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4011 Market Street Rendering

May 24, 2023Kyle McShane

12-Story, 350-Unit Project Planned at 40th and Market Street

West Philadelphia from the Schuylkill River to 44th Street along Chestnut Street and Market Street has seen a massive wave of development over the last decade. We’ve told you about several dense multifamily and mixed-use projects along this stretch that have been recently completed, are under construction, and that are in the planning phases. We’ve

4601 Market Street Rendering

Feb 16, 2023Kyle McShane

1,240 Units, 18-story Tower Planner at 46th and Market Street in West Philly

Back around 2016, we remember watching the beautiful Provident Mutual Insurance Building near 46th Street Station being renovated as we regularly rode the El through West Philly. Slowly, the facade was cleaned up and new windows were installed in preparation of the property being used as the Philadelphia Police headquarters. The city ended up spending

4001-03 Market Street

Jan 25, 2023Kyle McShane

46-Unit Building Planned Next to 40th Street El Station

West Market Street has seen a plethora of development over the last decade. The majority of projects we’ve seen constructed on Market Street west of the Schuylkill River have been located between 30th Street and 38th Street and have been focused on life sciences, higher education, and office uses with a handful of similar developments

3401 Hamilton Street Rendering

Dec 5, 2022Kyle McShane

15-Unit Project Gets Design Update in Powelton Village Historic District

If you missed the news, Powelton Village, a neighborhood on the northeast side of University City, was designated as a historic district by the Philadelphia Historical Commission last month. The designation protects 817 buildings within the district from demolition or drastic exterior changes without approval by the Philadelphia Historical Commission. Due to the designation, new

4301 Chestnut Street Rendering

Nov 9, 2022Kyle McShane

275-Unit Building Under Construction in University City

The amount of new apartments recently built, under construction, and in the pipeline between 41st Street and 46th Street along Chestnut Street is truly astounding. Take a walk down this stretch of University City and see for yourself, or check out some of the projects we covered on our Map Page. The area has really

University Place 3.0

Nov 7, 2022Kyle McShane

University Place 3.0 is Nearing Completion

If you’ve been on west Market Street recently, you’ve probably noticed the new modern building that has been under construction at the corner of 41st and Market Streets. The new building is called University Place 3.0. The 8-story, 250,000 square foot structure includes 25,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor and roughly

4040-50 Walnut Street Rendering

Oct 18, 2022Kyle McShane

136-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Planned at 41st and Walnut in University City

A couple of months ago, we saw demolition permits issued for some stately buildings near the corner of 41st Street and Walnut Street in University City and knew some kind of dense development had to be on the horizon. We now have more information on what to expect here in anticipation of November’s Civic Design

3615 Chestnut Street Rendering

Sep 27, 2022Kyle McShane

34-Story, 363-Unit Tower Planned in University City

As we’ve told you many times in the past, University City is on fire. And it’s not just UPenn and Drexel fueling the flames. University City is becoming a national biotech hub. The world is starting to take notice too as we’re seeing companies across the globe leasing lab and office space in University City.

3025 JFK Boulevard Construction

Aug 29, 2022Kyle McShane

28-Story, 326-Unit Tower Rising in University City

It’s been a while since we updated you on the project underway at 3025 JFK Boulevard – the first new construction structure being built within the Schuylkill Yards masterplan. So, we went by the site recently to grab some photos of what’s happening on the ground (and in the sky). As a reminder, this tower

4200 Market Street Rendering

Jul 20, 2022Kyle McShane

352-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned at 42nd and Market

The amount of construction happening these days in West Philadelphia would have been unfathomable only five years ago. From Baltimore Avenue to Market Street and beyond, we’re seeing major projects and proposals stretch out to about 50th Street. The transformation that this area has undergone is incredible with hundreds of new residential units, lab space,

4224 Baltimore Ave Rendering

May 18, 2022Kyle McShane

132-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Under Construction Next to Clark Park in West Philly

Almost exactly 3 years ago, we told you that building permits had been issued for a 6-story, 132 unit building with 60 car parking spots in the basement level, 50 bicycle spaces, a leasing office, and ground floor retail at 4224 Baltimore Avenue. At that time, there had already been multiple plans for the site

3200 Walnut Street Rendering

Mar 23, 2022Kyle McShane

Updated Renderings of New UPenn Lab Building Emerge

Back in April of 2019, we told you that The University of Pennsylvania received a $50 million gift from Roy and Diana Vagelos to help fund the construction of a new lab building along Walnut Street which would host the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology and the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research