Yesterday, we told you that National Real Estate Development and Kushner Real Estate Group control all but one of the properties between Spring Garden and Callowhill on the west side of 2nd Street. They plan on developing 4 projects along this stretch. The first phase includes the 23-story, 297-unit tower at 2nd and Callowhill that Read more about 14-Story, 355-Unit Building Planned at 2nd and Spring Garden[…]
The strip on 2nd Street between Spring Garden and Callowhill is in for a major transformation. In this part of town, 2nd Street is bordered on the east side by the Interstate 95 offramp and a bunch of industrial buildings on the west side. These couple of blocks, and especially the intersection of 2nd and Read more about 23-Story, 397-Unit Tower Planned at 2nd and Callowhill[…]
Callowhill Street between 2nd Street and Franklin Street is currently a 3-5 lane raceway with I-676 on the southern border and a mix of parking lots, blank walls, and industrial buildings on the norther side of the road. Although this area is a short walk to Old City and prime Center City in general, we Read more about 7-Story, 220-Unit Building Planned at 5th and Callowhill[…]
One of the most iconic buildings in Philadelphia is the blighted Willow Street Steam Plant in Callowhill. The structure, built in 1927, rises more than 160 feet tall and its rusted smokestacks make a dramatic impact on the city’s skyline. For years, Philadelphians have been wondering if anything would ever happen to the steam plant Read more about 69 Units + Retail Planned within Willow Street Steam Plant in Callowhill[…]
Another day, another project on 13th St. After covering the hotel overbuild project in Chinatown yesterday, we headed north and passed by an active construction site just south of Spring Garden Street in Callowhill. 500-506 N. 13th St. was most recently used as an urban horse stable. Before then, it was the home of the Read more about Adaptive Reuse Project Underway in Callowhill. 23 Units + Retail Planned[…]
It always surprises us how rough some blocks of Callowhill are. The neighborhood is a stone’s throw from Center City and has a ton of amazing loft-style buildings, yet most of this area feels like an industrial wasteland. That being said, Callowhill is still one of our favorite neighborhoods in the city and we believe Read more about Construction Permits Issued for 30-Unit Mixed-Use Building in Callowhill[…]
We’ve seen countless developments along the North Broad Corridor and within the Callowhill loft district during the most recent development boom in Philadelphia. So many that we haven’t had a chance to write about each and every one of them. Needless to say, North Broad is rising. Callowhill’s development is fueled by the new Rail Read more about 181 Units + Retail Proposed on Surface Parking Lot in Callowhill[…]
We’ve told you that it is North Broad Street’s time to shine while covering the 290-unit tower proposal at Broad and Spring Garden, the recently-completed 41-unit Stable Lofts adaptive reuse project, the more than 500 units rising behind the Divine Lorraine, the 70-unit proposal just south of Girard, and the 225-unit proposal at Broad and Read more about 368-Unit Project Could Replace a Parking Lot on North Broad[…]
A beautiful building at 1209 Vine St. is set to grow 3 stories. The Jarvis Building is currently the home of the NOTO night club. Mother and son Micheline and James DeBerardine own the club, the building, and the parking lot next door at 1201 Vine St. The building is zoned CMX-4 and was purchased Read more about 3-Story Addition + 90 Units Planned for Stately Building on Vine St.[…]
The Spring Garden St. corridor surrounding the elevated viaduct at 9th St. has been flourishing lately with new residential units, offices, and retail hitting the market. 990 Spring Garden St. is a large seven-story warehouse built in 1927. It now houses creative, loft-style offices on the upper floors. Roy-Pitz Barrel House occupies the first floor Read more about Development Opportunity at 9th and Spring Garden[…]