In Germantown

Germantown has experienced a bit of a development boom recently, so we weren't shocked to hear about another apartment building working its way through the City's permitting process. Developers went to the ZBA this week, looking for approval for a 21 unit building at 70-80 E. Wister St., a short

While much of Germantown is zoned for single family homes, there are a few pockets where apartments are permitted, like the property next to Germantown Town Hall which we covered earlier this month. Due to the limited by-right opportunities in this evolving neighborhood, blocks with more permissively zoned properties can

Germantown is a walkable neighborhood with access to parks, shops, and restaurants without all the hustle and bustle of Center City, so it's not surprising we've been seeing residential projects pop up here recently. At this week's Civic Design Review meeting we got a chance to learn a little bit

Germantown has unfortunately seen huge amounts of disinvestment over the past several decades, as our recent stops in the area have showcased. Perhaps the most controversial of all is the former Germantown High School at 5901 Germantown Ave., which was sadly shuttered over a decade ago, eventually selling for only