In Northern Liberties

It's been over five years, but now Phase II of the long envisioned Duck Flats project in Northern Liberties is finally approaching the building stage.The original renderingBack in December, the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association offered its support for Phase II of the project, which will include 13 units instead of the

Over a year ago, in the fall of 2012, we wondered whether a developer would see the former Municipal Asphalt building where Fairmount hits Delaware Avenue as worthy of an adaptive reuse. At the time, the shoddy unkempt building was on the market from PIDC for $1.4M. Now it turns

It was over two years ago that we first spotted earth moving around on the 800 block of N. American Street, next to the vacant former Ortlieb's Brewery buildings. For quite some time after, it was radio silence for this property. But in late 2012, new owners purchased 824-36 N.

Last summer, NLNA approved plans for eight new homes on Front Street, across from eleven recently built homes and next to a new Crossfit Gym. For months after, 933-37 N. Front St. remained vacant. But passing by the other day, we spotted eight new(ish) foundations running westward and downhill, toward

Two winters ago, we wondered about 420-42 Fairmount Ave., a large and unsightly warehouse that was home to a company called Trans-Atlantic. Passing by the building, you may think it’s vacant, especially considering all its windows are boarded up with blue-painted plywood. Despite the fact that the property is very

Earlier this week, we were in Northern Liberties and spotted an interesting building that's available for sale. 625-29 N. Front St. stands alone on its block, surrounded by parking lots. Architecturally, it's rather unique, suggesting a possibly interesting history.The buildingLooking back at some historic maps, it's clear that this location

At the beginning of Germantown Avenue, near the I-95 overpass in Northern Liberties, the owner of 1007 Germantown Ave., who has also owned the adjacent parcels for several years, plans to knock down a two-story home and build anew on the rest of his vacant lots.The parcelPaul Stokely, a long-time

It was over a year ago that we first told you about plans for twenty new homes at 826-34 N. 3rd St., a large lot that stretches all the way to Orianna Street. Back then, the developers were still negotiating the finer points of the project with NLNA but aside from

Maybe we're just showing our age here, but it doesn't seem like all that long ago that the two block walk from 700 Club at 2nd & Fairmount to Standard Tap at 2nd & Poplar was a blighted tour of closed-down industrial buildings and shuttered commercial spaces. Today, things couldn't be more

A reader asked us the other day whether we knew anything about the new construction taking place on the southwest corner of 2nd & Laurel. The address certainly rang a bell, and then we remembered- we last thought about this project over a year ago! Back then, a demolition notice