Philadelphia Real Estate News
The building at 3701 Chestnut St. is hitting the market. The International House Philadelphia announced today that it will be selling the building and setting a new course for the organization. The non-profit was founded in 1908 and has made it its mission to house foreign students and promote international cultures. The 14-story building at Read more about Development Opportunity: 3701 Chestnut St. is Going Up for Sale[…]
The first stage of the transformative $3.5 billion plan to redevelop the area around 30th Street Station is well underway. Brandywine Realty Trust, Drexel University, AMTRAK, and other stakeholders have partnered to build a new innovation neighborhood surrounding the station and have named it Schuylkill Yards. Before breaking ground on any new buildings, the partners Read more about New Public Park Across from 30th Street Station Nearing Completion[…]
Plans just dropped for a massive mixed-use development at 1341 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. in South Philly along the Delaware River. The project is dubbed Liberty on the River. The multi-stage, six-building plan calls for a total of 2,002 residential units, a 208 room hotel, 43,000 square feet of retail, and 1,378 parking spaces over Read more about Plans Released for Massive South Philly Development: 2,002 Residential Units + Hotel + Retail[…]
The University of Pennsylvania received a $50 million gift from Roy and Diana Vagelos. The gift was given to Penn Arts & Sciences for the erection of a mid-rise building at 32nd at Walnut St. The new building will host the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology and the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Read more about UPenn Receives $50 Million Gift to Pursue Mid-Rise Building at 32nd and Walnut[…]
The Spring Garden St. corridor surrounding the elevated viaduct at 9th St. has been flourishing lately with new residential units, offices, and retail hitting the market. 990 Spring Garden St. is a large seven-story warehouse built in 1927. It now houses creative, loft-style offices on the upper floors. Roy-Pitz Barrel House occupies the first floor Read more about Development Opportunity at 9th and Spring Garden[…]
An old theater stood at the corner of N. 6th St. and Poplar St. for more than 100 years. Over the last decade, as the energy of Northern Liberties flowed towards the neighborhood’s western border, this building began to look out of place. Unfortunately, Northern Liberties has seen a lot of its industrial past demolished. Read more about Foundation Poured for 40-Unit Mixed-Use Building at 6th and Poplar[…]
We’ve mentioned that Front St. on the border of Fishtown and Kensington has been on fire recently. Many new residential units and commercial spaces have been sprouting up on the corridor over the last few years. The 1600 and 1700 blocks of N. Front St. have not seen a ton of new residential projects, but Read more about Restaurant Replacing Auto Dealership that Never Opened on Front Street?[…]
The intersection of North 2nd St. and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in Olde Kensington is about to see major changes. There are multiple projects that are underway or in the pipeline in the immediate vicinity. The largest of these projects is on the site of a warehouse that has been occupied by The Resource Exchange Read more about New Construction Permits Pulled for 93-Unit Mixed-Use Building at 2nd and Cecil B. Moore[…]
For more than 15 years, the south side of Girard Ave. between 10th and 11th streets has been occupied by outdoor tennis courts and an indoor tennis facility. However, the Althea Gibson Community Education & Tennis Center has been closed since 2014 when a developer purchased the property for $1.55 million. In 2017, the owners Read more about 120 Unit Mixed-Use Building Coming to 10th and Girard – Is Wawa a Tenant?[…]
Frankford Avenue has seen an explosion of development over the last several years. We have seen multiple condo and apartment buildings rise, with a few currently under construction. A 30-unit mixed-use building is wrapping up at Frankford and Belgrade. Across the street, a 24-unit building with retail is beginning to rise. Just north of these Read more about Development Opportunity on Frankford Ave Next to Suraya in Fishtown[…]