Some More Details on 27th Street Projects, Including Renderings!
25 October, 2016 | No Comments | Brewerytown
A little over a week ago, we shared news about two large projects on the horizon for the east side of the 1200 block of N. 27th St., just around the corner from the improving Girard Avenue commercial corridor and across the street from the church-turned apartments North Abbey project.
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Given the proximity to both Broad Street and Washington Avenue, you'd think that 15th & Federal would be one of the best corners in Point Breeze. Even though we've seen a bit of construction on the 1100 block of S. 15th St., this intersection remains several steps behind the other
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We were pretty sure that 1244 E Colona St. had already been redeveloped, and were therefore quite surprised to see it listed on a Fishtown Neighbors Association Zoning Committee agenda earlier this month. We first brought this property to your attention over three years ago, when the oddly shaped parcel included a
Read MoreDare We Dream That Lincoln Square Is Gonna Happen?
24 October, 2016 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
We hit a bit of a lull in terms of interesting projects going to Civic Design Review at one point earlier this year, but recent agendas have produced a goldmine of information for upcoming major projects. Thanks to CDR, in recent days we've passed along renderings for the Edward Corner
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We promise, we'll eventually stop being surprised about the continual southern shifting of the development border in Point Breeze. But that day is not today, folks. Last spring, we visited the 1900 block of Fernon Street and noted that this street, formerly overrun by vacancy, had six homes under construction.
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A little less than a month ago, we told you that the vacant former church at 1734 Ridge Ave. would soon be demolished, but we didn't know for sure what would rise in its place. A reader tipped us off, having attended a community meeting last week where Loonstyn Properties
Read MoreResidential Development For Another Surface Parking Lot in Old City
21 October, 2016 | No Comments | Old City
First Friday fans had better watch out, because parking is getting more difficult in Old City. As development continues to flourish in Philadelphia, we're seeing heaps of surface parking lots get bought up and built up nowadays. This is generally a very a positive thing, since small surface parking lots
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We keep waiting for the first domino to fall on the western side of Washington Avenue, and it now seems possible that 2501 Washington Ave. could be the first. The property is vacant today, but big things are coming. Probably.Current viewWe've covered this property a few times previously, first back
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A reader tipped us off about three buildings currently under construction at 2337-41 W. Thompson St. on the Brewerytown/Sharswood border, and we had a funny feeling we'd been to this block once before. And it just so happens that we have been here! A couple years back, we covered some
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Almost three years ago, we told you that the Philadelphia Housing Authority was looking for a partner to develop their former headquarters on Chestnut Street. PHA moved out of the building at 2012 Chestnut St. a little less than a decade ago and it has been sitting empty ever since,
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