
941 S. 8th St. sits on the northeast corner of 8th and Carpenter Sts., and it's been sitting empty and boarded up for quite some time. It contained a corner store at some point, but it doesn't look like the store has been open for years, if not decades. According
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This 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home, located in Fishtown, offers about 1650 sqft. of living space and was used as a model for the Icehouse condo buildings. The custom kitchen features stainless steel GE Profile appliances, a glass backsplash, and plenty of natural light. The 2nd floor includes 2 bedrooms
Read MoreDelorean Moment: The Vulcanite Building
23 June, 2011 | No Comments |
The Vulcanite Building, by name alone, implies that it either houses the children of a Roman fire god or extraterrestrials from planet Vulcan (shameless Star Trek reference). We are going with the former, assuming the Vulcanite Tile and Mosaic Company was indeed housed in this building which rested at 1710
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Opa, located at 123 S. Broad St., will be hosting “Glendi” every Thursday night this summer. You may ask, "What is Glendi?" Well, first and foremost, it’s a Greek word meaning “party.” Aside from that, Garden Wellington-Logan of Noel Zayas Events (the producers of Glendi), tells us that Opa will
Read MoreUpdate: Fairmount Ave. is Blowing Up! With Development!
23 June, 2011 | No Comments |
From 15th St. to Corinthian Ave., you can see rebuilding and renovating up and down Fairmount Ave. As we mentioned awhile ago, a three-story 25,000 sqft. structure with three new ground-floor commercial spaces and 25 apartments at Uber St. is going up. That prime corner spot just may become home
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The New World Plaza at 6th and Washington, home to Pho Ba Le and the Ba Le Bakery, is getting a new neighbor across the street. Dentist Duyen Ngo, is having an office built for her from the ground up. Construction is moving along nicely, and they're expecting to finish
Read MoreHit List: 2022 Green St. #2
23 June, 2011 | No Comments |
This 1100 sqft. bi-level condo contains 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, and is located on beautiful Green St. in the Fairmount neighborhood. The home features an eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, along with a large living room that contains a wood burning fireplace and original architectural
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Philly Live!, a 300K plus sqft. entertainment complex, will sit on the site of the former Spectrum, between Citizens Bank Park and the Wells Fargo Center. It was first announced over three years ago, when the above rendering was produced, without a clear start-time or expected completion date. As we
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Harwin Homes, the developer for Mission Place at 21st and Naudain Sts., is constructing twenty homes on the fringe of Queen Village on the 300 blocks of Salter St. and Montrose St. On a parcel of land that once housed facilities for Consolidated Laundries, Harwin is currently finishing up the
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The Create In Situ/Mural Arts interactive light installation planned for the I-95 underpass at Spring Garden street that we wrote about in April appears to be moving forward. Final design renderings for the Spring Garden Gateway Project were released over the weekend via their Facebook page. And while it is a slightly more
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