Another day, another project to tell you about near a subway station in Philadelphia. This one is just south of Girard Avenue at 1108 North Front Street right on the border of Fishtown and Northern Liberties. Developers recently broke ground on a project that entails a 7-story building with 47 residential units, 8,520 square feet Read more about 47-Unit Project Under Construction Near Front and Girard[…]
The amount of development happening on North Broad Street continues to amaze us. We’ve told you about several projects encompassing thousands of units along the thoroughfare north of City Hall over the years. Today, we have a construction update on one of those projects for you. Back in October of 2019, we told you to Read more about 344-Unit Project Rising on North Broad Using Girder-Slab Precast Concrete Construction[…]
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[…]
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[…]
If you take a walk along 2nd Street from Girard Avenue to Spring Garden Street in Northern Liberties, you’ll be amazed at the amount of construction underway. Just a few years ago, there were a ton of vacant and blighted properties lining the thoroughfare, especially on the northern side of the neighborhood. Today, this section Read more about 55-Unit Building Planned in Northern Liberties at 2nd and Poplar[…]
The intersection of Frankford Avenue, York Street, and Trenton Avenue on the border of Fishtown and East Kensington is undergoing a major transformation. The city recently completed an infrastructure project that turned the dangerous, signaled, 6-point intersection into a traffic roundabout with better pedestrian crossings. The circle improved the intersection drastically for pedestrians, bicyclists, and Read more about 56 Units + 5 Commercial Spaces Coming to the Fishtown Roundabout Within 5 Projects[…]
About three years ago, there was a building fire near the corner of Frankford Avenue and Berks Street in Fishtown. Unfortunately, the damage from the fire led to the demolition of two stately brick structures on the corner. Then, just a few months ago, the property on the corner at 1828 Frankford Avenue hit the Read more about 9-Unit + Commercial Building Planned on Frankford Ave in Fishtown[…]
The area surrounding the Berks El Station has transformed over the last few years. A 28-unit, mixed-use building at 102 West Berks Street recently leased up with several commercial spaces coming online soon. Berks Warehouse at the corner of Hope and Berks Street is currently being renovated inside and out with a bunch of exciting Read more about 36-Unit, Adaptive Reuse Project Planned Near the Berks El Station[…]
Back in March of 2021, we told you about a 35-unit adaptive reuse project that was underway on the border of Port Richmond at Harrowgate in an old chocolate factory at 2215 East Tioga Street. Right across Sepviva Street from the adaptive reuse project, another significant residential project is being planned on a large vacant Read more about 73-Unit Building Proposed on Vacant Lot in Port Richmond[…]
Back in 2019, plans were released for a 10-story building with 244 residential units and 50 automobile parking spots at 1130 N. Delaware Avenue on the site of a surface parking lot and low rise furniture warehouse next to the historic Edward Corner Building. Over the last few years, the parking lot and furniture warehouse Read more about 182-Unit Building Proposed in Fishtown on Surface Parking Lot[…]