Yo, Le’ Adrienne! New Building Coming to 1500 Frankford Avenue
17 December, 2024 | No Comments | FishtownWe've spent plenty of time over the years covering the transformation of the 1500 block of Frankford Avenue, but have never written about 1500 Frankford Ave., one of the more controversial properties in this pocket of Fishtown. After years of racking up L&I violations, the local Fishtown BID moved to
Read MoreApartments Nixed in Roxborough, 12 Homes Coming Instead?
16 December, 2024 | No Comments | Roxborough
When we first noticed a demolition permit issued for the six bedroom house at 7330 Ridge Ave. in Roxborough, we assumed that we'd see a high-end new construction home built in its place. Over an acre in size, the property could certainly fit a larger project, but the parcel's single
Read MoreBack in 2021, we told you that the True Gospel Tabernacle Family congregation was vacating 1900 S. 16th St., after occupying this historic building since the late 1990s. The church was originally constructed around 1889, and was designed by Baily & Truscott for Saint Elizabeth’s (or Elisabeth’s) Episcopal Church. After
Read MoreApartments Coming to Hestonville, Across from Heston School
12 December, 2024 | No Comments | West PhillyJust how far west will new developments keep popping up along Lancaster Avenue? We've covered a few new projects along the West Philly corridor over the last few months, but we were pleasantly surprised last week to see the ZBA grant a variance for a small apartment building on 54th
Read MoreThree Infill Projects Coming to Historic Block of Diamond Street
10 December, 2024 | No Comments | Temple AreaThe Diamond Street Historic District, running on Diamond Street from Broad to Van Pelt, was established in 1986 and is one of the very first historic districts established in Philadelphia. As the application to the Historical Commission says, this corridor "boasts a grand collection of large row houses interspersed with
Read MoreIf you love Dave and Busters, maybe you'd like to live as close as possible to their location on the Delaware waterfront. For a rental, we'd suggest One Water Street apartments, a residential high rise just north of the Ben Franklin Bridge which was completed just a few years ago.
Read MoreThe Italian Market is a Philadelphia landmark, and not just because Rocky has jogged through it once or twice. It's home to a number of restaurants and specialty food stores, some of the most affordable produce in town, and a few flaming barrels for warmth. Every May, it's home to
Read MoreRowhomes are probably the most familiar type of housing in Philadelphia's neighborhoods that developed in the late 19th and early 20th century. Rowhomes are the personification of efficiency and were a great option for the factory workers of yesterday and remain a popular choice for the workers and professionals of
Read MoreWe generally love writing about surface parking lots getting redeveloped into more useful purposes, and that goes for double in Philadelphia's most walkable neighborhoods. We'd normally be pretty excited to report about the proposal recently brought to the Historical Commission to build a project on the surface lot at 301-15
Read MoreHere's a game we like to play when strolling around town - it's called "Spot the Firehouse." Active firehouses are worth zero points and former firehouses are worth all the points. It's fun because there are so many of them sprinkled around Philadelphia's neighborhoods, and you can generally spot them
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