In Northern Liberties

We remember back when The 700 was the place to be on 2nd Street, mostly because there weren't too many other places to go. Over the last decade plus, the 2nd Street corridor in Northern Liberties has experienced a dramatic resurgence. The Piazza is the big fish, drawing plenty of people

Shortly after New Years, we discovered work had begun on six new homes just off the corner of 2nd & Laurel in Northern Liberties. We first told you about this project in the fall of 2012, after the NLNA had given the project their support. Back then, a rough-looking cinderblock

Another project is in the works in Northern Liberties but first the developers and members of the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association must agree on plans that would knock down the former Color Reflections warehouse at 413 Green St. and in its place construct ten new homes with four fronting Green

Before developers can build a combo of condos and single-family homes, three condos at 708-712 N. American and three single-family's at 701-05 of block of N. Bodine they'll have to reappear before the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association with amended plans that address the parking situation.“Neighbors across the street had a

Just last month, we gave you the heads up about a renovated storefront at 246 W. Girard Ave., which is now a dentist's office. At the time, we mentioned that the building next door could soon see some work as well, as it had been purchased by developers.Only like a

We were grabbing some delicious donuts on the edge of Northern Liberties the other day, and noticed that a building is coming down near 7th & Brown. We can't claim to know much about the building's history, but it appears it was once part of Northern Liberties Hospital, which years

In the last decade, the face of Northern Liberties has changed dramatically. Vacant land has filled in, the 2nd Street commercial corridor has substantially turned over, and the combination of the Piazza and Liberties Walk have created a whole new community. With all the large-scale projects that have been built,

In the last couple of years, we've regularly found ourselves surprised at the amount of development on Front Street in Northern Liberties. A ton of new apartments are part of an adaptive reuse at the Penn Treaty Village Pennthouses. The 900 block has nineteen new homes in various states of

Back in September, we shared news that the tax delinquent owners of the former Liberty Self Storage warehouse near 4th & George had apparently saved their large building from sheriff's sale by beginning to make good on their back taxes. The building sold back in April, and now the property looks like it

If you live in Philadelphia, it's our hope that you've had a chance to sample the tasty wares from Federal Donuts by now. Whether it's donuts or chicken or both that float your boat, this place has you covered. Since they opened their original location in Pennsport a couple of