In Francisville

Earlier this week, we told you about a new Francisville foundation, just a few doors north of the intersection of 16th & Poplar. Like those in the quadplexes next door, the apartments in the duplex that will soon rise there will be condoed out. Just a block to the south

Dashing through Francisville yesterday, we came upon a new foundation at 908 N. 16th St., next door to four relatively new quadplexes. Those buildings, which we last updated you on about a year ago when they were still being framed out, are almost definitely rentals and likely home to young

At 18th & Girard, across the street from the stately Church of the Gesu and Saint Joe's Prep, an old building that appears long shuttered and runs up next to a vacant triangular lot on Ridge Avenue has us thinking one thing: opportunity. For evidence, consider the range of development

For quite awhile, 1825 Vineyard St. has been an overgrown lot at the end of a Francisville block. Nearby, a staggering amount of development has taken place in recent years, centered around the intersection of 19th & Poplar. Dozens of new units have sprouted up, replacing vacant land, blighted buildings,

Just a few years ago, two corners at the intersection of 20th & Parrish were vacant lots. Now, two new homes stand on the northwest corner and another one is on the southwest corner. This speaks to the development we've seen in Francisville of late and the rapid disappearance of

On Fairmount Avenue near 18th Street, we’re wondering if this charming and homey almost Swiss chalet color themed ground-floor corner retail spot at 1811 Fairmount Ave. might attract the eyes of an aspiring entrepreneur in light of the widespread development along neighboring blocks up and down Fairmount Avenue the past

A few houses down from the recently completed mixed-used building on the northeast corner of 19th & Fairmount, exterior work on a triplex at 1827 Fairmount Ave. looks like it was recently completed.Current viewPreviously, the first floor of the property featured a dull crawfish red front that looked like it

Back in October, the corner of 16th & Ogden featured a building that has just been framed out and two buildings that were just getting underway. These were the first structures rising as part of a larger development, The Vineyards at 16. Passing by a few days ago, we saw some

It was over two years ago that we first shared news about the planned transformation for a large triangular lot at 15th & Fairmount. Though Spring Garden to the south, Francisville to the north, and North Broad Street to the east had all undergone considerable revitalization in previous years, this

It was over two years ago that the former St. Clare’s Monastery was demolished at the corner of Corinthian & W Girard, with plans for some big new buildings to be constructed on the site. Though the developer demolished the old and handsome structures, we learned that they would be