In Fishtown

We were in the neighborhood the other day, and the sight of this building, under construction, gave us pause. 1600 Frankford Ave. has been on and off the market for the last couple of years, before finally being purchased by Barksdale Properties LLC earlier this year, for $210K.

Inside, the building

Earlier this month, neighborhood mainstay New Acropolis Restaurant, located at 1200 Frankford Ave., shut its doors without warning after several decades in business. The property was actively marketed for sale until January, with the last listed price at $789K. For the past several months, the diner space has been marketed

It's been years since Philadelphia was referred to as the "Next Borough" in the New York Times, but there's no doubt that New York based businesses are starting to notice Philadelphia and take it seriously as a location for expansion. The hype for Shake Shack, as we discussed at length, was

Little Baby's Ice Cream is a week or two away from opening its first permanent location at 2311 Frankford Ave., according to owner Pete Angevine.

"We are really a few details away from being finished," said Angevine, who launched the gourmet ice cream business in May of 2011. Little Baby's currently

Sustainability certainly has its value. New Kensington property values have risen 10 to 20 percent since 2009, according to a Wharton study, cited in a recent 19125 Case Study prepared for the New Kensington Community Development Corporation by Community Development Consulting. All since the launch of urban sustainability initiative Sustainable 19125. Coincidence? Maybe not.

Part of that initiative

The other day, while perusing the Inquirer, we read about a new promotion at Sugarhouse: Sugarbeach. Today, we had a chance to check it out and if nothing else we'll give credit to the Sugarhouse people for trying to think a little outside the box.

You may recall that back in

A new dining option for Fishtown appears to be on its way to the corner of East York and Gaul streets.

Construction has been underway for about two months inside the first floor space inside 2424 Studios. The management of the unique three-story office building declined to comment on its new

On the agenda for the Fishtown zoning committee meeting a couple of weeks ago was a proposal for the establishment of a new bakery at 1255 Marlborough St., formerly a corner store. This corner store, fortunately, had relatively tasteful signage, in contrast to some other stores we've seen of late.

While

At yesterday's Philadelphia Planning Commission meeting, a representative from Cope Linder Architects presented information on a proposed development at 933 N Penn St., a site that sits right in between Sugarhouse Casino and the under-water Waterfront Square.

According to this presentation, developers are intending to build a twenty-story residential building with

Several months ago, we gave you the heads up about a subdivided commercial building available for sale or rent at 1306-12 Frankford Ave., in Fishtown. The current owners, who purchased the building in 2005, renovated the building a few years ago, and were listing four 2,000 sqft commercial spaces for