In Northern Liberties

In the last couple weeks, we've shared news about three big projects in the works in Northern Liberties, south of Spring Garden. First we told you about a pair of towers from National and KRE, with 14-story building planned at 2nd & Spring Garden and a 23-story building coming to 2nd &

It was a big week (on Zoom) for members of the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association interested in big projects in the neighborhood. As we've already detailed, the community group saw presentations for a pair of game changing projects this week, with a 14-story building planned at 2nd & Spring Garden and a

Last week, we gave you the heads up about plans for two sizable new buildings on the southern side of Northern Liberties, in an area currently dominated by light industrial and commercial buildings. To refresh your memory, those plans call for a 14-story building with 355 units and 105 parking spots

Market East has, for years, been the redheaded stepchild neighborhood of Center City. Despite its terrific location in the core of downtown Philadelphia, it's traditionally been lacking in terms of housing and amenities, compared to say, Logan Square or Wash West. It always puzzled us that numerous tourists would stay

The property at 500 N. Columbus Blvd. is huge, covering about two acres and encompassing a collection of buildings that were originally occupied by the Philadelphia Warehousing and Cold Storage Company. The buildings were constructed over a couple decades in the late 19th and early 20th century, and were collectively

There was a lumber yard near 3rd & Girard dating back to at least 1875, with this use eventually expanding to cover most of the city block encompassed by 3rd Street, Girard Avenue, Orianna Street, and Cambridge Street. Most recently, JT Riley Lumber operated at this site, and we told

A reader reached out the other day, noting some ongoing demolition activity on N. 2nd Street in Northern Liberties, just south of Poplar Street. It turns out, we told you that this was on the horizon a little over a year ago, when we shared the news that 814-826 N. 2nd St. would

The Piazza was a game changing development when it opened in 2009, seemingly marking the arrival of Northern Liberties as a destination neighborhood, despite its position on the fringe of Center City. For those that don't remember, the Schmidt's Brewery, other industrial buildings, and vacant land previously dominated the eastern

Not even a month ago, we broke the news that developers had purchased Fairmount Manor with an eye toward redevelopment. Fairmount Manor, in case you're not familiar, is a low-rise affordable housing development that covers all but a small section of the city block bounded by Fairmount Avenue, Green Street,

Fairmount Manor is a garden style apartment complex that covers most of the city block bounded by Fairmount Avenue, Green Street, 6th Street, and 7th Street. The apartments were constructed in the early 1970s as privately owned low income rental units, replacing traditional Philly row homes, and were subject to a