Formerly home to the Philadelphia Warehousing & Cold Storage Company dating back to the 1890s, the historically designated complex at 500 N. Columbus Blvd. is currently home to a self-storage facility, warehouse space, and electronic music venue The AVE. Despite the hulking mass of these brick-heavy buildings, there are two
Read MoreFirst Renderings for an 11-Story Project at 44th & Market
15 February, 2023 | No Comments | West PhillyWhile we have seemingly visited every corner in West Philadelphia over the last several months, we haven't heard much about the project at 4400 Market St., which we last told you about back in 2021. Back then, a gas station stood on the SW corner, awaiting demolition to make way
Read MoreA Small Business Hub Gets Permits to Move Ahead in West Parkside
14 February, 2023 | No Comments | West PhillyParkside is one of our favorite neighborhoods in the entire city, with its proximity to West Fairmount Park creating a grand feeling as you see the tree-covered park across the main strip. And don't get us started on the terrific architecture. Despite projects proposed for some sites around the neighborhood
Read MoreIt is no secret that Northern Liberties is one of the most development-heavy areas in the entire city, with huge projects sprouting up from the northeastern corner to the southernmost reaches of the neighborhood. All told, over 5,000+ units are planned over the coming years, necessitating a reimagining of the
Read MoreMinor Updates for Two Major Projects in Manayunk & Roxborough
10 February, 2023 | No Comments | ManayunkSometimes when we're covering projects, they dramatically change in design or approach, barely resembling the first version proposed. In other instances, not so much. While some changes are more obvious than others, those sorts of finer details can be the thing that takes a project from being forgettable to memorable,
Read MoreIt was only a few weeks ago, back in the days before the Eagles were Super Bowl bound (Go Birds), when we last stopped by 130 N. 3rd St., where La Locanda Del Ghiottone had been dishing out Philly-style Italian dishes for years. The stubby yellow building and surface lot
Read MoreWhile Grays Ferry has seen a considerable amount of construction and renovation over the last several years, the vast majority of this development has been of the low density, infill variety. This is in contrast to some other neighborhoods that have seen lots of construction of late, where we've seen
Read MoreIf you've ever driven on the southern part of Columbus Blvd., you may have come across a standalone hoagie shop next to two imposing structures that jut out into the Delaware River. Shank's Original sits in a one-story structure in the parking lot of Piers 38 and 40 at 775
Read MoreAfter staying exclusively east of N. American St. on our last couple South Kensington journeys, we now head to 2552-66 N. 3rd St., west of this major throughway. We visit a property a block to the west of N. American St. and a block south of Lehigh Ave., where the
Read MoreIf we've said it once, we've said it a hundred times: strengthening to connection between Old City and Northern Liberties is one of our urbanist dreams. That pesky mess of highways and ramps - along with the superblocking of the area between Callowhill and Spring Garden St. - has led
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