In Fishtown

In October, we told you about three homes in the works for the corner of York & Amber, having just noticed a hole in the ground on the corner. A few months, later, one home is framed out.

From what we hear, two more Postgreen homes are on the way in

About a month ago, at Thinkfest, Stephen Starr stated that he intends to open two hotels in Philadelphia in the coming years. A "real boutique hotel" was on tap for Center City, and a "rock and roll" hotel would make its way to Fishtown. Some weeks ago, Foobooz speculated that

Back in September, developers presented a plan for 14-22 W. Thompson St., a vacant lot just a stone's throw from the El, to an unimpressed Fishtown Neighbors Association. According to a thread on Fishtown.us, some attitude from the developer may have turned the crowd against him, resulting in a vote

A reader pointed out 262 E. Girard Ave. to us, home of the Philadelphia Martial Arts and Kickboxing Center, to our attention recently, as a new use in a rather old building.

This historic property was, for years, home to the Greentree Tavern and within the last decade apparently contained a

Over the summer, we brought a long-delayed project at 114-120 E Girard Ave. to your attention, noting that work had finally begun at the site after nearly five years of delays. Today, we bring you a little status update, revealing that work is moving along here as the months have gone

We've written about the corner of Frankford & Montgomery a couple of times, first bringing three new buildings under construction to your attention last August. We returned to this intersection a year ago, telling you about a short-lived "casino" at 1802 Frankford Ave. that was pretty much doomed from the

We spotted a building draped in a blue tarp yesterday while enjoying the unseasonable warmth, and figured there might be a story to tell about said draped building. We'd never noticed the tarp before (though we're not in Fishtown nearly as much as we should be), so we're guessing that

The other day, we told you about a new home that's currently under construction on Norris St. by developers BMK Properties. Today, we can tell you about two other homes nearby that this developer is working on at the moment.

The home on the corner, 2216 E. Thompson St., is clearly

Months ago, we first told you about Norris Point, a ten-home development at the corner of Norris St. & Trenton Ave. that had just gotten underway. This large-scale development with contemporary design elements reminded us of The Nine, a recently constructed development nearby. And like The Nine, this development is

Over the summer, we wondered about two liquor license application in the window of 1306-12 Frankford Ave., a renovated and subdivided commercial building that we originally featured months before. And now, in the next couple of days, a business utilizing one of those applications will be opening its doors.

According to