In South Kensington

We've had our eye on the 1200 block of N. 7th St. for a couple years now, ever since four homes and a mixed-use building replaced a vacant lot at the corner of 7th & Thompson. With that project in mind and numerous blighted buildings and vacant lots immediately to

It seems that South Kensington will soon see another warehouse turn into apartments. Last week, the ZBA gave their approval to a plan for new construction plus an addition at 1508 Mascher St. and the creation of 22 apartments and 8 parking spots. The building has been home to Spencer Industries for decades,

When we checked in on the corner of 5th & Master a couple months ago, we were pleased to share the news that Core Realty had purchased the former umbrella factory on the northeast corner. After the success they had renovating two auto storage buildings into the Penn Treaty Village Pennthouses, we had

It was with great enthusiasm, a little less than three years ago, that we first told you about a plan for a mixed-use project at 1300 N. 2nd St., on an enormous 2.5 acre parcel in South Kensington. This site was home to a freight yard for many years, but

Over the last few years, we've watched as developers tore down an old warehouse and some old blighted buildings and replaced them with a project called the Townhomes at Liberties North. This project consists of 21 new homes, with about half fronting N. Hope Street and visible from under the

There are some blocks in this town that we just can't quit. Every year it seems we find ourselves on the 600 block of W. Girard Ave., hoping that this block will finally take a step in a positive direction. With the amazing Tiffin anchoring the south side of the block

South Kensington has experienced tremendous growth in the last few years, with small and large projects alike filling up vacant lots and replacing blighted buildings. Despite all this positive change, there's still a huge blighted building looming over the neighborhood, like Lurch on the Addams Family. The building at 5th

Last month, we made another trip to the 1400 block of Germantown Avenue and told you about ongoing demolition at 1400 Germantown Ave., a long vacant building that some commenters felt might have some historic relevance. Whether that's the case or not, the property is now gone and a vacant

Last week, we revisited the K'House project which was originally slated for the 1700 block of N. Howard Street but was delayed and eventually moved to Hope Street after the project was shot down by the ZBA. When we snapped those photos, we spied another seemingly new project in the

We've covered several significant residential proposals in South Kensington over the last few years but we're still waiting for most of them to materialize. So it's no small thing that the Tajdeed Residences project which we first told you about in March of 2014 is approaching the finish line. By