
As we were making our way around a recent site visit to check out a new mixed-use building, we couldn't help but notice a stark brick silhouette at 1350 N. Front St., beyond the famous (and restored) Kurt Vile mural that sits by the El tracks. The red orange brick
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The Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) doesn't have the rosiest reputation, as evidenced by the television series about the misadventures involved in this enterprise. The Autopark at Jefferson near 10th & Ludlow is owned by the PPA and has been around for over fifty years. If we're being honest, this building
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Frankford Ave., one of the bustling commercial corridors of Fishtown, has undergone a multitude of changes as it has transitioned to a mixed-use neighborhood over the last decade or so. 1324 Frankford Ave., which just happens to double as homebase for Naked Philly, is one such project that has changed
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Just a week ago, we attended the public meeting for the revamped, $550-million 30th Street Station development, with Amtrak leading the charge for this long awaited and extremely necessary upgrade. But there is some other sweet transit-related development news afoot as well, this time from our local transit authority, SEPTA.
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You'd be forgiven if you're not intimately familiar with the property at 1832-46 Germantown Ave. in South Kensington. This property has long been a collection of empty lots on a stretch of Germantown that dead-ends into Berks St. immediately to the north. We actually visited a property close by that
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We've had a good run lately of stopping by paused proposal sites and having them magically move forward soon after. Let's add 1212-16 Delaware Ave. to the mix, after we stopped by here when admiring the potential around a project immediately to the south. Sitting on a little sliver of
Read More30th Street Station Redevelopment Gets New Renderings, Price Tag
20 November, 2023 | No Comments | West Philly
William H. Gray III 30th Street Station is one of the defining features of Philadelphia's built environment. Its prominent location, stately architecture, and importance as civic infrastructure help this building carve its place in the annals Philly's architectural lore. So, when we heard about a public meeting last week to
Read MoreFourth Time Around? New Look, More Units for Roxborough Apartments
16 November, 2023 | No Comments | Manayunk
To say that no two real estate development projects are alike would be quite the understatement. Some are smooth sailing, some are jam-packed with unforeseen issues. For some, the completed structure looks exactly like the very first design that's proposed. For others, like 6174 Ridge Ave. in Roxborough, the design
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After checking out all of the construction progress in the Eraserhood the other day, we stopped by the Rail Park to take in the lovely fall foliage. When making our way toward the exit along Noble St., we were met with an image we hadn't seen before: a new apartment
Read MoreA New Design and 74 Units Coming to 5th & Wood in Old City
14 November, 2023 | No Comments | Old City
We may have mentioned it hundreds of times before, but surface parking lots within city limits should go the way of the dinosaur, if you ask us. Some are more egregious than others, while some remain a bit more out of the way. The lot at 5th & Wood, a
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