In Northern Liberties

With a few exceptions, recent projects in Northern Liberties have meant the construction of new single-family homes. But on the southeast corner of 6th & Brown, developers are considering building a new apartment building, for a change.View at the cornerFor many years, a shabby one-story commercial building has occupied 723

If you visited the intersection of 7th & Fairmount just a couple of years ago, you would have discovered a vacant one-story commercial building on the northeast corner and a fenced-in parking lot on the northwest corner. Today it's a different story, with Federal Donuts having taken over the aforementioned commercial

At some point in the last couple of months, a large warehouse-like structure came down at 5th & Fairmount.In the pastCurrent viewIn its place, US Construction will soon get moving on plans for 36 townhomes, 1 duplex, and a mixed-use building with 5 apartments and ground-floor retail. The project came

A week and a half ago, we told you about plans for a new apartment building on the northwest corner of 2nd & Wildey, on a long-vacant Northern Liberties lot. Today, we look less than a block to the south to share news of a new building that's under construction,

A decade ago, the mostly vacant lot on the northwest corner of 2nd & Wildey fit right in. Northern Liberties was on the way up, but there was still so much vacancy everywhere. As the years have rolled off the calendar, you know the story. Liberties Walk; The Piazza; Dramatic improvements

Before the bubble burst on the economy back in 2008, there were a ton of development proposals on the boards. Some of them were eventually built, but many never made it past the planning stages. One such project concerned 709 Penn St., also known as Pier 35 1/2, and came

It wasn't so long ago the the 600 block of N. 3rd Street was dominated by a big surface parking lot and a few large buildings. Change has come in a big way, as today it's dominated by residential development. Currently there are three different projects under construction on the

It's taken some time, but work has finally gotten started on a new mixed-use building at 117 Spring Garden St., a property that sits right next to I-95 and across the street from one of Philadelphia's classiest shopping centers.New hole in the groundShopping center across the streetWe last visited this

It's been about exactly a year since we last visited the 800 block of N. Lawrence Street, and considering the number of projects ongoing in Northern Liberties it came as no surprise that things have changed during that time. On our last visit, we looked at an old warehouse at

We've been thinking about Northern Liberties' Transatlantic building for years. Way back in early 2012, we wondered about this huge quasi-blighted structure at 420 Fairmount Ave. and we were surprised to learn that the Trans Atlantic Company, which produces commercial hardware, was still actively using the property. We mused that, considering all of the