In Fishtown

On a little street in Fishtown, two new homes at 2303-05 Collins St. are being constructed as part of yet another one-off development. The two homes had been framed out when we passed by a couple of weeks ago. Previously, the lots where these homes are rising contained a swimming

The continued retail redevelopment trend along Frankford Avenue is continuing to thrive. For the past year, beautiful looking bikes have been worked on at 1331 Frankford Ave. at the Hammarhead Industries motorcycle shop  But now Hammarhead is out and a retail operation more suited to drawing passers-by has expanded into

We were in the neighborhood the other day and spotted some new zoning signs at 2042-44 Frankford Ave., a large vacant lot at the corner of Frankford & Susquehanna. A new project at this corner would represent additional action on a block that's currently experiencing some construction in anticipation of

For years, the old 26th Precinct Police Station stood blighted on the corner of Trenton & Dauphin. The number of years this architectural gem sat vacant worried preservationists, who feared that it might eventually be lost. Thankfully, the building was purchased and restored last year, maintaining the existence of one

Along Frankford Avenue, redevelopment has been filling in parcels one by one like dominoes, as each new project seems to feed into the next. Johnny Brenda's was a pioneer, anchoring Frankford Avenue at a hallmark location where it hits Girard. A few years ago, the opening of Frankford Hall heralded the beginning

Last summer, we told you about plans for the construction of seven new town homes at 624 E. Flora St., a long vacant lot. Over the last several months, two of the seven have gone up, and they look like they're just about finished.

As you can see, these homes, designed

In recent years, the 1800 block of Frankford Ave. has undergone various improvements, like many other blocks of this corridor. With new businesses opening up, old structures being reconditioned, and vacant land turning into new buildings, Frankford Avenue swinging like the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Perhaps the biggest story of late on

On the Fishtown-Kensington border, there are a few projects to speak of these days under the El, like the ongoing adaptive reuse of an old warehouse at Front & Oxford and the recently renovated former distillery a few blocks to the south. With those projects in mind, plus a few others proposed

We keep telling you about all the good stuff coming to Frankford Avenue. But we don't want you to think that we're just giving news about projects that get proposed but never built, ya know? So here are a couple of updates on some major new projects coming to this

Head up the 2000 block of E. Arizona St., and you'll find a couple of homes, some converted warehouses, some vacant land, and what look like shuttered garages. But soon enough, those garages, which currently look awful, will disappear into the ether. In their place will rise four new homes.

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