In Northern Liberties

Sure, 2nd Street in Northern Liberties has experienced growth in the last few years. New businesses have opened, and more are planned. And new buildings are under construction, with two under construction on the 600 block alone. And if seems that another property, just on the other side of Fairmount

For almost a year now, the view from Kaplan's at 3rd & Poplar has been fascinating yet severely depressing. The former Ortlieb's brewery has loomed over this corner for a hundred years, a standing tribute to a long-gone age. The brewery closed in the 1980s, but its name has remained

Years ago, it probably seemed like a great idea to build a shopping center on the 800 block of N. 3rd St. in Northern Liberties. Today though, with heaps of residential redevelopment in the neighborhood, a suburban-style row of stores around a parking lot seems terribly out of place. As

As we've covered extensively, there's been a ton of development on Front Street in Northern Liberties of late. This is happening despite the fact that Front Street is more or less pinned between I-95 and Columbus Blvd., and is a testament to just how much people want to live in

Over the last year or more, we've documented a variety of projects that have popped up on Front Street in Northern Liberties. Most recently, we updated you on eight homes under construction on the 900 block, with plans for some more next door. These are rising across the street from

Recently, redevelopment has trickled to the Girard Avenue corridor that separates Northern Liberties from South Kensington. Some of that can surely be attributed to improvement in the neighborhoods on either side, and we can also look to growth on the East Girard corridor next door as another source of momentum.

In Northern Liberties, the 900 block of Front Street has seen unprecedented action in the last couple of years. Eleven homes were recently finished, built on a lot that's basically next to I-95. A Crossfit gym then opened across the street. Next to the gym, eight new homes are under

After years of planning, the first few homes of the massive Stables project rose at the corner of Bodine & George a little over a year ago. After the three modular homes were delivered and assembled, the project sat pretty much untouched for many months, until earlier this year when

Last fall, we told you about plans for a new home at 427 Poplar St., which had been an overgrown lot for several years. At that time, formwork had just appeared and foundations were on the way. When we passed by last week, we realized that the home is finished.

When we mention Northern Liberties on this site, we're usually talking about the newest demolition, construction or adaptive reuse in the neighborhood. It's experienced so much gentrification over the last decade plus, but it has a distinguished history, unique from the rest of the city. "From World’s Workshop to Hipster