Back in September of 2021, we told you that developers were planning a 196-unit project along the river on what was then a surface parking lot next to Rivers Casino in Fishtown at 933 North Penn Street. We finally have an update on the project. The development has decreased in unit count by 1 and Read more about 195-Unit Project Breaks Ground in Fishtown. Will Replace a Surface Parking Lot[…]
Last week, we told you that the 470-unit Festival Pier redevelopment and a 466-unit project right across the street on the site of a former Greyhound bus terminal were both under construction. That’s 936 homes getting built right on the same block. Well, these are not the only massive projects under construction on this strip. Read more about 462-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Under Construction on Border of Fishtown and Northern Liberties[…]
Large vacant lots in the 19125 zip code have almost all disappeared over the last decade-long development wave. Still, there is an undersupply of housing in the area, which has become one of the most popular places in Philadelphia to live. There is one notable large lot that has continued to sit vacant as the Read more about 155-Unit Building Proposed in Olde Richmond Next to Greensgrow Farms[…]
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[…]
Back in 2012, the historic Van Straaten and Harvey Silk Mill warehouse building in Germantown was demolished due to being neglected for decades. Since then, the Wayne Junction District has flourished around the property with several other old buildings being converted into residential and commercial uses. The site of the old silk mill ended up Read more about 143-Unit Development Planned at Wayne Junction in Germantown[…]
Back in June, we told you that developers were pursuing a 112-unit, mixed-use, adaptive reuse project with 47 automobile parking spaces at 1300 North Howard Street in Kensington. The plan entails constructing a 3.5-story addition on top of the 1-story existing warehouse on the site. At the time that we posted that article, we only Read more about Details Emerge for 112-Unit Adaptive Reuse Proposal in Kensington[…]
Rivers Casino should be called River and Sea Casino as it’s bordered on one side by the Delaware River and on the other side by a sea of parking lots. We were hoping that after the casino built the parking garage a few years ago that we would end up seeing plans to develop their Read more about 196-Unit Building to Replace Surface Parking Lot Next to Rivers Casino[…]
Back in 2018, the former Love Kingdom Church at 1015 S. 3rd Street traded hands and was later demolished. Although we hate seeing old churches demolished in Philadelphia, this structure was modern and had a big surface parking lot. We can’t say we miss it. Since demolition, most of the property has sat vacant for Read more about 67-Unit Building Planned in Queen Village[…]
A month ago, we told you that a project was being proposed on the site of the scrapyard on the border of Kensington and Port Richmond at 2200 E. Somerset St. Stakeholders are proposing 4 structures on the properties with 535 residential units, 179 automobile parking spaces, and 293 bicycle stalls. Three structures with 390 Read more about Plans for 535-Unit Kensington Junkyard Redevelopment Released[…]