In Fishtown

As we've noted numerous times as of late, in Fishtown developers are looking everywhere they can to get in on the rebuilding that's happening, and a lot of that is infill development. Such is the case with plans for four new single-family homes at 1367-73 Crease St. Homes coming soonThe

A couple of months ago, we gave you the good news that one of the two long-vacant buildings at Frankford & Wildey would soon be leasing apartments as Frankford Lofts. At the time, we lamented that the former hosiery factory across the street at 1101 Frankford Ave. remained as vacant

Over the weekend, a reader spotted zoning notices at 1401 E. Columbia Ave., currently a lot fenced in by brick walls. We did a little investigating, and learned that two new homes are proposed for this location. With lot dimensions of 20' by 91', the parcel is too large for

We've told you about several projects from BMK Homes in the last few years, with new homes springing up from these guys in South Kensington, East Kensington, and Fishtown. Today, we have concrete news of another project from this developer, and a theory about another in the works. Let's start

Several years ago, a giant old warehouse building at 2152 E. Dauphin St. was converted into 24 apartment units. Last summer, building owner Troy Timpel hired D&D Philly Designs, the guys who did the work for the reconstruction of Jerry's Bar, to design an addition to the building. Timpel runs Original

Last spring, we told you that the former auto supply store at Girard & Marlborough had been sold. This building had lovely bones, but its very active commercial use over the years resulted in a painted facade and plywood-covered window openings. Our assumption when the building was sold was that

Before the snow ended all possibilities of getting around town, we were passing through Fishtown and noticed zoning notices at 428 E. Wildey St., which was formerly home to a plumbing business. Checking the L&I map for additional info, we discovered that a plan was put forth for this property

In Fishtown, down on the 1300 block of E Berks St., we've got progress to report on two homes we first introduced back in July. At the time, developers’ proposal to build a triplex at 1337 E. Berks St., at the site of a faded green home with a slanted

Oh Frankford Avenue. Yes, it's something of a refrain here on Naked Philly. Our latest tale is more work from developer Roland Kassis, who has done more than his fair share of development on Frankford Ave. over the years. Kassis oversaw the Frankford Hall development just above Girard Ave., which

If you were going fishing in Fishtown for development, this would have been the year. Perhaps spurred by the success of the nearby Piazza at 2nd & Girard in Northern Liberties, and the 2011 arrival of Frankford Hall at Frankford & Girard from Stephen Starr, now Frankford Avenue has redevelopment