We last checked on the corner where Oxford hits Frankford Avenue back in the spring, when we told you that developers had purchased 1546 Frankford Ave. and were planning a serious renovation of the property. Passing by the other day, that effort looks like it's mostly finished. If you can recall, the building was previously a mess of siding and stucco, and the finished product is a great improvement, with eight apartments and a commercial space that's available for rent. The developers, we know thanks to the sign on the property, are Revolution Development Group, the same crew that's building the Bread Street Estates in Old City.
Across the street, a former bar at 1523 Frankford Ave. is under construction. It was over a year ago that the owners went before the community to renovate the building into two apartments and a vacant commercial space on the first floor. Work has progressed more slowly at this property, but considering the fact that it's been vacant for several years, any signs of progress are welcome. Surely, neighbors will be keen to see what kind of tenant eventually appears downstairs.
Crossing back across Frankford, we see the end of the road for a renovation project at 1600 Frankford Ave. that began in the summer of 2012. With four new apartments and a new commercial space, the building was primed for a new restaurant and even started the zoning process, but that fell through. When we checked in about a year ago, the owners were thinking bakery, but we pooh-poohed the idea with the new La Colombe doing some solid baking down the street. Finally, Sulimay's Urban Salon opened here last month, filling yet another retail space on the Frankford Avenue corridor.
We suspect it won't be long before the other two spaces at this intersection follow the lead and pick up new tenants of their own.