In Fishtown

The Box Factory is a four-story apartment building at 21 E. Columbia Ave., located a few steps away from the El and a few more steps away in the other direction from Frankford Avenue. As the name suggests, the building was once home to a box factory, more specifically the

We first brought 2504 E. York St. to your attention back in early 2020, you know, just before the world turned upside down. At that time, we told you that developers had purchased this property and were planning to tear down a pair of homes and build a new mixed-use building

One of the largest residential developments in Philadelphia history is currently under construction on the Delaware waterfront. The project is called Northbank, and it's located on a roughly 30 (!) acre parcel at 2001 Beach St., on the border of Fishtown and Olde Richmond. Though the property is under the

The intersection of Frankford Avenue, E. York Street, and Trenton Avenue is one of the most challenging in the city, a rare five corner intersection, with the sixth corner just off to the side. All this chaos is incredibly hazardous to everyone, from pedestrians to bikers to drivers, and will soon result in

Heclyn Gear Company operated for a few decades out of the industrial building at 1112 E. Berks St., before closing up shop last year. So sad to hear about yet another victim of the Gear Wars. It's been over 700 years, can't we just have peace?!?The gear company sold its

The little square block that's surrounded by E. York, Gaul, E. Gordon, and Belgrade Streets, has experienced some dramatic changes over the last handful of years. Turn the clock back about a decade, and Mercy Meats was actively engaged in the meatpacking business at the corner of York & Gaul and

If you've grabbed a coffee at La Colombe on Frankford Avenue at any point in the last year or so, you've probably noticed a construction site directly across the street. This project, at 1324 Frankford Ave. has meant the demolition of a longstanding industrial building which was most recently home to

As Fishtown has transformed over the last decade or so, Frankford Avenue tends to get the lion's share of the attention, as it's the neighborhood's primary commercial corridor. East Girard Avenue sometimes gets the short end of the stick in terms of coverage, and we can think of a few

As we've documented for a very long time, Frankford Avenue has undergone a massive transformation over the last decade or so, trading vacant land and industrial buildings for apartments, stores, and restaurants. Given all the construction we've seen on the corridor, it's a little remarkable that there's still plenty of

The 1400 block of Frankford Avenue has experienced staggering changes over the last decade, with highlights including the arrival of two large mixed-use buildings and the conversion of an old industrial building into the largest City Fitness location in the city. The City Fitness building was previously home to the