In East Kensington

We actually meant to bring 2011 Amber St. to your attention last month, but we forgot about it. And in the meantime, some stuff happened at the ZBA, so maybe it's for the best that we waited.2011 Amber St.For most of this year, there's been a plan circulating around to

A recent reader tip brought us back to E. Sergeant Street, reminding us that we have no idea how to spell this street name/military rank. When we last visited the 2100 block, which runs into Trenton Avenue, we told you about three new homes on the block which curiously featured

We'd like to think we've set foot on most blocks in Center City and beyond, but recently we found ourselves on a block we'd never visited in East Kensington. As we were making our way down the 2500 block of Collins Street, we noticed some construction activity on the 2100

We were cheered over the summer when we saw construction moving forward at Hagert & Emerald, optimistic that East Kensington development was starting to crawl more aggressively toward Emerald Street. Then we remembered that this project was actually a not very tall, not very dense senior housing development and our

A building on Front Street that stretches to Amber Street is now in the process of getting renovated into eighteen apartments, as we told you last week. What we didn't mention at the time is that another project is coming soon right next door. Earlier this year, foundations were poured at

We have another Front Street project to bring to your attention, just up the block from the unexpected outdoor seating area associated with Five Sisters Ice Cream Parlor. We actually snapped a photo of 2017 N. Front St. a couple weeks ago, but when we realized that the property extended

Recently, a couple of readers have reached out, asking about some demolition on Susquehanna Ave. between Amber and Coral Streets. We last visited this block a couple years ago, when plans came out for three new homes, replacing some older structures and a vacant lot. Those homes are now, as

The El is great if you're trying to get from place to place. It's not so great if you have to live or work underneath it. That's at least part of an explanation for why Front Street under the El has traditionally been somewhere between kinda crappy and totally awful.

Amber Street in East Kensington is getting more development, we just aren't sure exactly what form it will take. Last week, a reader gave us the heads up that a one-story building at 2319 Amber St. had been demolished. The building was previously home to a car mechanic shop, so

Over the years, we've seen several projects from BMK Homes in the Fishtown, South Kensington, and East Kensington neighborhoods. Historically, at least as far as we can recall, BMK has done smaller projects. But of late they've ramped up their efforts, building more units at once. The Residence at York may be