In Fishtown

Oh, Stephen, there you go again. It seems Fishtown has been rather good to Mr. Starr, as word recently came out that Starr and Aimee Olexy plan to open another spot together, this time in Fishtown, in a building that last year looked all dingy and derelict.In the past. View

It's interesting to observe the differences in the types of projects presented in Northern Liberties and Fishtown.The former is the area where manufacturers constructed large warehouses, and the latter is where many residential row home neighborhoods developed to meet the need for worker housing. So as Fishtown sees a record

Close to the waterfront, it seems that a longtime local business owner is looking to capitalize on the wave of residential development unfurling throughout Fishtown.The zoning at 118-120 Richmond St. is for industrial use despite the fact that the block its on is largely residential. Keeping with the approved zoning

About a year and a half ago, we looked at two large vacant buildings on Frankford Avenue across the street from Barcade, and wondered when they might be redeveloped. After passing by the other day, we have good news indeed for one of them.For years, 1039-55 Frankford Ave. was a work in

On the 1300 block of E. Susquehanna Ave. in Fishtown, a one-off project represents an interesting look at how redevelopment is occurring on an already complete residential block. This particular street also has a little of the future on it, as the church nearby features solar panels you can see

Just around the corner from the thriving Frankford & Berks intersection in Fishtown, developers are renovating a three-story brick building with a carriage door. Two years ago 1836-38 Sepviva St. was purchased at a short sale. According to old listings, renovations have started and stopped repeatedly over the years, and recently

Traveling though Fishtown the other day, we stumbled upon three homes under construction at the corner of Gaul & E. Cumberland. These homes are replacing a vacant lot that's been on and off the market a couple of times over the years. Finally, Gaul Cumberland LLC purchased the three lots

It's been awhile since we last visited the IceHouse project in Fishtown, at the corner of Columbia & Thompson. Last time, we had learned that the second phase of the project was about to get underway but were surprised to learn that this would involve the construction of a condo

A local business owner plans to combine two vacant lots at 534-36 E. Cabot St. that he acquired in the spring of 2008 for $95K into one and construct a single-family home designed by Jenkintown-based Lance R. Kraemer Associates. The drive to combine the lots likely came from the fact

Two newlyweds are poised to bring another dose of improvement to the East Girard Ave. business corridor with Stock, a Vietnamese pho restaurant they plan to open in January at 308 E. Girard Ave., the site of a former ice cream shop.Tyler Akin, a sous chef at Zahav, and Nicole Reigle,