,518 square foot, CMX-2.5 zoned parcel bordered by Washington Read more about 6-Story, 39-Unit Project Coming to Passyunk & Washington[…]