In Northern Liberties

Back in September, we brought some construction at 2nd and Green Sts. to your attention:

We happened to be in that neck of the woods earlier today, and we're pleased to report some progress at this site.

All five homes have been framed and sheathed, and we're expecting some facades in the

A new pizza spot may (or may not) be coming to the northwest corner of 4th and Poplar in Northern Liberties. Joe Beddia, the would-be owner, went before the NLNA about a month ago, but was not supported by local residents. According to the NLNA, the presentation to their zoning

Developer PH Properties is building four houses at 424-28 Poplar St. in Northern Liberties. They broke ground in the past week or so, and we spotted the formwork for the foundations today.

Once built, the homes will be of the single-family variety and will have rear access garages. There will be

Around the corner from the new and chic Arrow Swim Club, a project that's been stalled for five years seems to have some new wheels.

Last month, developers presented their plans for the construction of 20 homes with 20 parking spots at 1102 Hope Street to the members of the Northern

Back in June, we told you about the Flatz@2015, a green duplex from Jeffrey Tubbs of JDT International and Rich Astrella of Star Real Estate. Not only are these gentlemen contributing to the neighborhood with a unique architectural offering, but their Urban Roots Youth Workshop taught local children all about the

We noticed some earth being moved on the 800 block of North American St., and were feeling pretty excited to see progress on an unusual block in Northern Liberties. On the northern end of the block, sits a vacant, deteriorating remnant of the Ortlieb's Brewery.

In the middle of the block,

3rd Ward, a unique Brooklyn-based outlet for all your creative needs, is coming to Philadelphia!

According to their press release, they've signed a lease on an undisclosed Northern Liberties/New Kensington space. A little digging and we uncovered the location to be at 1227 N. 4th St. (4th & Thompson, just north

We're not sure why we were at 6th and Poplar Sts. yesterday (but we assure you it had nothing to do with an obsession with the pastries at nearby Kaplan's), but while we were passing by, we noticed some serious construction going on halfway down the block.

We spotted four fairly

In recent weeks, we've dedicated some digital ink to the area surrounding 4th and Brown Sts., discussing the new Four Squared development on the east side of 4th St., and mentioning a couple of gross looking, facade-less buildings on the west side. We'd like to mention one more building of

With all the hoopla and hubbub surrounding the recently opened Superfresh at 2nd and Girard, it seems that the thousands of square feet of vacant commercial space on the first floor of the building have been sort of lost in the shuffle. We've heard some uninspiring rumors about T-Mobile, Starbucks,