In South Kensington

Last week, a reader spotted a zoning notice posted on a fence on the south side of Oxford Street, between Bodine and Cadwallader Streets. Since we hadn't heard about a project here, and because it's just what we do, we figured we'd do some investigating.Zoning noticeThe zoning notice describes the

Last fall, we told you about two new homes under construction on Palethorp Street, just north of Girard. Palethorp, in case you're unfamiliar, is a tiny north-south street just east of 2nd Street, which is lined with homes as you make your way up through South Kensington. At its beginning

Several months ago, we told you about the ongoing renovation of a mixed-use building on the 200 block of W. Girard Ave., located around the corner from the Piazza and even closer to the neighborhood's still-newish supermarket. That project is still progressing, and should soon be approaching the finish line.Looking

Lately we've been abuzz with talk about redevelopment opportunities in Kensington around 6th & Thompson. Potential is certainly good to talk about, but what we really like to see is construction actually taking place. Such is the case with the renovations of a couple of bruised and vacant properties just

From time to time we come across an intersection and write about one development related story, only to find that a few months later that same intersection or very close to it becomes a hotbed of redevelopment stories.One of our recent kicks is 6th & Thompson. While the northeast corner

In South Kensington, the public sources are indirectly investing more than $1M, including a $250K grant from the American Street Empowerment Zone, overseen by the Department of Commerce, to spur business development at 1600 N. American St., for years a large vacant lot. This is an area that’s teeming with

Redevelopment in South Kensington has been all over our board as of late the way Francisville was a year ago. So that has us thinking about this worn two-story building at 1300 N. 4th St. on the northwest corner at 4th & Thompson.Time to be redevelopedThe building features a rusted

In South Kensington just north of 7th & Girard, the 1200 block of N. 7th St. presents a number of development opportunities, but here, patience may be the key. We think it’s too early for this block to see a transformation like the 2400 block of Frankford Ave. saw the

We were passing through East Kensington the other day and were intrigued when we spotted zoning posters at 2100 N. Front St., a blighted and clearly vacant building. You may recall, we wondered about several properties on this block a few months ago, and were hopeful that a brave developer was

In Kensington, we’re curious to see whether plans for two large projects, Soko Lofts and Liberty Square, will spur further development along wide-open American Street, which is lined with vacant lots and former industrial sites potentially primed for new construction or repurposing.For example, there’s a vacant lot that’s basically a