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As mentioned many times previously, we are seeing significant development happen across multiple outlying neighborhoods in Philadelphia. From far south and west Philly to the northeast and northwest, new apartments buildings now dot the landscape of these areas. Developers and investors are bettering on the trend of re-urbanization persisting and on Philadelphia’s population continuing to
Zoning permits were issued yesterday for a 90-unit building on the 28,800 square foot vacant lot at 2019 North 29th Street in Strawberry Mansion. The building will rise 45 feet over 4 stories and will include 28 automobile parking spaces, a green roof, a roof deck, and a nearly 4,000 square foot interior courtyard. The
We’ve covered a bunch of projects on North Broad Street between city hall and Girard Avenue with a handful more stretching up past Temple University. However, We’ve only covered a couple of proposals above North Philadelphia Station. We see this changing over the coming years as developers continue to embrace transit-oriented development sites. You can’t
Blue Horizon is a historic building and famous former boutique boxing venue on North Broad Street. The structure was originally built in 1865 as three separate homes. In 1914, it was converted into the clubhouse for the Loyal Order of Moose, a fraternal lodge. Then, in 1961, the building was again transformed, this time into
We’ve covered a ton of projects on North Broad Street and have repeatedly mentioned the upward trajectory of the thoroughfare. Most developments that we have written about and that have broken ground have been south of Girard Avenue, though. We see this changing in the coming years and recently told you about a 70-unit project
Just east of Broad St. on Allegheny Avenue, three row homes that look like they’re from the late 1800’s sit blighted and boarded up. At one time, four more homes completed this row. Those parcels to the west now sit vacant. We’ve been passing by the remaining 3 houses for years, hoping that they’d one
The Beury Building is a hulking Art Deco structure standing at the intersection of Germantown Ave. and Broad St. in North Philadelphia. The building, constructed in 1926, was originally the home of The National Bank of North Philadelphia. More recently, it has gained notoriety for the graffiti adorning its north and south sides, which reads
North Broad Street continues to see increased interest from developers and commercial operators. Multiple projects have been completed along the thoroughfare in recent years, hundreds of units are currently under construction, and hundreds more are planned. The tide is certainly rising for North Broad Street. If you’re a developer looking for a 60+ unit development
It looks like the former St. Edward the Confessor Catholic School at 7th and York St. in the Hartranft neighborhood could finally find a new lease on life. The school building along with the church and other parish buildings on the same block are amazing architectural specimens. We could not be happier to hear that
Developers are proposing a 5-storey, 60 foot tall project with 99 residential units, 15,650 square feet of retail space, a green roof, a rooftop deck with a pool, 30 car parking spots, and 33 bike spaces at 919 Diamond St. The project is situated along the elevated SEPTA regional rail line on a 34,101 industrial-zoned