In Northern Liberties

We were buzzing our way through Northern Liberties the other day after enjoying some tasty free tacos at Union Taco's grand opening, when we stumbled upon a new construction site. 427 Poplar St. has, for years, been an overgrown vacant lot. But soon enough, it will turn into a new

Down at Front & Callowhill, I-95 looms above above everything. Because of this, we'd imagine, there's been a bit of a vacant land problem here over the years. One of those vacant lots will soon be replaced, though, by a beautiful new mixed-use building. Yes, 107 Callowhill St. will soon

About a year and a half ago, we passed along the exciting news that 801-805 N. 2nd St., the self-proclaimed “Best Corner Left in Northern Liberties,” was finally going to be developed. Plans were approved by the ZBA for a six-story building with ten apartments, ground-floor commercial, and almost 1:1 parking.

When the Duck Flats proposal was first presented back in 2008, things were a go for twenty-five new condos in the form of ten units on the 800 block of N. Lawrence St. and fifteen to be built at 818-24 N. 4th St., incorporating a garage that once stored the Ride the Ducks boats.

But

Just east of 5th & Poplar in Northern Liberties, near the former WineO location that is now transitioning into another business, developers from Callahan Ward are looking to build on the northeast corner of St. John Neumann Way & Leithgow.

But their initial proposal for eight single-family homes with garages at 405-45

Perhaps developers interested in Northern Liberties have caught wind of how the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association zoning process works. If a developer presents a proposal that seems out of character with the neighborhood, NLNA asks them to make changes and come back with a proposal that better fits the area. Sometimes,

We were in Northern Liberties the other day, and spotted an unexpected 'For Sale' sign affixed to the building on the northwest corner of 4th & Brown. For the uninitiated, this is the home of Honey's Sit 'n Eat, one of the most popular brunch places in the city. Their

While the Philadelphia Public School system is in shambles, there is at least some positive news for the Kearney School. Located at 601 Fairmount Ave., the school was established in 1921, according to Philaplace, and named for Civil War general Phillip P. Kearney. In its early years it served to educate the children

When we last visited the former home of the Pearl-Pressman-Liberty Printers at 5th & Poplar a few months ago, the old warehouse had recently been demolished in preparation for the construction of twenty-one new homes. In the time since, foundations have been poured for the new homes, allowing the site

For many years, we've wondered about 1036-38 N. 4th St., a seemingly vacant warehouse that's even bigger than it looks at first glance. On its front is a peeling sign advertising a real estate auction from several years ago that apparently never happened, covering a sign for Liberty Self Storage,