In South Kensington

This is our third time reporting on the 1400 block of Germantown Avenue this year, and we're not ruling out making another visit before Old Lang Syne rings out across the world. In January, two homes were under construction, some old buildings were getting demolished, and a bunch of foundations

We're generally pleased to see development of all shapes and sizes, but it's particuarly satisfying when we see a delayed project finally moving forward. It was almost four years ago that we first told you about K'House, a teamup between Indy Hall and Postgreen to create the first cohousing project

The 1300 block of N. 6th St. is slowly transforming thanks to the work of different developers, all of whom are building residential projects. As recently as 2011, the block looked like this:Just a few years agoThat's a lot of vacant land, but compared to some other blocks nearby, it's

It was at the end of 2011 that we first brought your attention to seven homes, then new, at the corner of Mascher & Master in South Kensington. A developer with ties to Tower Investments, or maybe just a subsidiary, had demolished an old warehouse and had plans to build dozens of

The Paul Rabinowitz Glass Factory at 1401-15 N. American St., a building that sits across the street from Crane Arts, will soon get an earring of sorts, in the form of four new homes. The new units will face the alley-sized N. Philip St., replacing a large vacant lot on

We were in South Kensington the other day, scoping out some upcoming development, and the building at 1627 N. 2nd St. caught our eye. It captured our attention not because it's some new and exciting project, but instead because it looks like a large dragon took a bite out of

The former umbrella factory building at 5th & Master is one of the most prominent blights in South Kensington. Over a year ago, we were hopeful that the building was finally getting renovated, but it still looks awful today. From several locations around the area, this shell of a building

In South Kensington we're seeing a flurry of development with a handful of projects finished and others just getting started. And as the neighborhood has seen more development, we've seen it spread further north and west. For example, just last month we told you about new condos coming on 7th

It seems we're constantly noting how Northern Liberties and Fishtown development are leaking into South Kensington, and today is no exception. Looking at the 1200 block of N. Mascher Street, we see three different types of projects, with one more coming soon.New home at the corner of Thompson St.We'll start

It's been about a year since we last checked in on the hilariously named Townhomes at Liberties North project in South Kensington. Remember, we first covered this 21-home project a year prior. This time last year, ten homes had been framed out on the 1300 block of Howard Street and an