In Fishtown

In Fishtown, the 1300 block of E. Berks Street runs between Belgrade and E. Thompson Street, just a couple of blocks from Girard. A microcosm of Fishtown development, it’s a block where contemporary homes are mixed-in with traditional brick row homes. Some newer buildings on the block include 1315 and

Over a year ago, we first told you about the possible rehab of the former REACH baseball factory at the intersection of Tulip & Palmer in Fishtown. And after last week, it seems more likely than ever that this currently blighted building will soon house people instead of baseballs.  The project

In Fishtown, a longtime owner is trading his roses for rooms. For years, the lot at 300 E. Girard Ave. has served as a rose garden for its owner, leaving a curious gap at the southeastern corner of Girard & Marlborough. But now the owner plans to construct a building

Just yesterday, as we finished our third post about Northern Liberties in four days, we speculated that development would start to spread from this neighborhood to the north and west in the years to come. Going unmentioned was that development has already spread like crazy from Northern Liberties in a

While new playground improvements are scheduled for Penn Treaty Park, the Fishtown waterfront park at Columbia and Delaware Avenue immediately north of Sugarhouse, the improvements are only part of a larger long-term redevelopment plan envisioned for the park where William Penn signed a treaty with the Lenni-Lenape Indians in the

A reader checked in the other day, suggesting we take a jaunt up to East Girard, to check on the progress of a couple of projects we've mentioned before and one we previously knew nothing about. Off we went, and we did indeed discover some news to pass along.

First, we

About a month ago, we told you about plans for two new businesses to join the burgeoning Frankford Avenue commercial corridor- the relocated Philadelphia Record Exchange and new cafe Steap and Grind. Well, we were in the area today dodging raindrops and are happy to share the news that both

Last summer, we brought 1101-03 Frankford Ave. to your attention, noting that the blighted building represented a stalled residential conversion project that was unfortunately tied up with litigation and delinquent taxes. This building was quite a bit of history, having been home to a hosiery mill and an elevator factory

Back in December, we brought 1526 Frankford Ave. to your attention, noting that the former Samuel Machinery Co. warehouse had recently gotten its facade ripped off. At that time, a tarp was temporarily covering the front of the building, and we had no idea about what plans might be in store.

Fast

We were zipping up Frankford Avenue last week to grab a slice and a scoop at Pizza Brain and Little Baby's Ice Cream, respectively, when we noticed some new-looking signage next to Palmer Park. Truth be told, we'd wondered about 1619 Frankford Ave. in the past, admiring its unique appearance