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After their hearing at the ZBA was continued last month due to a staggering number of residents and stakeholders showing up in opposition to their project at 2400 South St., Toll Bros. has (sort of) gone back to the drawing board and revised their proposed development. Here are some images
Read MoreTwo Triplex Condo Buildings Coming to South Street West
7 December, 2011 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
A reader asked us about some demolition activity they noticed on the 1800 block of South St., and we know all about this one, as it turns out. Developer Scott Haffey of Haffey Homes is constructing two four-story triplexes at 1820-1822 South St., and will attempt to sell the six
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At 2305-07 Carpenter St. two new homes will soon replace an ugly old garage. Local developer MetroImpact purchased the property back in 2010 and tore down the garage. Due to a number of other projects moving forward in the neighborhood, Metro sold the property to TBM Group, a developer we
Read MoreThe Reinvention of the 700 block of S. Chadwick St.
26 November, 2011 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
Last month, we covered the transformation of the 2100 block of Carpenter St. over the past decade. As blocks go in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, it's one of the more impressive stories, with nearly thirty vacant lots turning into houses since 2004. Today, we bring the 700 block of S.
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Last week, right after the developers for Carpenter Square presented their plans to a delighted SOSNA, an attorney and architect presented for Kater Development LLC for the redevelopment of the former St. Charles School at 2029-35 Montrose St.
The developer intends to turn the school building into twenty rental apartments. The
Read MoreRevisiting 21st and Kimball Sts., This Time with a Positive Spin
23 November, 2011 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
Over the summer, we lambasted the developer of 2101 Kimball St. for redeveloping a former church into a pair of condos with a distinctly nautical feel. Today, we look across the street, at 1009-1013 S. 21st St., three homes that are taking a different approach, and are improving the northeast
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Last week, we teased about the upcoming development at the vast lot on the southeast corner of 17th and Carpenter Sts., promising an update after the SOSNA meeting. We go to lots of community meetings all over town and there's a pretty regular pattern to presentations for large projects like
Read MoreComing Soon: State Farm Insurance on South Street West
17 November, 2011 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
Just when you thought we didn't have anything else to say about the 1500 block of South St., we're pleased to inform you that 1546 South St., the building on the southeast corner, has been rented by a State Farm insurance and financial services office. You may remember that this
Read MoreTransformation Forthcoming at 17th and Carpenter Sts.?
11 November, 2011 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
Back in July, we openly wondered about the future of the barren wasteland at 17th and Carpenter Sts. Based on a new sign on the property along with a couple of other ongoing projects in the area, we're suddenly feeling very bullish about this corner.
On Wednesday, November 16th at 7pm,
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Last week, we spotted these signs at a fenced-in lot on the 1600 block of South St.
The current owner purchased the three lots back in 2005 for a little less than $600K altogether. The combined lots offer 51' of frontage on South St., with 1612-14 going back 84' and 1616
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