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A Washington Avenue project we've been eyeing since 2011 looks like it's finally coming into focus, just in time to join several other new developments on the corridor. Seven years ago, we told you that Michael and Mario Carosella from C&R Building Supply had purchased the building at 1731 Washington Ave. and

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There's 30K sqft triangular lot that's bounded by Ridge Avenue, Buttonwood Street, and 12th Street, but the address is 1126 Spring Garden St. because it's got a little bit of frontage on Spring Garden Street as well. It's been sitting vacant for as long as we remember, but back in the day it

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We don't remember the 1000 block of N. Bodine St. before the arrival of Liberties Walk about a dozen years ago, and sadly, neither does Google Street View. Old maps show that the eastern side of the block was traditionally used for industrial purposes, while the west side of the

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When the Hagert Square project came along on the 2400 blocks of E. Hagert and E. Letterly Streets a few years back, we also directed your attention to 2501 E. Hagert St., wondering whether the large industrial building covering the entire property could also get redeveloped. We made fun of the

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In just a handful of years, Fishtown went from typical quiet Philadelphia neighborhood-- unknown to outsiders-- to a bustling enclave with glowing write-ups in travel guides, and most recently in Forbes Magazine. Considered one of the primary catalysts to the neighborhood’s re-birth, Johnny Brenda’s has become with synonymous with Fishtown-- a hip

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Perhaps you recall, at the end of 2016, we told you that developers were planning to demolish the Cristalvetro Glass building at 1143 N. 3rd St., with the intention of building a five-story, 26-unit apartment building with industrial uses in the basement and on the first floor. After the developers made

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If you're in the market for a big vacant warehouse and some vacant land on North American Street, we're pleased to inform you those things are very much in your grasp. And if you like cider, even better.We were cruising around South Kensington the other day and happened upon a

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Though it was sitting dormant for the last couple years, a sizable project on the 4400 blocks of Chestnut and Ludlow looks to be taking strides toward becoming a reality. It was back in 2015 that we first told you about plans from Orens Brothers for roughly 150 new apartments over

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We've always been intrigued by the 900 block of Carpenter Street, as it's one of the more unusual blocks in Bella Vista. One end of the block ends in the heart of the Italian Market, while the other end features a sweet local cafe, along with Bardascino Park and its

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Look out South Kensington, here comes the next wave of high end homes. PRDC Properties, the company that redeveloped the corner of 13th & South and is currently building Liberty Square near 5th & Fairmount, is behind this 36-home project, which will span a few different blocks around the intersection of

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