In Fishtown

We were in Fishtown the other day, on our way home from photographing the collapsed tax-delinquent warehouse we told you about yesterday, when we noticed some formwork on Frankford Avenue. 1611 and 1613 Frankford Ave. have been vacant for at least a decade, as have 1456-58 E Columbia Ave., two

A few weeks ago, developers went before the ZBA with a proposal to redevelop 2024-26 E Fletcher St., a large vacant lot in East Kensington.

Their plan for the site, which was approved by the community at an East Kensington Neighbors Association meeting a few weeks prior, is for a six-unit

Members of the Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA) have been busy lately. And if their numbers are indicative of anything, it's that Fishtown’s real estate market is gaining momentum. As FNA zoning chair Matt Karp puts it, “there’s no letting up in sight.”

We’ve covered a number of recent Fishtown projects, and a couple of weeks ago

The south side of Frankford Avenue has been on our radar for months. Considering all of the commercial activity on the block where already sit the Handle Bar, Barcade, Barbary and more, we wondered what else could soon happen around these parts.

The answer to our question is... there's a ton of potential. First, we stumbled upon the

Something we’ve started to notice when we research abandoned, deteriorating properties, or sites where years old zoning notices hang beaten and weathered, is that there tend to be property tax issues. Similar to the owners of this overgrown Brewerytown lot that we told you about last week, the owners of 1101-1103 Frankford

Northern Liberties could serve as a microcosm of the American economy since 2007. The housing market was bubbling, property values were on the rise and affecting nearby neighborhoods. Gentrification was expanding. Then, there was a fizzle, projects stalled, capital dropped down to the basement, somewhere beyond the sump pumps ability

Eleven new single family homes are on the way in Fishtown, as members of the Fishtown Neighbors Association voted July 30th to approve a project for 1100 Hewson St.

Developers first presented a 12-home 11-garage project, designed by KJO Architecture, in June. After neighbors raised concerns about density, the developers reduced the number of units

A few individuals have indicated to Naked Philly that developer Michael Samschick has purchased the large vacant warehouse across the street from the Barbary, which stretches the length of the 900 block of Frankford Avenue from Richmond Street to Laurel Street.

These people, a commercial real estate broker, members of local neighborhood organizations, and an urban planner all

In the past few years, Girard Avenue east of Front Street has experienced the fruits of entrepreneurs and developers who envision the area as a good spot for business. Perhaps it was anchored by the construction of the Piazza, or maybe it's just the natural extension of Northern Liberties development bursting from its britches. That being

Earlier this month, developers Keystone Contractual Services LLC presented a proposal for three homes at 2638-42 E. Norris St. to the Fishtown Neighbors Association. This was the second time they presented to the community for this diamond-shaped parcel, having previously come with a four-home project that was shot down. Currently, the