171-Unit Project with Lidl Supermarket Breaks Ground at Broad & Girard Former CVS Site

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 by Kyle McShane

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 Read more about 171-Unit Project with Lidl Supermarket Breaks Ground at Broad & Girard Former CVS Site[…]

105-Unit Project Under Construction Next to the Berks El Station

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by Kyle McShane

It was back in August of 2020 that we told you about plans for a large mixed use building right next to the Berks El Station at 1900 North Front Street. Back then, an old bar stood on the corner and an unflattering abandoned bank along with a surface parking lot occupied the north end Read more about 105-Unit Project Under Construction Next to the Berks El Station[…]

7-Story, 84-Unit Building to Replace Bank on Northern Liberties Border

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 by Kyle McShane

There are a few blocks between Front Street and 2nd Street along Girard Avenue that are still blighted, vacant, and underutilized. Over the last few years, some cool businesses have opened along this stretch, but there is still a long ways to go to seamlessly tie Northern Liberties, Fishtown, and South Kensington together. It looks Read more about 7-Story, 84-Unit Building to Replace Bank on Northern Liberties Border[…]

78-Unit Building to Replace Parking Lot in Kensington

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 by Kyle McShane

About a month ago, we told you about plans for a 74-unit building that will replace a surface parking lot at Randolph Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in South Kensington. Well, it looks like the same development group is planning another surface parking lot replacing building just up the block. In anticipation of the Read more about 78-Unit Building to Replace Parking Lot in Kensington[…]

212-Unit Project Set to Break Ground at 8th and Poplar

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 by Kyle McShane

Back in 2019, you may remember big plans for two vacant lots in Poplar just west of Northern Liberties at the northeast and northwest corners of Darien Street and Poplar Street. These lots sit just east of the elevated rail tracks that run along 9th Street. The 2019 plans called for two 11-story buildings with Read more about 212-Unit Project Set to Break Ground at 8th and Poplar[…]

142-Unit Project Under Construction in East Falls

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 by Kyle McShane

It’s been a long road with many iterations for the project at 4300-26 Ridge Avenue in East Falls. A variety of plans have been proposed for the 70,000 square foot, CMX-3 site at the corner of Ridge Avenue and Calumet Street over the last 15 years. We’re happy to say that the site is finally Read more about 142-Unit Project Under Construction in East Falls[…]

275-Unit Building Under Construction in University City

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 by Kyle McShane

The amount of new apartments recently built, under construction, and in the pipeline between 41st Street and 46th Street along Chestnut Street is truly astounding. Take a walk down this stretch of University City and see for yourself, or check out some of the projects we covered on our Map Page. The area has really Read more about 275-Unit Building Under Construction in University City[…]

University Place 3.0 is Nearing Completion

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 by Kyle McShane

If you’ve been on west Market Street recently, you’ve probably noticed the new modern building that has been under construction at the corner of 41st and Market Streets. The new building is called University Place 3.0. The 8-story, 250,000 square foot structure includes 25,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor and roughly Read more about University Place 3.0 is Nearing Completion[…]

40-Unit Building to Replace Germantown Parking Lot

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by Kyle McShane

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[…]

Tiny Home Community for the Homeless Approved by Zoning Board of Adjustment

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 by Kyle McShane

Last week, the zoning board of adjustment (ZBA) approved a project at 7801 State Road next to the Pennypack Trail in Holmesburg aimed at fighting homelessness in Philadelphia. The project will consist of 28 tiny detached homes. A shared kitchen, dining area, and bathroom will be incorporated into an existing structure on the parcel. The Read more about Tiny Home Community for the Homeless Approved by Zoning Board of Adjustment[…]