We were driving through the neighborhood the other day, and spotted a ‘For Sale’ sign next to a parking lot at the corner of Berks & Moyer. We weren’t sure whether the parking lot was for sale, the buildings next door, or everything together, so we decided to do a little poking around on the subject.

The parking lot

And the buildings next door

According to the listing for 1221-31 E Berks St., it’s all for sale. The parcel is nearly 15,000 sqft, with the parking lot covering about two-thirds of that space. This compound has been on the market for a little over three months, with an asking price just short of $1.5M. From a listing from a few years ago, it seems that the buildings, currently used as offices, were built somewhat recently. Should a buyer eventually emerge (likely at a much lower price), would they maintain the buildings on the site, or demo them in favor of single family homes? Or something else perhaps?

There are two interesting sites just a stone’s throw away from this property.

Around the corner

You may recall, last month we told you about seven new homes coming to a vacant lot on the 600 block of Flora Street, which is half a block away from this location. No progress has taken place there since then, but we don’t think they’ve gone to the ZBA just yet.

Meanwhile, just to the north, 1241-45 E Berks St. has been blighted for years. The properties were briefly on the market earlier this year, but don’t appear to have sold. Does anyone have any info about them?

Ugh