In Francisville

Last week, we told you about the controversy that's erupted over the demolition of a one-story property on a block full of similar homes, and its replacement by a new three-story home. Today, we'll tell you about a similar tale on a similarly unattractive block just a short jaunt away.

Down the road from the hub of Francisville development at 19th & Poplar that we’ve covered the past month, a three-story property is under construction just north of Fairmount Avenue, next to the City’s Employee Medical Services Building.

Some neighbors raised concerns about the size and façade of the building at

It seems L&I has been busy lately in Francisville. We’ve seen hot pink L&I notices posted on several vacant beat-up properties in the past few weeks, but none more than in this up and coming neighborhood.

This time we spotted one on the front door of 1818 W. Girard Avenue. Posted October 10th, it demands that

In recent weeks, we've covered a couple of examples of blight in the Francisville neighborhood, on Ridge Avenue. In both instances, vacant properties had been issued Doors & Windows violations, and the neighborhood is hopeful that this will either push property owners to clean up their buildings or sell them

Last week, we told you about four vacant buildings on the 1500 block of Ridge Ave. that had recently received Doors & Windows violations notices. Today, we bring another such property to your attention, this time closer to Girard Ave.

1800-08 Ridge Ave. is a beautiful hulk of a building, with

A reader gave us the heads up about new Doors & Windows violations going up at 1524-30 Ridge Ave., in Francisville. The fact that these buildings are blighted is particularly notable, as they're on one of the blocks of Ridge in this neighborhood that has more buildings than vacant land.

The

With the unbelievable number of student housing developments going on in the area surrounding Temple University, it was only a matter of time before a project clearly targeting Temple students crossed Girard Avenue into Francisville. And after getting zoning approval last month, it seems that a sixteen-unit student housing development

At the risk of sounding redundant, we’ve got two Francisville updates for you regarding two projects close enough to one another for any high-school starting third basemen to heave a ball between the two.

The first, is 1900 Poplar Street, a project from TBM Group. What was last summer a large stone

The area around 19th and Poplar, just south of Girard Avenue, has opened our eyes to some blighted properties around the multitude of new projects. These vacant structures stand in stark contrast to the development going on in the area.

Like this abandoned thinly triangular shaped three-story brick structure on Ridge

Oh, Francisville. Every time we turn around, it seems like some rehab or new construction project is getting started. This summer we’ve brought you a number of Francisville posts, many centered around the 19th & Poplar intersection.

These posts have included a 10-home project at Ginnodo and Ridge, a major mixed-use project at 19th