In Fishtown

Three new homes should be on the way in Fishtown at Thompson & Colona, a corner we brought to your attention last year. Back then, we showed you a long vacant home with ivy-like sideburns on it sides wall and an enormous overgrown side yard with a fancy and flowery

Earlier this summer, we spotted scaffolding at 1224 Frankford Ave., a building that's been sitting vacant for several years. In its previous lives it served as an ice storage building, a brewery, and a pickle factory, and we've speculated that it could eventually become a boutique hotel. But for the

We've been pretty thorough in documenting the changes that have taken place on Frankford Avenue in recent years. Heaps of new businesses have opened, many buildings have been renovated, and throngs of new buildings have replaced vacant lots. It's reached a point where it's almost unexpected to walk a couple

The other day, Civetta Property Group reached out via Twitter to give us the heads up about a new project they have in the works on Cedar Street in "Port Fishington," which technically sits in the Olde Richmond Civic Association's boundaries. The parcel, 2625 Cedar St., sits almost on top

Along with Frankford Avenue, East Girard is slowly redefining Fishtown as a go-to locale for eats. In the past few years, numerous restaurants have opened on East Girard, and the aptly named Girard, a BYO French brasserie, will be the next one to get in on the fun. Before they've even

Frankford Avenue continues to make strides, with projects big and small coming down the pike. Frankford Square, a project from AGA Developers that we first told you about eighteen months ago, falls into the former category. Covering a lot at 1850 Frankford Ave. with over 15,000 sqft of space, this project

A couple days ago, we told you about plans to demolish an out-of-place rancher on Gordon Street in Fishtown and replace it with eight new construction homes. This seemed like an intuitive project to us, as nobody would argue that the home that's there now represents the highest and best use

Down near Delaware Ave. along Richmond Street in Fishtown, down from where a warehouse is slowly being redeveloped into an entertainment complex by Michael Samshick—if you pass by on I-95 South you can see some of the cleanup work that has been done inside—another infill development recently came down the pike

Despite a strong showing by neighbors concerned with parking issues, the Fishtown Neighbors Association recently supported plans for eight new single-family homes on a mostly vacant lot on the 2400 block of E. Gordon St., just a block away from a couple of our favorite restaurants in Fishtown.This home would

In Fishtown, just off Frankford Avenue, a garage is gone and six new homes are on their way. At 2170 E. Norris St., the Palm Automotive Center once cast an unattractive shadow on the rapidly developing corridor. Now it's just a memory.In the pastRemember Norris Point, the ten home development