In Northern Liberties

It was May of last year when we told you about the huge plans from National Real Estate Development and Kushner Real Estate Group, which would revitalize a sad length of 2nd Street between Spring Garden and Callowhill. National is the team that brought us the nearly complete East Market

Here at Naked Philly, we try to maintain a positive perspective in the face of demolition, inappropriate land use, uninspired design, and/or imperfect construction resulting from value engineering. This isn't always easy or fun, but we understand that the realities of real estate investment and development may lead to some

The east side of Callowhill Street is not always the most welcoming of avenues, but Gift of Life Howie's House is one very notable exception to the rule. No, this is not Eagles' GM Howie Roseman's abode (Note: Go Birds), but a facility that was completed in 2011 that offers

As major streets go, N. Front Street between the Ben Franklin Bridge and approximately Laurel St. is quite an unusual stretch. The thoroughfare acts more as an alley in this area, with Belgian block streets and a mix of residential and commercial buildings forming a sometimes-uninviting presence. Though new row

There has been a huge amount of action along the border of Northern Liberties and East Poplar, especially around the 7th & Fairmount intersection. On the Poplar side, we visited the Franklin Court rowhome project back in 2016 that is now wrapped up. On the NoLibs side, a laundromat has

It was just the other week when we made our way to the corner of 5th & Spring Garden in Northern Liberties, where a 300+ unit apartment tower appears on the verge of getting started on the southeast corner. Immediately catty-corner, a project we checked on back in February is

The building standing at 416-38 Spring Garden St. is certainly not one of the more memorable ones you'll come across in this lovely city of ours. Though it has served an important purpose for years while also sporting the lovely The Value of Family mural by artist Eric Okdeh, the

Forgive us for getting overwhelmed by the "Running Up That Hill" wave, the 1985 Kate Bush hit that is experiencing a recent renaissance thanks to its inclusion during an intense Stranger Things scene. As we were rocking out to our favorite atmospheric avant-pop anthem while cruising past 417 Callowhill St.

As you may have seen with our recent coverage in West Philly and East Kensington, there are some pockets in Philadelphia where there's so much development ongoing that it makes sense to zoom in on a small area to provide some quick updates on numerous projects. So let's do it

It was little over a month ago when we brought your attention to 709 N. Penn St., currently an overgrown pier that has had several proposals that sadly never came to pass. At the time, we saw that preliminary plans were in place to redevelop the lot, with 61 units