If you live in Old City or follow Philadelphia real estate development in general, you’ve probably heard about several plans for the southwest corner of 2nd and Race Streets. The property was most recently occupied by a commercial kitchen supply store. Back in 2017, zoning permits were issued for a 5-story building with 13 residential Read more about New Plan for Prominent Old City Corner[…]
A 6-story, 65 foot tall, 70-unit building with ground floor commercial space and 13 parking spaces is being planned on the 11,678 square foot CMX-3 parcel at 416-24 Vine Street in Old City. The building will be clad in metal and cement fiber board panels with aluminum clad windows and beige retractable balconies accenting the Read more about 70-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Old City[…]
Back in 2020, the 78,000 square foot, single story, square block warehouse at 1400 North Howard Street in South Kensington traded hands for $9.45 million. After receiving zoning approval to convert the building, which is zoned for single family homes (RSA-5), into a retail and office complex, the new owner, Asana Partners, announced that they Read more about Retail + Office Complex Under Construction in South Kensington[…]
As we’ve mentioned countless times in the past, development has followed the transit lines in Philadelphia. Subway stop by subway stop, new buildings keep popping up further and further out from City Hall. Development has already made its way well past the Berks El Station, but there are still several vacant, blighted, and underutilized parcels Read more about 5-Story, 21-Unit Building Rising Under the El in Norris Square[…]
As we’ve said many times in the past, North Broad Street is on fire. Over the last five or so years, North Broad Street has evolved from a sea of vacant and underutilized properties into homes for thousands of new people and businesses. It seems like every few months, we tell you about another significant Read more about 119-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned on North Broad Street[…]
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[…]
Something big is planned for the southwest corner of 7th and Chestnut Streets. A zoning permit was issued on Friday for the consolidation of the parcels at 700-02 and 704 Chestnut Street. The plans call for demolishing 704 Chestnut Street and putting an 8-story addition on top of the 6-story building at the corner of Read more about 14-Story, 148-Unit Overbuild Project Planned at 7th & Chestnut[…]
Almost exactly 3 years ago, we told you that building permits had been issued for a 6-story, 132 unit building with 60 car parking spots in the basement level, 50 bicycle spaces, a leasing office, and ground floor retail at 4224 Baltimore Avenue. At that time, there had already been multiple plans for the site Read more about 132-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Under Construction Next to Clark Park in West Philly[…]
Back in January of last year, we told you that building permits were issued for a 5-story, 64-unit project with 2 ground floor commercial spaces, 7 artist studios, and 65 parking spots at 1222 North 2nd Street in Olde Kensington. We mentioned that there had been on and off development plans for the property for Read more about 64-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Rising in Olde Kensington[…]
Back in 2020, we told you about a 157-unit, mixed-use plan for the site of Anastasi Seafood and the vacant lot behind it on the southeast corner of 9th and Washington in the Italian Market. At that time, there had been on and off plans to develop the property for more than 5 years. Although Read more about Anastasi Seafood Building Demolished to Make Way for 157-Unit Project[…]