Naked Philly Blog Posts Archive - OCF Realty

Apr 20

Restaurant Planned For Processing Machinery & Supply Building

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Apr, 20, 2018 | No Comments | Fishtown

It's no secret that Frankford Avenue has experienced a major boom over the last number of years, with a bunch of new buildings rising and a ton of new businesses opening along the corridor. Has the growth of Frankford Avenue has spurred residential development on surrounding blocks in Fishtown and East Kensington? Or is it the other way around? Hard to say for sure, but we'd actually posit that there's a symbiotic relationship between the two that's [...]
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Apr 19

Vacant Rittenhouse Square Lot Slowly Moving Toward Redevelopment

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Apr, 19, 2018 | 3 Comments | Rittenhouse

When you consider that 1907-15 Walnut St. has been sitting vacant since the 1990s, any news indicating that the property is a step closer to getting redeveloped is cause for celebration. That being the case, we've got our party hats in hand, as the Civic Design Review packet for this property has appeared online. As we told you a couple months ago, this project is scheduled to break ground next year, and needs to work its way [...]
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Apr 18

Southwark on Reed Progressing Nicely, Homes Are Sold Out

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Apr, 18, 2018 | 6 Comments | Pennsport

Mount Sinai Hospital occupied almost an entire square block at 4th & Reed, which made it especially troubling for the surrounding neighborhood when the hospital closed its doors in 1997. Since then, the hospital sat vacant and unused, with the exception of a section on the western end of the 400 block of Reed Street which was converted to senior housing. Over the years, various developers considered potential reuse opportunities for the former hospital, but [...]
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Apr 17

Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics Getting Very Close

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Apr, 17, 2018 | 3 Comments | West Philly

It doesn't make any sense that the southeast corner of 36th & Sansom was sitting vacant since at least the 1960s. It's right on the edge of campus, with the Penn Law building located a block to the east and the Penn bookstore across the street. Had the property been in private hands, it would have surely been redeveloped a long time ago. But Penn owns the property, which allowed for what could be kindly [...]
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Apr 17

End of the Line For Cresswell Iron Works at 23rd & Cherry

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Apr, 17, 2018 | 3 Comments | Logan Square

Logan Square is a neighborhood with numerous high end homes that also boasts easy access to downtown Philadelphia on one end and the Ben Franklin Parkway on the other. But this wasn't always the case. A hundred years ago, there was a strong industrial presence in this neighborhood, especially near the river. So it should come as no surprise that Cresswell Iron Works hung a shingle at 113 N. 23rd St. back in 1885. According to Hidden City, this [...]
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Apr 16

Triplexes a Step Up From Swamp Thing Home on 15th Street

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Apr, 16, 2018 | No Comments | Temple Area

We've openly wondered of late whether we're approaching a saturation point in terms of student housing in the area around Temple, in light of the staggering number of projects that have appeared here in the last decade. While we're not there just yet as far as we can tell, we certainly have seen a slowdown in terms of new projects. But we don't believe that's due to oversupply of existing rentals, instead we think it's got to [...]
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Apr 16

Big Lot Across From Pat’s Could Finally Get Redeveloped

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Apr, 16, 2018 | 1 Comment | Passyunk Square

Philadelphia has a embarrassment of riches when it comes to tourist destinations. Like history? We've got the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the Betsy Ross House. Looking for a museum? Check out the Art Museum, the Franklin Institute, or numerous other places that will boost your cultural appreciation. If you're hungry, you can stop by Reading Terminal Market. Or Chinatown. Or you can visit 9th & Passyunk and grab a cheesesteak at Pat's and/or Geno's. And yeah, we get it. [...]
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Apr 13

Say Sayonara to the Silo on Grays Ferry

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Apr, 13, 2018 | 4 Comments | Grays Ferry

The intersection of 34th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue is incredibly well traveled, as it provides access to West Philly, Southwest Philly, Center City, and I-76E. For such a popular intersection though, it's pretty rough on the eyes. Aside from the Pennovation Works campus on the northwest corner, this immediate area is home to a pair of gas stations, a car wash, and a collection of industrial buildings. The most notable industrial building is a large silo at [...]
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Apr 13

Another Day, Another Big Student Housing Project in West Philly

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Apr, 13, 2018 | No Comments | West Philly

It's been more than fifteen years since we called West Philadelphia home, but for whatever reason we went to Lei's Auto & Collision Center at 4200 Ludlow St. a couple times in recent memory to get the Nakedphillymobile inspected. We were in the area the other day, not because we were looking for any auto work, and when we passed by this address we realized that Lei's days of fixing and inspecting cars has come [...]
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Apr 12

Wawa Now Open at 22nd & South

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Apr, 12, 2018 | 7 Comments | Rittenhouse

The northeast corner of 22nd & South was home to Omega Pizza for as long as we can remember, offering neighbors a remarkably mediocre slice and a surprisingly diverse, if somewhat overpriced selection of beer to go. Omega Pizza was definitely a throwback, the likes of which would never open at this location in the current business climate on South Street West. So it was not at all surprising, a couple years back, when we learned [...]
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