In Kensington

While ZBA hearings can be dramatic at times, most L&I refusals are rather dry and technical, sometimes leaving us to wonder what a development team is actually trying to build. Last week, a proposal went to the ZBA to consolidate five small lots in Kensington for passive recreation. Our first

Kensington Avenue under the El has had an understandably rocky reputation over the last number of years, as it has essentially been ground zero for the city's opiod crisis. Through this lens, it was a mildly shocking development in 2021 when Càphê Roasters opened at J-Centrel, a live work building

We've covered many former industrial buildings in Kensington and Fishtown over the years, detailing adaptive reuse projects as former factories and warehouses are converted to apartments and commercial spaces. We've even seen interest in converting buildings in other pockets of the River Wards, like a dye works in Harrowgate that

It's often taken for granted in Philadelphia that opposition from the local neighborhood association and city councilmember is sufficient to kill any proposed development project in need of a zoning variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment. But a recent successful appeal regarding a vacant lot near Norris Square serves

Over the years we've spent a lot of time covering projects along N. American Street, as few corners of Philadelphia have changed as much as this pocket where East Kensington, South Kensington, and Norris Square meet. While many of these projects have been on the larger side, plans for a

Don't you just love it when a parking lot gets turned into housing? We certainly do. One such metamorphosis is currently in its very early stages in Kensington at 3001 Martha St., a longtime municipal lot. This parcel is located along a railroad spur and was used as a coal