
We've passed by the former warehouse at 1601 N. Front St. many times over the last several months, repeatedly telling ourselves to find out what's going on with the property. To give some detail, this old warehouse next to the El has been getting work done for quite some time,
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Shortly after we posted our story about 2011 Amber St. yesterday, the good people from KJO Architecture reached out to give us some more information about the project. A refresher, the property currently looks like this:Current viewA project has been in the works for this property for quite some time,
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Passing through West Philly the other day, we noticed some new construction on the 3800 block of Hamilton. The new building at 3810 Hamilton St., recently framed, sticks out from a distance as it rises above its neighbor.View from the corner of 38th & HamiltonLooking at the project, we assumed
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Developers have gone back to the drawing board and now they're giving it another shot at 2011 Amber St. in East Kensington. A few months back, we told you about a two-pronged plan for this property to 1) convert a structure that looks like it was once an auto garage into
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The northwest corner of 20th & Carpenter has been through some serious changes in the last decade. Turning back the clock to 2007, the building at the corner was a vacant mess and 922 S. 20th St. next door was a bodega with a well-deserved reputation for drug dealing. Though some
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Perhaps inspired by our story about a new five-story building under construction on the southeast corner of 15th & Ogden, a reader tipped us off this weekend about more development coming soon at 15th & Parrish. We feel a little silly dragging you here just a few days after we covered a
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A reader tipped us off recently about 126-32 Dickinson St., a large Pennsport property that's currently available for sale. Passing by the property, you can see a two-story building and a fenced area on Dickinson Street and you'd never imagine that the property spans over a quarter of an acre.View
Read MoreWhat’s the Meaning of Zoning Notices at Broad & Federal?
5 February, 2016 | No Comments | Point Breeze
A reader reached out the other day, having spied zoning notices at 1172-74 S. Broad St. and wondering what's afoot. This building was home to a car dealership back in the day, and the rear of the property has been a dialysis center for the last few years. The front
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There's some development brewing on and around the 4600 block of Sansom Street. Last summer, we visited this block to check in on a row of prefabricated apartment buildings. It seems that development has been something of a catalyst for other projects in the neighborhood which have begun construction since.
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When we told you about a duplex planned for the 800 block of N. 16th St. the other day, we referenced the crepes at the nearby Vineyards Cafe. We lack self control, so the very next day we found ourselves right back there, shoving crepey goodness into our faces. Satisfied, we
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