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The 1800 block of Ludlow Street in Center City – just west of 18th Street – is nothing to write home about. It’s definitely not one of those small, charming Philadelphia streets. Instead, it’s made up of a small surface parking lot, a bunch of blank walls, and some lowrise brick buildings. Around 4 years
We’ve told you about a ton of parking lots in Philadelphia that have been developed into residential, mixed-use, and office buildings over the last several years. We even told you about plans to develop one in Chinatown earlier today. Projects that entail turning surface parking lots into homes for people and businesses are some of
Word broke late last year that the Rite Aid at 2301 Walnut Street in Center City would be replaced by a new residential building after the pharmacy announced the closing of the location. Now, in anticipation of the project’s hearing with the Civic Design Review (CDR), we have more information available about the plans. The
If you’ve been in Rittenhouse Square doing holiday shopping on Walnut Street recently, you probably noticed the gaping hole in the high-end commercial corridor. Three historic buildings at 1706, 1708, and 1710 Walnut Street were demolished in early 2021 as a result of arson that took place during the May 2020 protests. After the fire
Back at the beginning of the year, a package of 6 properties surrounding the corner of 19th St. and Chestnut St. in Rittenhouse went up for sale. In late May, we received notice that the properties were under agreement of sale for an estimated $25 million with Pearl Properties being the buyer. The properties include
A little more than a year ago, we told you about a 207-room hotel proposed at 1620 Sansom St. in Rittenhouse. It looks like plans have changed for the site. Southern Land Company, the developer behind The Laurel on Rittenhouse Square and 3601 Market St., recently released plans for a mixed-use tower on the 18,816
A 19-story overbuild of the Freeman’s Auction House at 1810 Chestnut St. has been approved by the Philadelphia Historical Commission according to Cecil Baker + Partners, the architect behind the project. The existing 6-story structure was built in 1923 and was the home of Freeman’s until last year, when the company moved into spaces at
We recently updated our story about a Center City Wendy’s that is set to be demolished to note that a 111-unit apartment structure would rise in its place. San Francisco-based company Sonder will be leasing the building to create a hotel-apartment hybrid. Sonder tries to combine the best aspects of a hotel with the Airbnb