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If you read our articles often, you know we love a good adaptive reuse story. These types of projects are more rare than new construction projects in Philadelphia as many of the older buildings in the city that are viable for adaptive reuse have already been renovated, or, sadly, demolished over the last few decades.
Yesterday, we told you about a project under the El near the Girard Station. Today, we have one for you just up Front Street near the Berks Station. As we’ve told you many times before, there’s a ton happening surrounding the Berks Station with multiple new buildings that have been recently completed, a bunch more
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
As we’ve mentioned countless times in the past, development has followed the transit lines in Philadelphia. Subway stop by subway stop, new buildings keep popping up further and further out from City Hall. Development has already made its way well past the Berks El Station, but there are still several vacant, blighted, and underutilized parcels
Last week, there was a bunch of uproar from nearby neighbors and architecture lovers across Philadelphia after a demolition notice was posted on the former Ninth National Bank and the Industrial Trust, Title & Savings Co. at 1952-58 N. Front Street in Kensington. When we saw the zoning permit issued for the demolition of the
We’ve told you about a ton of projects that are underway and in the pipeline on North 2nd St. in Kensington north of Girard Avenue all the way past York Street. When you cross over Berks Street, this strip has an industrial vibe with a bunch of auto repair shops calling 2nd St. home. With
Back in September of 2019, we told that a plan to convert the former headquarters of the Peter Woll & Sons Feather Company at 173 W. Berks St. into 30 residential units was going before the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) for a variance. The project needed a variance as property is zoned medium industrial
Back in December of 2019, we told you about a garage that was being demolished on Berks St. just west of Front St. At that time, no construction permits had been issued, but a zoning variance had been granted in 2016 that gave approval for a 32-unit building on the industrial-zoned (I-2) site at 171
Almost 2 years ago, we told you about an adaptive reuse project called the Gotham Tower at 2000 N. 2nd St. in Norris Square. This 100+ unit redevelopment, which includes 2 retail spaces, is now nearing completion and looks fantastic. We had the opportunity to tour the site a few months ago and it looks
We’ve been preaching about transit-oriented development and about peoples’ desire to live near quality public transportation for years. As mentioned many times in the past, development in Philadelphia seems to follow the subway lines. Over time, neighborhoods further and further out from Center City seem to attract the interest of developers. In the Fishtown and
In August of 2019, developers acquired the 12,005 CMX-2.5 zoned site at 1904-22 N. Front St. from the Norris Square Economic Development Corporation for $2.1 million. The parcel currently holds a low-rise building that was formerly a bank and surface parking lot. The development team proceeded to acquire the adjacent corner parcel at 1900-02 N.
Its not too often that we read through the plans for a large mixed-use project near the subway line and wind up feeling frustrated. The owners of 1901 N. American St. on the northeast corner of Berks and American St. were pursuing a plan to build a 7-story building with 319 units, 12,559 SF of