In Fishtown

424 Belgrade St. is a fabulously located Fishtown property, by all accounts. It sits about three blocks away from Frankford Avenue, with Suraya a five minute walk away. Adaire Elementary, one of the better public schools in town, is located just around the corner. Ditto Hetzel Playground, with a mix

When the Philadelphia Historical Commission gave their final approval for 8 townhomes on the site of the St. Laurentius church last May, you might have thought this was finally the end of their involvement in a saga which has dragged out for about a decade. But of course this case

How did we even manage to get through life before our burgers were smashed?! Luckily those dark days are behind us and residents of Fishtown will soon have yet another smash burger joint to check out. Earlier this week, 7th Street Burger secured permission from the ZBA to open their

Just a couple weeks ago, we visited 23 West, a new seven-story building on Girard Avenue that's nearing the finish line. This building is exactly the kind of project we love to see in this town; it replaced a one-story commercial building, has a bit of height, includes two new

Considering that it replaced a suburban style 7-11 with a surface parking lot mere steps from the El, the seven story mixed-use project at 23-29 W Girard Ave. was always going to be a major improvement. When we first reported on this 107-unit building, we were pretty happy with all

There's a big empty lot at 1224 Frankford Ave. next to Frankford Hall which might be one step closer to being redeveloped this week, after the Civic Design Review committee recently gave their blessing to a less than straightforward proposal. Considering we've been wondering about this site for more than

After meeting as music students at the University of the Arts (RIP), Joe Lockwood and Morgan Walbridge dreamed of opening a music studio even as they pursued professional pursuits at the Kimmel Center, U Arts, and Temple. Upon moving to Fishtown in 2021, the couple built a recording studio on

Liberty Choice has been operating out of a space at 1939 N. Front St. for over a decade, providing the community with a convenient local grocery store, plus some "choice" breakfast and lunch offerings. Regrettably, their time at this location is at an end, as developers have purchased the property

Even as residential permitting numbers are hitting lows we haven't seen since the Great Recession, we've seen new attention for overlooked parcels near I-95 in the River Wards. This makes particular sense in Fishtown, where the most attractive development sites have generally been redeveloped by now. Some of these projects

Saint Laurentius Church was built at 1600 E. Berks St. in 1882 and served as a house of worship for over 130 years, until it was shuttered by the Archdiocese in 2013. Though there were plans to maintain the building as a site for major religious events, the City soon deemed