In East Kensington

The other day, one of our amazing, intrepid, wonderful readers reached out to us, tipping us off to some happenings on the East Kensington side of Trenton Ave. a little north of the Fishtown Roundabout. We immediately were whisked back to April, when we checked in on the former All-Brite

The old reliable grid of Philadelphia's street layout is pretty constant throughout much of downtown, with William Penn's famous design still readily apparent today. However, things go a little sideways (pun intended) where Fishtown breaks off at a 45-degree angle to the northeast, creating a series of diagonal lots as

Today we are taking the next step on our N. Front & Diamond St. journey after just visiting a recent demo, where a 31-unit mixed-use building at 2112-16 N. Front St. is proposed. Now we are making our way to the east side of the street to 2043-51 N. Front

When it comes to East Kensington, we could probably navigate the area walking backwards with our eyes shut at this point, as we keep coming back to this busy little area over and over again. And here we are once more, as there seem to be plans afoot for 2019-53

East Kensington is experiencing a development renaissance in recent years, with old industrial buildings and vacant lots turning over left and right. Back in January, we stopped by to check out a potential project in the area and were frankly overwhelmed by how much was happening in the neighborhood. After

Not only is the East Kensington neighborhood close to the Market Frankford line, but it boasts an interesting mix of older and historic structures thanks to the former industrial nature of the area. We recently covered one example of a potential reboot right along the tracks, and today we are

Thanks to the magic of Civic Design Review, we can now share plans for a new apartment building which is planned for 2507 Almond St., a triangular property that's been sitting vacant for many years. Along with having an unusual shape, this parcel sits at an interesting location just off

If you're familiar with the Fishtown/East Kensington area, you've probably traversed the crazy intersection where Frankford Ave., E. York St. and Trenton Ave. converge, which formed a bit of a wild west approach to driving through here. If you've been by recently however, you've experienced the wonders of the Fishtown

We have many times told you about the Workshop of the World moniker that Philly held for so many years - but industry remains prevalent within city limits today in certain areas. One example of this is at 2151-61 E. Albert St. which last served as the location for All-Brite

If you're cool like us, you spend your free time browsing commercial real estate listings. Every now and then, there's something that pops up that really catches our eye and the angled parcel at 2205-07 N. Front St. most definitely qualifies. This elbow-shaped building was formerly home to Fluehr's Furniture