In Temple Area

We were in the neighborhood the other week and spotted a zoning notice on the extremely vacant 1600 block of Master Street. Peering in for a closer look, it became clear that new student housing, seemingly everywhere in this area, would not be on the agenda for this location.

Looking at

Last spring, we told you about six new duplexes going up on the 1800 block of N. 17th St., near the Temple campus. The other day, when we happened to be in the neighborhood, we noticed that these buildings have been completed in the intervening months. While they are fairly

It's been awhile since we've made our way up to the area around Temple University, but we happened to be in this neck of the woods early this morning, and spotted some interesting new buildings along the way. One of these was 1850 N 18th St., a property we brought

We've covered these types of projects ad nauseum, but developers continue to build 'em. We're referring, of course, to new construction, privately owned student housing in the vicinity of Temple University. Recently, a couple of the projects we've brought to your attention have been perhaps a little further from campus

In the Fall, we told you about a proposed development at 2304-2310 N Broad St., the home of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College from 1968 until 1982. At the time, the buildings were in a terrible state of disrepair, and demolition was just getting underway.

Despite the horrible condition of the buildings, you could tell

Just two blocks from the South Gateway project that we mentioned last week, developer Tejas Properties 2 LLC is proposing a much smaller residence for Temple students. On a block with several properties with similar density, these developers intend to construct a four-story, seventeen unit building at 1431 N 15th

For some time, we've been bringing student housing development in the area surrounding Temple University to your attention. These projects range from the one-off structure with a couple of units built by a small-time developer, to medium-sized multi-unit buildings, to more massive projects like Paseo Verde and Diamond Green. What's

According to this week's ZBA docket, TU Ventures has a plan to build five buildings on five vacant lots on the 1900 block of N 7th St., between Berks and Norris. We've covered plenty of development of student housing in the neighborhoods surrounding Temple University, and just this week told

Transit-oriented development. It’s got a ring to it, and in places like Sweden and Denmark it’s been happening for decades. It’s the kind of urban development that provides mixed-use buildings close to transit stations, and it's something that we've been only marginally successful with in Philadelphia over the years.

At 9th

In February, we brought 1901-03 Cecil B. Moore Ave. to your attention, noting that two quadplexes were on the way next door to a church that was once a theater. Nearly three months later, we see that these new buildings are well on their way to completion in time for