5230-32 Germantown Avenue Rendering

40-Unit Building to Replace Germantown Parking Lot

Over the last decade, we’ve seen a ton of surface parking lots in Center City and surrounding Philadelphia neighborhoods replaced with multifamily and mixed-use buildings. These are some of our favorite types of projects as they turn storage lots for automobiles into homes for people and local businesses. Today, we have another surface parking lot Read more about 40-Unit Building to Replace Germantown Parking Lot[…]

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32-Unit Building to Replace Parking Lot in Germantown

It seems like almost weekly, we’re covering a significantly sized project in Germantown with many of them surrounding the Chelten Avenue and Germantown Avenue commercial corridors. As these new projects come online, we should see new businesses open in the neighborhood fueled by new commercial spaces being built and new residents moving into Germantown. Today, Read more about 32-Unit Building to Replace Parking Lot in Germantown[…]

113-29 Berkley Street Rendering

143-Unit Development Planned at Wayne Junction in Germantown

Back in 2012, the historic Van Straaten and Harvey Silk Mill warehouse building in Germantown was demolished due to being neglected for decades. Since then, the Wayne Junction District has flourished around the property with several other old buildings being converted into residential and commercial uses. The site of the old silk mill ended up Read more about 143-Unit Development Planned at Wayne Junction in Germantown[…]

5521 Wayne Ave Rendering

50-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Germantown

We’ve told you about several projects that are underway and in the pipeline in Germantown. Most of the developments have been located on the Germantown Avenue or Chelten Avenue commercial corridors or surrounding the thoroughfares. It looks like we have another project to add to the list. Zoning permits were issued yesterday for a 50-unit Read more about 50-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Germantown[…]

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47-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Planned in Germantown

The pipeline of new development planned in Germantown keeps growing. We’ve recently told you about several projects underway and in the predevelopment phases in this section of Philadelphia. We have a feeling that there will be many more to write about over the next few years and beyond. But today, we’ll add just one more Read more about 47-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Planned in Germantown[…]

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47-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in Germantown

Get ready for some big changes to the historic building at 5627 Germantown Avenue. The 8-story, 77,436 square foot, CMX-3 zoned building was originally constructed as a 2-story building for the Germantown Trust Company in 1898. In 1929, a major vertical addition was added for use as the bank’s offices. Germantown Trust Company ended up Read more about 47-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in Germantown[…]

Tulpehocken Place Rendering

83 Units Proposed in Germantown Next to Tulpehocken Station

In 2017, Mosaic Development Partners acquired a more than 1 acre residential multifamily (RM-3) zoned parcel between Tulpehocken Station and a group of mid-rise residential buildings in Germantown. Currently, the parcel sits vacant and covered in vegetation. In 2018, Mosaic Development partners presented a 100-unit plan for the site to the neighbors. By 2019, the Read more about 83 Units Proposed in Germantown Next to Tulpehocken Station[…]

6365-69 Germantown Ave.

Permits Issued for 14-Unit + Commercial Project in Germantown

Building permits were issued on January 18th for a 14-unit project at 6365-69 Germantown Ave. The CMX-2 zoned property, which is more than 36 feet wide and 125 feet deep in some sections, holds a stately 4-story masonry building with two bay windows and a large addition off the back. A demolition permit for the Read more about Permits Issued for 14-Unit + Commercial Project in Germantown[…]