In Francisville

We've been all over three similar projects on 20th Street just north of Fairmount Avenue in the last couple of years. Three buildings, long owned by PHA and long blighted, got torn down and replaced by duplexes. It was with a bit of sadness that we watched these buildings come

The other day, we told you about a new foundation on the 1700 block of Ridge Ave. which will eventually house three apartments and a restaurant of some kind. A block away, there's a very similar project that's under construction, just a little further along in the process.From a distance.

Ridge Avenue is moving in the right direction, albeit slowly. Project HOME redeveloped a gigantic vacant lot near Broad Street into a mixed-use building, JBJ Soul Homes. On the 1300 block, a long-blighted building has finally been rehabbed. And a mixed-use project is planned (though not yet under construction) on

Last spring we told you about plans from Loonstyn Properties for four new triplexes at the northwest corner of 19th & Brown across the street from a large vacant triangular parcel and only a block away from the major developments that occurred the past two years near 19th & Poplar,

On Fairmount Avenue, we recently came upon an interesting development opportunity. Next door to Stone's Beverage Center sits a vacant lot and a one-story garage that you may have never noticed. Because when you go to Stone's, you're probably singularly focused. These properties both run all the way back to

It was over two and a half years ago that we first told you about 922-26 N. 17th St. in Francisville. Back then, the triple-wide six-unit building had been framed out and was waiting for bricks. We even commented that the project seemed to be moving a little slowly, as

About thirty years ago, the Philadelphia Housing Authority tore down all the homes on the western side of 19th Street just north of Fairmount Avenue, and built a collection of less-than-attractive one-story buildings with front yards. The affordable housing units had deed restrictions which prevented their sale to individuals who didn't meet

A nearly $3M deal will soon translate into Loonstyn Properties constructing two new six unit buildings just north of 20th & Fairmount, as well as renovating 20 existing units along Fairmount Avenue. This past November, Loonstyn Properties purchased 2001-2011 Fairmount Ave., a strip of buildings on the same side of

One of our big predictions for 2014 was that Ridge Avenue would finally take a big step toward reestablishing itself as a relevant commercial corridor. Unfortunately, we're now a few months into the year and little has changed on Francisville's main drag. But if things go well on Wednesday at

Last summer, we gave you some preliminary info about Folsom Powerhouse, a joint venture between Equinox Management & Construction and Postgreen Homes. This project will eventually include thirty-one new units on a mass of land in the southern part of Francisville which has been owned by City agencies for years. Like other