Two Street has traded in some vinyl siding for a couple of extra-wide homes. We went by 1738 S. 2nd St. yesterday en route to Target, and came upon a new home under construction. This home has replaced a pair of two-story homes that had been used as rental properties. They certainly weren't the most handsome places in the neighborhood, and according to an old listing they used to be a single home. Also, they sat inefficiently on a 24'x100' lot, leaving a big empty yard on Philip Street.
Though it's not pictured, the developers, who purchased the property last fall for $175K, have built a second home that fronts Philip Street. So long, inefficiency, hello two wide homes! But that's not all that's happening on this block.
A little less than a year ago, Normans closed its doors at 1714 S. 2nd St., according to Pennsporter. Their large former home was an Acme once upon a time, and was on the market for the last couple of months for an asking price of $600K. It's now under agreement, and will either be repurposed for some other commercial use or more likely demolished in favor of homes. We wouldn't be shocked at all to see five new homes rise here, fronting Watkins Street. They wouldn't be quite as wide as the new homes to the south, but they'd be plenty big as new construction goes. Parking in the rear would even be possible, given the dimensions of the lot.
One thing is certain though, Acme ain't coming back.