Naked Philly Blog Posts Archive - Page 4 of 578 - OCF Realty

Mar 26

Cranes on Cecil B Moore Avenue Will Eventually Result in View II

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Mar, 26, 2018 | 1 Comment | Temple Area

A little over a year ago, we shared the news that development would be forthcoming on the north side of 1100 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue, at the vacant lot to the south of The View at Montgomery. Not surprisingly, that development was coming at the hands of the Goldenberg Group, the same company that developed the aforementioned View project. In a display of great creativity, they were naming the followup development View II, which actually [...]
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Mar 26

The Overlook Will Bring 13 New Homes to Kelly Drive, With More to Come

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Mar, 26, 2018 | 5 Comments | East Falls

Riverside living has been desirable from time immemorial, though nowadays in Philadelphia it's all about views and recreation, not access to drinking water. People want to live near the water, and they're willing to pay a premium for the privilege, as we've seen of late with the wildly expensive One Riverside condo building. Due to the combination of limited supply of land and the challenges of building along the waterfront though, we haven't seen as many developments on the Schuylkill [...]
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Mar 23

Someone Listened to Us and Proposed Eight Homes at 11th & McKean

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Mar, 23, 2018 | No Comments | East Passyunk

A little over a year ago, we directed your attention to a large warehouse at the southwest corner of 11th & McKean. Gil's Wholesale operated out of this building for many years, selling candy, ice cream, paper goods, and cigars, among other sundries. In 2016 though, the business picked up and moved to Glenolden. We can only speculate on why this happened, but we'd bet that the reason rhymes with the phrase "mower faxes." With Gil's moving to the 'burbs, [...]
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Mar 23

Plywood Appears on One of Our Favorite Point Breeze Buildings

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Mar, 23, 2018 | 1 Comment | Point Breeze

1900 Federal St. is a three story corner building in Point Breeze that's always had a special place in our hearts. The building was constructed over a hundred years ago, like so many other corner buildings in South Philly, with a retail space on the first floor and residential upstairs. We can't know this for sure, but we'd imagine the family that owned the store on the first floor probably lived in the unit above. [...]
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Mar 22

Dozens More Apartments Coming Soon Near Girard in Northern Liberties

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Mar, 22, 2018 | 6 Comments | Northern Liberties

Northern Liberties was once an industrial center in Philadelphia, but completed a transition into a residential neighborhood a number of years ago. A watershed moment for the neighborhood was the demolition of the old Schmidt's brewery near Girard Avenue, and the construction of the Piazza. The Piazza, now known as Schmidt's Commons, is now approaching its 10th birthday, and was joined in 2011 by a small shopping center to the north which is anchored by an Acme. [...]
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Mar 21

What’s With The Row of New Buildings in Forgotten Bottom?

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Mar, 21, 2018 | No Comments | Grays Ferry

We've had a couple of readers reach out to us in recent months, wondering about some new warehouses that have recently appeared on the 1300 block of Warfield Street. Of the top of your head you might not recognize this address, but you've probably been here many times before. This block is most commonly seen from the corner of 34th & Wharton, where you'll often find yourself waiting at the light to get onto I-76 [...]
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Mar 20

We Snagged Renderings For the Upcoming Project at 26th & Poplar

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Mar, 20, 2018 | 22 Comments | Fairmount

It wasn't even two weeks ago that we pointed out some zoning notices on the large vacant lot on the north side of the 2600 block of Poplar Street and felt a sense of hope accompanied by a pang of uncertainty. This parcel has been sitting vacant for a bunch of years, owned by the Graveley family, whose roofing business is located nearby. We've thought this property would get developed previously, with a plan for an [...]
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Mar 19

Big Project Coming Soon at Broad & Master?

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Mar, 19, 2018 | 4 Comments | Temple Area

A reader reached out to us last week with a potentially hot tip for a large parcel on North Broad Street, right near Temple's campus. This person went past 1401 N. Broad St. earlier this month, and spied a large truck on the property that looked like it was performing geotechnical borings. As we've told you previously, geotech work is one of the first steps in the development process, as contractors need to determine the quality of [...]
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Mar 16

Apartment Building Planned For Remote Brewerytown Property

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Mar, 16, 2018 | No Comments | Brewerytown

Baby boomers ran from cities in America, but millennials have embraced the urban living experience, if we may generalize. Ask a random baby boomer (and not an empty-nester that's come back to town in recent years) why they choose the suburban lifestyle, and they may tell you that the city is dirty, or that it's cramped, or that it's dangerous. The younger generations that have largely driven the reinvigoration of downtown Philadelphia will instead sell you on the [...]
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Mar 15

After Decades of Vacancy, Demolition at 9th & Locust

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Mar, 15, 2018 | 4 Comments | Washington Square West

Wills Eye Hospital has owned the buildings at 229 and 231 S. 9th St. for decades, along with several additional buildings moving north on the block. Wills Eye is a great hospital with a wonderful reputation, and as such, you'd think that they'd do a decent job of maintaining their real estate holdings. But that has not been the case for these two buildings, which have been sitting vacant for a number of years. In the past [...]
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