In Fishtown

There's enough development in and around Fishtown that seeing the occasional boarded up building and Stop Work Order doesn't really give us much pause these days. Still, when a reader reached out recently, wondering about 2315-17 Sepviva St., we figured we could at least sniff around to see if we

While ambling through Fishtown on an unseasonably warm day last week, we spied some zoning notices at 1848-50 Tulip St., a vacant corner lot a couple blocks from Memphis Flats. Looking at an old listing and Google Street View from a few years ago, we discovered that there was a

About three years ago, we brought a large warehouse at 1027 Marlborough St. to your attention, letting you know that the property was listed for sale and encouraging you to buy it. The building sat next to I-95 and had been home to a printing company for thirty years, but given the

Last month, we told you about a seven home development planned for the 2300 block of E. Dakota Street. This block, you may recall, is pretty tough to find because the street comes and goes and this particular block doesn't even have enough room for a car to pass. Also,

Fishtown has gotten so many new homes in the last several years, and Shackamaxon Street will soon get fourteen more of 'em. Last month, developer Roland Kassis presented plans to Fishtown Neighbors Association for two projects on the same block, at 1114-16 Shackamaxon St. and at 1124-30 Shackamaxon St.1114-16 Shackamaxon

The 400 block of Moyer Street sits half a block away from East Girard, but since it dead-ends at E. Columbia Ave., it's fairly easy to miss. That being said, the quantity of construction on this little block is wildly disproportionate to its relatively low profile. We've actually visited this

You know how there are some streets in Philadelphia that confuse the heck out of you because they disappear and reappear, seemingly without rhyme or reason? We're looking at you, Bonsall Street. You too, Kenilworth Street! And there are many others.While these streets are certainly confounding, especially to people new

Back in January, we told you about a proposal for six homes at 2631-35 E Norris St., a large lot that's been vacant for quite some time. The community wasn't into the plan however, and you can see a number of arguments against the project in a lengthy thread on Fishtown.us.To

With Fishtown booming and Frankford Avenue all the rage, we're seeing more and more development expand beyond the neighborhood's borders. A couple months back, for example, we told you about plans for eleven new homes at 2640 E. Huntingdon Ave., a property "on the other side of the tracks" if

Writing about development as we do, we frequently have to consider the "highest and best" use for a given property and reconcile that with economic realities. A storage facility might make financial sense at 23rd & Washington and was permitted by right, but few would argue that's the best use