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Melrose Diner Development

94-Unit Building Planned for Melrose Diner Site in South Philly

We’ve mentioned in the past that it feels like Philadelphia’s diners are slowly disappearing. Most famously, back in 2017, Little Pete’s diner in Rittenhouse closed to make way for a 13-story hotel. We also recently told you about plans to replace the Broad Street Diner with a 29-unit, mixed-use building. Today, we have news about Read more about 94-Unit Building Planned for Melrose Diner Site in South Philly[…]

901 N Front Street Rendering

96-Unit Building to Replace Parking Garage in Northern Liberties

The amount of development happening in Northern Liberties is astounding. There are currently thousands of residential units under construction and in the pipeline. It seems like every part of the neighborhood has a major project underway. The two sections of Northern Liberties that are seeing the most development currently are around 2nd Street and Germantown Read more about 96-Unit Building to Replace Parking Garage in Northern Liberties[…]

1341 South Christopher Columbus Blvd Massing

23-Story, 606-Unit Tower Planned on the Delaware River in South Philly

You may remember plans being released in 2019 for Liberty on the River – a multi-stage, six-building project with a total of 2,002 residential units, a 208 room hotel, 43,000 square feet of retail, and 1,378 parking spaces at 1341 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard. This 3 million square foot development plan never moved forward and Read more about 23-Story, 606-Unit Tower Planned on the Delaware River in South Philly[…]

200 Spring Garden Street

14-Story, 360-Unit Building Tops Out at 2nd and Spring Garden

We’ve been following the game changing project at 2nd and Spring Garden Street since back in May of 2021 when it was originally presented to the neighborhood and have been providing construction updates here on the blog, on Instagram, and on Twitter ever since. As a quick reminder, 200 Spring Garden Street, which is being Read more about 14-Story, 360-Unit Building Tops Out at 2nd and Spring Garden[…]

2456 Frankford Rendering

Permits Issues for 16-Unit Building on Frankford Ave in East Kensington

If you’ve lived around Fishtown or East Kensington for the last several years, you’ve definitely witnessed the evolution of Frankford Avenue. The energy of the commercial corridor has spread from its epicenter surrounding Girard Avenue northward past York Street. As more people have moved into this area, commercial operators have taken notice and opened up Read more about Permits Issues for 16-Unit Building on Frankford Ave in East Kensington[…]

4011 Market Street Rendering

12-Story, 350-Unit Project Planned at 40th and Market Street

West Philadelphia from the Schuylkill River to 44th Street along Chestnut Street and Market Street has seen a massive wave of development over the last decade. We’ve told you about several dense multifamily and mixed-use projects along this stretch that have been recently completed, are under construction, and that are in the planning phases. We’ve Read more about 12-Story, 350-Unit Project Planned at 40th and Market Street[…]

2525 E York Street Rendering

87-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned for Former Beer Distributor on York Street in 19125

At the end of last year, beer drinkers in the Fishtown and Olde Richmond neighborhoods were stunned when their coveted beer distributor at York and Almond Streets closed. The 28,374 square foot, CMX-2 zoned parcel, which was also known for its Christmas tree sales during the holidays, was presumed to be sold to a developer Read more about 87-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned for Former Beer Distributor on York Street in 19125[…]

2100 Arch Street

120-Unit Office to Residential Conversion Planned in Center City

In the post-Covid environment, developers in cities across the country are looking for ways to adaptively reuse urban office buildings as work from home has become more prevalent and companies have shrunk their office footprints. Although Philadelphia’s office real estate market is fairing better than other major cities such as San Francisco and Chicago, non Read more about 120-Unit Office to Residential Conversion Planned in Center City[…]