In Northern Liberties
Developers Callahan Ward will need to satisfy the regulatory eye of the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association if they want to build four new single homes on North Lawrence Street.The proposal for 823-825 N. Lawrence St. seeks to build two homes fronting N. Lawrence and two homes fronting N. Leithgow. A one-story
Read MoreAs you may already be aware, Northern Liberties was once a neighborhood that hummed with industry. Some of the architecture that remains suggests that history, but relatively few industrial businesses remain in the neighborhood. Recently, the neighborhood lost a stalwart as J.T. Riley Lumber Co. closed its doors at 3rd
Read MoreWe last checked in on the Stable Flats project in Northern Liberties over a year ago when the first three units were modularly constructed, and a row of foundations waited next door for additional homes. As the time has passed, those foundations have continued to wait. Meanwhile, immediately to the
Read MoreWe've continued to write about different retail that’s filled up vacant spots along the already well-developed North 2nd Street commercial corridor in Northern Liberties, and now a frozen yogurt shop is the latest proposal to reach the area.Plans for a frozen treat shop at 980-82 N. 2nd St., at an
Read MoreDevelopers from the Klein Company have proposed 108 apartment units at 312 Fairmount Ave., the site of an old industrial building with large windows, and very red garage front doors almost as twice as high as horse stable. They presented this project to members of the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association zoning
Read MoreA couple of years ago, the NLNA approved plans for seventeen new homes at 814-32 N. Lawrence St., which was previously home to the Marcis Wire Works. A large red warehouse has been located on this corner for generations, but it was demolished at some point in the last couple
Read MoreEvery few months in Northern Liberties, it seems another former industrial building is being demolished. In place of these former warehouses and factories, new single-family homes, rental units, and sometimes mixed-use projects are arriving.Developers that want to build ten new single-family homes at 600 N. 4th St., where now stands
Read MoreIt's been over five years, but now Phase II of the long envisioned Duck Flats project in Northern Liberties is finally approaching the building stage.The original renderingBack in December, the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association offered its support for Phase II of the project, which will include 13 units instead of the
Read MoreOver a year ago, in the fall of 2012, we wondered whether a developer would see the former Municipal Asphalt building where Fairmount hits Delaware Avenue as worthy of an adaptive reuse. At the time, the shoddy unkempt building was on the market from PIDC for $1.4M. Now it turns
Read MoreIt was over two years ago that we first spotted earth moving around on the 800 block of N. American Street, next to the vacant former Ortlieb's Brewery buildings. For quite some time after, it was radio silence for this property. But in late 2012, new owners purchased 824-36 N.
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