Tag: JKRP Architects

501 North Front Street Rendering

97-Unit Project Planned on Historic Property at Delaware Ave and Spring Garden

by Kyle McShane

Back in 2021, the Philadelphia Warehousing & Cold Storage Company at 500 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard was designated to the local historic register. The designation prevents any changes to the historic structures or new construction on the property without the approval of the Philadelphia Historical Commission. In March of 2021, we told you about plans Read more about 97-Unit Project Planned on Historic Property at Delaware Ave and Spring Garden[…]

1325 Lee Street Construction

20-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Under Construction in Fishtown

by Kyle McShane

Just over two years ago, we told you that developers were seeking a variance to build a 21-unit, mixed-use building along Lee Street on the back part of the parcel at 1324 Frankford Avenue. At the time, they were building a 50-unit project at 1324 Frankford. The development team ended up getting the variance for Read more about 20-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Under Construction in Fishtown[…]

700 North Delaware Avenue

466-Unit Project Underway on Former Bus Station Site in Northern Liberties

by Kyle McShane

Just yesterday, we told you that the 470-unit Festival Pier redevelopment project is finally under construction after years of planning and preparation. Well, that’s not the only mega development in this neck of the woods. There’s another nearly 500-unit project underway right across the street from Festival Pier. Exactly two years ago, we told you Read more about 466-Unit Project Underway on Former Bus Station Site in Northern Liberties[…]

1807 E. Huntingdon rendering

80-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in East Kensington

by Kyle McShane

As we’ve preached so many times in the past, proximity to transit (especially rail lines) is driving development in Philadelphia. Over the last 5 years, large-scale development jumped from the Girard El Station to the Berks Station then to the York-Dauphin Station very quickly. There are now large new construction buildings and ongoing major developments Read more about 80-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in East Kensington[…]

4200 Market Street Rendering

352-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned at 42nd and Market

by Kyle McShane

The amount of construction happening these days in West Philadelphia would have been unfathomable only five years ago. From Baltimore Avenue to Market Street and beyond, we’re seeing major projects and proposals stretch out to about 50th Street. The transformation that this area has undergone is incredible with hundreds of new residential units, lab space, Read more about 352-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned at 42nd and Market[…]

1031 Germantown Avenue Rendering

Vesper Day Club May Be Replaced by 20 Homes in Northern Liberties

by Kyle McShane

Northern Liberties has gone from a neighborhood filled with industrial sites and vacant storefronts to a dense booming neighborhood with national chains and million+ dollar townhomes in a matter of a couple of decades. Walk down 2nd Street or through almost any section of Northern Liberties today and you’ll see new buildings and construction sites Read more about Vesper Day Club May Be Replaced by 20 Homes in Northern Liberties[…]

The LVL North - 510 North Broad - Under Construction

410-Unit Project Rising on North Broad Street

by Kyle McShane

If you’ve been by the intersection of North Broad Street and Spring Garden Street recently, you’ve likely noticed the hulking building under construction at the northwest corner on the site of a former surface parking lot. Digging started on the 2-story deep foundation in September of 2020 and the structure started making its way out Read more about 410-Unit Project Rising on North Broad Street[…]