Former Trax Space for Rent Next to the Girard El Station
18 October, 2013 | No Comments | South Kensington
A little over a year ago, Around the Clock Market opened its doors at 103-105 W. Girard Ave. in the space formerly occupied by Trax Foods. Now, this space could soon be home to another convenience store or whatever makes a new tenant's dreams come true. We were heading into Fishtown
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Perhaps in your travels around town, you've stumbled upon a handsome but weary looking building on the northwest corner of 26th & Wharton. Wharton Hall, as the building was originally called when it was constructed in the late 1800s, has an interesting history and a potentially exciting future.
According to Hidden
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We last visited little Capitol Street back in July, when we told you about a completed project on the 700 block, along with an in-progress project and a coming soon project on the 800 block. We were back on the 800 block earlier this week thanks to a tip from
Read MoreLike a Broken Record: More Student Housing Coming Near Temple
17 October, 2013 | No Comments | Temple Area
It seems like every time we venture up near Temple's campus, there's some new development to report. We still remember what this area looked like over a decade ago, which makes the last few years all the more amazing to us. Perhaps almost as incredible as the ongoing transformation taking
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When the Duck Flats proposal was first presented back in 2008, things were a go for twenty-five new condos in the form of ten units on the 800 block of N. Lawrence St. and fifteen to be built at 818-24 N. 4th St., incorporating a garage that once stored the Ride the Ducks boats.
But
Read MoreFormer Munson Manor Should Reopen Soon, With a Familiar Operator
17 October, 2013 | No Comments | Point Breeze
Almost a whole year ago, we told you that OCF Realty had signed a lease for 1200 Point Breeze Ave., most recently home to the fabulously named Munson Manor. At that time, we told you that the concept had not yet been finalized for the space, and over the summer
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As Frankford Avenue continues to turn over, retail opportunities continue to crop up. One example is a retail space at 1600 Frankford Ave. which was renovated this year to install larger windows and make the spot more attractive to potential tenants. Back in March, we told you that the owners
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A thread on Philadelphia Speaks first tipped us off that a new brew pub could soon be coming to West Girard, but it was only after doing a little digging that we were able to find out the details. According to a representative from MMPartners, the new brew pub will
Read MoreEight New Homes Proposed on Saint John Neumann Way
16 October, 2013 | No Comments | Northern Liberties
Just east of 5th & Poplar in Northern Liberties, near the former WineO location that is now transitioning into another business, developers from Callahan Ward are looking to build on the northeast corner of St. John Neumann Way & Leithgow.
But their initial proposal for eight single-family homes with garages at 405-45
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Last month, we told you that a blighted and vacant property on Grays Ferry Ave. had received a Doors and Windows violation, and suggested that this might entice the property owners to sell in the near future. Today, we bring you another property just down the street that has likewise received
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