UPDATE (2/2/2024): After this article was published, we were informed the sales listing was posted in error and the property is indeed for lease. To confirm, Durst is NOT selling this property and hopefully this will be leased out and activated again soon. The article below has been updated accordingly.Sometimes,
Read MoreIn 1897, the United Gas Improvement Company was contracted by the City of Philadelphia to operate and manage the Philadelphia Gas Works under a long-term lease agreement.
Part of the agreement was that within one year, gas of a quality of no less than 22 candle power would be distributed across
Windows in at the 20-Unit McDermott Apartments at Broad & Ridge
30 January, 2024 | No Comments | West PoplarIt sure seems like Broad Street has had a bit of magnetism to it lately, on both ends of the thoroughfare. And today, we are once again drawn back to a familiar corner, where The McDermott at 695 N. Broad St. is literally rounding into form. This 20-unit apartment building
Read MoreWhat better way to celebrate the start off the work week than with some Philly history? Dennis Carlisle of OCF Realty Commercial gives you the scoop on some of Philadelphia's most interesting buildings in the return of a familiar feature.Midvale Theatre, built 1914, by architect Lawrence Visscher Boyd, has a
Read MoreWe admit it: we like the cold. There is something incredibly invigorating about feeling an icy wind whipping across snowbanks, all while overlooking a frosty riverfront. It's certainly not for everyone, but it can lead to some wonderful and beautiful moments, as solitude is much easier to find in the
Read MoreA boundless imagination is a surprisingly key factor when envisioning the future of a property. For example, at 1321-25 N. 5th St. in the booming South Kensington neighborhood, you would be forgiven if you didn't see a space oozing with potential. Currently a 32-unit apartment building called the Sponge Factory
Read MoreYou may have already heard about the plans, but we're going to be the ones to ride the coattails this time: there's a new update for 708 Sansom St., better known as the Jewelers' Row tower. This has been a long contentious project, with demolition, redesigns, a new developer, and
Read MoreOh, Philadelphia, a place where you couldn't avoid history if you tried. Let's take for example what we assumed to be a fairly mundane situation: while making our way across town, we spied new construction happening at 1712 Christian St. and decided to make a pitstop to check it out.To
Read MoreWeirdness at Historically Protected Warehouse Near the Delaware River
22 January, 2024 | No Comments | FishtownSometimes, the projects we cover make all the sense in the world, with understandable steps leading to a concept that one would reasonably expect. And then there are projects that...don't. For a range of reasons, real estate transactions and development can be difficult to parse out, especially with limited available
Read MoreLess than three weeks ago, we made some predictions for the year to come, naming a few neighborhoods where we expect to see development news would be come in hot for the year ahead. Old City was not on this list. But lo and behold, we find ourselves back in
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