In Fishtown

When we recently checked out a new apartment building on the 1100 block of E Berks St., we predicted more development would soon be coming down the pike in this pocket. We mentioned the warehouse next door being for sale, so we figured that it would be the next victim,

We tend to focus on larger projects here at Naked Philly, but sometimes a smaller proposal grabs our attention just because it looks cool. And that's exactly the case with a three story mixed-use building at 329 E. Girard Ave. that came before the ZBA last week.While Frankford Avenue gets

Though the 1100 block of E. Berks St. was historically a residential street, Heclyn Precision Gear Company built a small factory and warehouse at 1112-16 E. Berks St. back in the late 1960s. We don't think it's a coincidence that this building was constructed right around the time that I-95

If you're anything like us, you took a bunch of walks around town over the holidays. Getting more steps in is always one of our New Year's resolutions, so we took the opportunity to stroll around Fishtown last week, right before the calendar flipped. One building we noticed on said

We've spent plenty of time over the years covering the transformation of the 1500 block of Frankford Avenue, but have never written about 1500 Frankford Ave., one of the more controversial properties in this pocket of Fishtown. After years of racking up L&I violations, the local Fishtown BID moved to

It's hard to imagine, but the Delaware waterfront was once a massive industrial hub, home to factories, warehouses, shipping concerns, and so forth. Just about all the industry is now gone from the waterfront in the areas around Center City, though vestiges of this industrial history have hung around for

As you've probably noticed, Fishtown and Kensington have experienced some radical changes over the last dozen or so years, with Frankford Avenue being the engine driving the proverbial development train. These days, the Frankford Avenue commercial corridor is one of the most exciting and vibrant in the city, offering a

We've been covering the Northbank project for a few years now, tracking its progress and also noting its evolution in real time. For example, the initial phase 1 plans called for 4 apartment buildings, joined by homes and duplexes. Over time, the developers eliminated two of the apartment buildings, then

Fishtown's "entertainment district" at the south terminus of Frankford Ave. is one of the more interesting areas we can think of from a development standpoint. The area's past consisted of mostly industrial uses, with a few of the buildings and businesses holding on to this day. The Fillmore complex adaptively-reuses

While we recently swung by the corner of N. Front St. & Cecil B. Moore for a video check-in on the construction progress at the intersection, we thought it was high time for a written update, since it's been about a year-and-a-half. Home to the beloved International Bar, Fishtown Plaza