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Back in April of 2021, we told you that a zoning permit for a 160-unit building was issued for the southwest corner of Broad Street and Girard Avenue, which at the time was home to a CVS. A couple of months later, project renderings and details were released in anticipation of the development team’s meeting
The white whale of Francisville has continued to sit vacant with multiple plans for development over the years. The last major update we gave about the property was in August of 2019, when zoning permits were issued for a 4-story, 61-unit building with ground floor retail and 21 parking spaces on the southern portion of
Back in April, we told you that zoning permits were issued for a 160-unit, mixed-use building on the site of the former CVS on the southwest corner of Broad and Girard. Those permits mentioned that the project would have 2 floors worth of commercial space. It looks like plans have shifted. In anticipation of the
North Broad Street continues to rise. We’ve told you about several large, mixed-use projects that have broken ground and have been proposed over the last several years. Check out our Map Page to see all of those articles. One of the most underbuilt sections of North Broad Street is its intersection with Girard Avenue. The
Earlier this week, we told you about a 32-unit mixed-use building that’s under construction on Ridge Avenue in Francisville. If you walk either direction on Ridge Avenue from this project, you’ll see countless new buildings and construction sites. We’ve written about several of them. Just across the street from the 32-unit project, a 5-story, 10-unit
If you’ve lived in Francisville for more than a few years, you likely remember the old dollar store at the intersection of Francis St. and Ridge Ave. The dollar store was demolished in 2017 in anticipation of a 27-unit, mixed-use building being built at 1614-20 Ridge Avenue. By June of 2018, permits were issued to
It seems like at least once a month we’re covering a significant project on North Broad Street. Just about 10 days ago, we told you about a 50-unit proposal that will replace the gas station at Broad and Parrish. Alterra Property Group currently has a 410-unit mixed-use building under construction at Broad and Spring Garden.
About a year ago, we told you about MM Partner’s renovation of the old St. Joseph’s Hospital at 1600-50 W. Girard Ave. into 88 residential units and multiple commercial spaces. At that time, the project, called The Civic, was nearing completion. After walking through the building and seeing the attention to detail from the project
We love seeing new buildings and homes for people rise in Philadelphia. However, it pains us to see handsome buildings that seem to be in good condition demolished only to be replaced by another modern box. We have not seen project renderings yet, but that is what we expect will happen at 1609-13 Poplar St.,
Ridge Avenue continues to develop from Broad St. to Girard Avenue. We’ve told you about the 521 new units going in at Broad and Ridge, the two new buildings at 16th and Ridge, and multiple projects on Ridge near Girard Ave. Add another project to the mix. 1650 Ridge Ave. is a 4,134 SF CMX-2.5
The 65,639 square foot, vacant, triangular lot at 19th St. and Wylie St. in Francisville has a ton of history. A paint factory once stood on the property. The property went through foreclosure and was assumed by the City of Philadelphia. There have been multiple development proposals for the site and attempts to rezone the
A couple of weeks ago, we met with Aaron Smith and Chris Boccella of MMPartners (MMP). MMPartners is a community-focused development company that has developed over 1 million square feet of real estate in Philadelphia and has transformed the Brewerytown neighborhood. You may recognize some of their projects. Two of our favorites are the 19-unit