In Fishtown

Frankford Avenue continues to make strides, with projects big and small coming down the pike. Frankford Square, a project from AGA Developers that we first told you about eighteen months ago, falls into the former category. Covering a lot at 1850 Frankford Ave. with over 15,000 sqft of space, this project

A couple days ago, we told you about plans to demolish an out-of-place rancher on Gordon Street in Fishtown and replace it with eight new construction homes. This seemed like an intuitive project to us, as nobody would argue that the home that's there now represents the highest and best use

Down near Delaware Ave. along Richmond Street in Fishtown, down from where a warehouse is slowly being redeveloped into an entertainment complex by Michael Samshick—if you pass by on I-95 South you can see some of the cleanup work that has been done inside—another infill development recently came down the pike

Despite a strong showing by neighbors concerned with parking issues, the Fishtown Neighbors Association recently supported plans for eight new single-family homes on a mostly vacant lot on the 2400 block of E. Gordon St., just a block away from a couple of our favorite restaurants in Fishtown.This home would

In Fishtown, just off Frankford Avenue, a garage is gone and six new homes are on their way. At 2170 E. Norris St., the Palm Automotive Center once cast an unattractive shadow on the rapidly developing corridor. Now it's just a memory.In the pastRemember Norris Point, the ten home development

Norris Street near Frankford Avenue has seen plenty of action in recent years. Norris Point, ten homes that replaced an overgrown lot, has been a huge success. A couple of single family homes have sprung up. And new homes will soon replace a former auto center at the corner of Blair

In Graduate Hospital, the last few years have not been kind to many of the old churches that have long inhabited the neighborhood. Several have been demolished in favor of residential development, with the new homes among the fanciest and priciest in the neighborhood. It should come as no surprise

Near five years ago, this writer said to a friend 'we should buy this building,' at the corner of Norris & Sepviva, a block off Frankford Ave., 'and make some money.' But we didn't have any money. Someone else did. Two years ago, we told you that this building at 2200-04

Two summers ago, we told you about an 11-home 5-garage project slated for a large vacant parcel just under the wrist of I-95 where Berks and Hewson Streets meet Wildey Street. There were also approved plans for two homes at Berks & Wildey from the same developers.Old renderingOld site planWhether it was

Back in late 2012, Stephen Starr said something about eventual plans for a "rock and roll" boutique hotel in Fishtown. We, along with Foobooz, speculated that the hotel could appear at 1224 Frankford Ave., the former Arctic Storage building which happens to be adjacent to Starr spots Frankford Hall and