For more than 15 years, the south side of Girard Ave. between 10th and 11th streets has been occupied by outdoor tennis courts and an indoor tennis facility. However, the Althea Gibson Community Education & Tennis Center has been closed since 2014 when a developer purchased the property for $1.55 million. In 2017, the owners Read more about 120 Unit Mixed-Use Building Coming to 10th and Girard – Is Wawa a Tenant?[…]
If you walk down Martha St. in Kensington today, you will notice that the old Weisbrod & Hess Brewery barrel house sticks out like a sore thumb. Across the street from the barrel house, you will see other buildings from the former brewery that have been restored. A large section of the complex now hosts Read more about Historic Weisbrod & Hess Brewery on Martha St. in Kensington Sold – Reuse on the Horizon[…]
The area around the Berks El stop has been on fire. Berks station is one of the faster growing Market-Frankford Line stations in ridership numbers. The amount of people using the Berks El stop increased 214% from 2001 to 2016. This does not surprise us much as the Berks station serves Fishtown and Kensington, two Read more about 95 Residential Units + Retail Development Breaks Ground Near the Berks El Stop[…]
Trenton Avenue is a wide, belgian block street that cuts through Fishtown and East Kensington. It is lined with old warehouses that were once active with manufacturing and industrial uses. The name of the avenue is derived from its history of holding elevated tracks for the Trenton Railroad. Today, Trenton Ave. and East Kensington are Read more about Two Warehouses Getting Converted to Mixed-Use in East Kensington[…]
Frankford Avenue from York St. to Lehigh Avenue has been undergoing a resurgence over the last few years. We have seen new stores, cafes, and other businesses open on this stretch with a ton of additional new residential units. 2559 Amber St. is a CMX-2 zoned lot just off of Frankford Avenue. The parcel was Read more about 31 Residential Units + Retail Rising in Kensington[…]
The 400 block of Memphis St in Fishtown has really changed over the last ten years with vacant lots and a 1 story warehouse making way for a bunch of single family homes. We also saw the warehouse at 410 Memphis St converted into the The Chesterman, a 57 unit residential building. The block continues Read more about 20 Residential Units + Retail Rising on Memphis St in Fishtown[…]