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[…]
About 2 weeks ago, we told you about a 42-unit, mixed-use building that is under construction at 4th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue and mentioned that a bigger project is also rising nearby. Avenue V is currently under construction between Germantown Avenue and 5th Street on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The Riverwards Group is leading Read more about 147-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Rising in Kensington[…]
Not many people would see value in a blighted lot situated between a gas station, a scrap yard, and train tracks. 2750R Aramingo Avenue is an 80,735 square foot industrial (I2) zoned parcel that sits between Aramingo Ave., Somerset St., Tulip St., and the Conrail tracks. If you walk by the property today, you’ll probably Read more about 231-Unit Project Proposed in Port Richmond[…]
It seems like we’re bringing a massive development project in the Riverwards to your attention 8 days a week. Development is everywhere in this section of the city. Housing prices and rents have only gone in one direction over the last decade; up. We thought the prices in Fishtown were getting ridiculous a few years Read more about 155 Unit Mixed-Use Project Rising at Frankford and Lehigh – Kensington Courts[…]
In 2002, New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) acquired the lot at 2318-26 E Susquehanna Ave in Fishtown. The NKCDC used the vacant lot for the storage of construction equipment and supplies up until last summer. As home prices and amenities in Fishtown have skyrocketed over the last 10 years, equipment storage was no longer Read more about Five Houses Rising on Former Vacant Lot in Fishtown[…]