In Fishtown

In Fishtown, a beat up seemingly and vacant garage across the street from Konrad Square Park will soon get a top bunk. In August, the FNA supported plans from developers seeking to build a single-family apartment on top of a preexisting garage at 2206 E Fletcher St. that has certainly

The 1100 block of Shackamaxon Street in Fishtown has undergone some serious changes in the last ten years. On its southern end and pretty much next to I-95 sits the Old World Warehouse, a loft apartment conversion. In the last couple of years, several $400K homes have gone up across

Ah, the Philadelphia grid. Its reliability makes it oh so easy to get around, and its survival is a testament to Billy Penn's wisdom and foresight. Once you get out of Center City, though, the grid breaks down. That's why we always get lost in Fishtown and Southwest Philly. On

In recent months new building in Fishtown has been on the rise. We wonder if like Fairmount development the past few years spurred rampant development in Francisville, its neighbor, with a nexus of building around 19th and Poplar, the constant Northern Liberties development the past two years will trigger a

It’s no secret that Fishtown has been one of the up-and-coming neighborhoods in Philadelphia for awhile now. But despite the new businesses and homes popping up in Fishtown, East Kensington, South Kensington, Olde Richmond, etc, some folks are still skeptical about the area. To address this, the New Kensington Community Development

In recent years, Susquehanna Avenue has experienced development on both sides of Front Street. In East Kensington, numerous projects have risen, including several homes with creative design elements. In the other direction, the Norris Square Civic Association has actively developed quite a bit of affordable housing. Right in the middle of

Over in Fishtown, there are dozens of isolated properties that look like they could use some love. Some of them are vacant. Some are occupied. On Susquehanna, just below Girard at the corner of Harper Street, a block from I-95 and a few more blocks from the waterfront, a duplex

We've written quite a bit about the fact that development in Northern Liberties is spreading to other neighborhoods as vacant land in No Libs becomes scarcer and more expensive. Fishtown, South Kensington, and Poplar are all seeing new development on blocks that developers wouldn't have given any thought to just

Yesterday, we mentioned Wood Street, one of the few cobblestone streets left in town. Last week, we were traveling down another cobblestone street, Trenton Avenue, and spotted a new construction project on an adjoining block. Currently, two homes have been framed out at 2147 and 2149 E. Sergeant St., formerly

Though we think people give it a little too much credit, the classic Philly row home has proven to be a timeless architectural choice in our fair town. Throw up some bricks, some stone lintels, and a cornice, and you probably won't win any design awards but nobody will complain