In South Kensington

A reader pinged us the other day, letting us know that a sign is now posted at the corner of Leithgow & Thompson, advertising an upcoming development called Moderna 9 on Leithgow. We told you about this property last summer, noting some zoning notices and lamenting that the developers had

We've somehow found our way to the 1800 block of N. 6th St. a couple times over the years. First, we showed you early construction photos of a combination photo studio and residence at the corner of 6th & Berks for a Temple art professor. Much more recently, we mentioned plans for

It was almost two months ago that we last directed your attention to South Square, a residential development with a splash of retail on the 100 block of W. Berks, on the northern end of South Kensington. At the time, we noted that this was one of the more ambitious

We were passing through South Kensington the other day and stopped dead in our tracks at the corner of 6th & Montgomery when we spotted a relatively large project in the very earliest construction phases on the southeast corner. This property had been sitting mostly vacant for a very long

North American Street is a bit of a challenging corridor, clinging to its industrial character while surrounded on both sides by residential development pressure. The improvements to the surrounding neighborhood have driven up land values on N. American St., but the zoning remains industrial, creating redevelopment difficulties for anyone that

We've been spending time in the southern section of Norris Square lately, picking up on a few different development projects either ongoing or in the works. And because we've found some coverage-worthy projects in this part of town, we've been cruising around the neighborhood, looking for more stuff to write about.

With excitement, we shared a story yesterday about a project planned for the 2000 block of N. 2nd St. that will involve some new construction and the residential conversion of a ten story industrial building. In general, we're always glad to hear about adaptive reuse projects, and this was no exception.

A little less than a year ago, we told you about some duplexes that were in the works for the 2100 block of N. 2nd Street. At the time, we noted the presence of a ten story warehouse building on the 2000 block of N. 2nd Street and learned, to

As the years have passed, we've increasingly seen development push northward in South Kensington, with Berks Street generally serving as a stopping point. We'd posit that as things continue to change, we'll increasingly see construction push into the Norris Square neighborhood. We didn't realize the extent to which it's already happening, at

South Kensington has experienced a major wave of development over the last half dozen years or so. The same could be said for Fishtown and East Kensington. As these neighborhoods have experienced a development surge, we've seen Front Street, the corridor that sits between these neighborhoods, undergo a serious transformation