The former J.T. Riley Lumber yard site on the south side of Girard Avenue between 3rd Street and Orianna Street has been in development limbo for more than 5 years. Back in 2015, a plan that included 53 residential units, commercial space, and 37 parking spaces was approved for the site by the ZBA. At Read more about 189-Unit Mixed-Use Building Proposed in Northern Liberties[…]
The stretch of Spring Garden Street on the south side of Northern Liberties is receiving a massive amount of attention from the development community. We recently told you about a 14-story, 355-unit building that is being planned at the corner of 2nd and Spring Garden. Back in February of 2020, we also told you about Read more about 12-story, 329-Unit Building Planned at 5th and Spring Garden[…]
Yesterday, we told you that National Real Estate Development and Kushner Real Estate Group control all but one of the properties between Spring Garden and Callowhill on the west side of 2nd Street. They plan on developing 4 projects along this stretch. The first phase includes the 23-story, 297-unit tower at 2nd and Callowhill that Read more about 14-Story, 355-Unit Building Planned at 2nd and Spring Garden[…]
Just to the west of the much loved Liberty Lands Park (which was once the home of the Burk Brothers Tannery) in Northern Liberties, we have seen multiple old industrial buildings demolished over the last 15 years and replaced by modern residential buildings. 952 North 3rd St. is the most recent example of this. Around Read more about 29-Unit Building Rising in Northern Liberties[…]
Back in January, the Philadelphia Warehousing and Cold Storage Company building at 500 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. was designated to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places after being nominated by The Keeping Society of Philadelphia. The parcel that the historic structure sits on is much larger than the footprint of the warehouse itself and it Read more about 62-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Planned at Delaware Ave. & Spring Garden St.[…]
Back in July of 2019, we told you that Streamline was planning on building a mixed-use building on the corner of N. 2nd St. and Girard Avenue at 1134 N. 2nd St. in Northern Liberties. Construction is now well underway and many of the residential units are already pending sale. The development is being called Read more about 84 Units + Commercial Rising in Northern Liberties[…]
There are some major projects planned on Delaware Avenue on the blocks just north of Spring Garden St. Demolition is nearly complete for the 462-unit mixed-use project near Delaware and Frankford. Plans have been presented for the redevelopment of Festival Pier, which will include more than 500 units. Zoning permits were issued during the summer Read more about Construction Permits Issued for Part of 488-Unit Project in Northern Liberties[…]
If you live near 4th and Girard in Northern Liberties, you’ve definitely walked by Trios and may have ordered a pizza from the establishment in the past. About 6 weeks ago while watching an Eagles game, we went to put in an order with Trios and our call wouldn’t go through. We knew there were Read more about 45-Unit + Retail Plan Approved in Northern Liberties[…]
Anyone that has been to Northern Liberties near the intersection of 2nd St. and Germantown Ave. recently has seen the massive development under construction behind the Acme parking garage. The long-vacant lot just north of the Piazza that recently hosted the short-lived Piazza Pod Park is undergoing a much more permanent transformation. Post Brothers, the Read more about Post Brothers’ 1,131 Unit Piazza Terminal Project is Under Construction in Northern Liberties[…]
650 Fairmount Avenue is a 177,291 square foot RM-2 zoned parcel that sits on the border of Northern Liberties and East Poplar between 6th St., 7th St., Fairmount Ave., and Green St. If you’re familiar with the area, the property is just south of the Federal Donuts. Currently, Fairmount Manor, a collection of ten 3-story, Read more about 404 Units + Commercial Proposed on the Border of Northern Liberties and East Poplar[…]