In Fishtown

In just a few short years, Frankford Avenue has exploded as a commercial corridor, and it's happened in a variety of ways. Some businesses have opened in repurposed industrial buildings, like Frankford Hall back in the day and Suraya much more recently. Plenty of other businesses have opened in brand

Like so many other blocks in Fishtown, the only constant is change on the 1100 block of E. Hewson Street. We were in that neck of the woods the other day and spied some new homes getting framed at 1120-28 E. Hewson St., on a parcel that was previously worse

It's no secret that Frankford Avenue has experienced a major boom over the last number of years, with a bunch of new buildings rising and a ton of new businesses opening along the corridor. Has the growth of Frankford Avenue has spurred residential development on surrounding blocks in Fishtown and East

We're not telling you anything you don't already know when we say that Fishtown is one of the most desirable neighborhoods that ring Center City. Because so many people want to live in Fishtown, it's getting to a point that the neighborhood isn't nearly as affordable as it once was. Hence, we've

Fishtown's Konrad Square Park is a wonderful oasis of green space, just a block off of Frankford Avenue, with nearly an acre of trees and grass. The park is named for a firefighter, Joseph Konrad, who unfortunately lost his life in a fire on Tulip Street back in 1984. This

2157 E. Norris St. has us rather puzzled, at least in its current state. The property is huge, clocking in at over 22K sqft, and it's marvelously located, mere steps from Frankford Avenue. There's an old industrial building that covers roughly a quarter of the lot which we're fairly certain

Frankford Avenue possesses an embarrassment of riches when it comes to culinary options, running the gamut of cuisines and price points. This is quite the change from, say, a decade ago, when the corridor was rather depressed and featured an embarrassing quantity of vacant lots and crumbling warehouses. The image

All too often these days, churches are finding it impossible or impractical to continue to operate out of buildings they've enjoyed for decades. The reasons for this phenomenon are myriad, including contracting congregations, congregants that have moved away and have to travel to attend services, parking challenges, and building maintenance issues,

If you're old enough, you remember when smoking on airplanes was a thing. Considering that through the lens of 2017, it seems crazy. Non-smokers were trapped in a smoky cabin for the length of every flight. People has lighters and matches on planes! Sheer madness. Then again, we've learned countless health and

We would posit that Frankford Avenue is one of the great success stories of the current real estate cycle. If we turn back the clock even a decade, this corridor was nothing to write home about, a mix of corner bars, industrial buildings, vacant lots, and a smattering of local