In Northern Liberties

Last summer, NLNA approved plans for eight new homes on Front Street, across from eleven recently built homes and next to a new Crossfit Gym. For months after, 933-37 N. Front St. remained vacant. But passing by the other day, we spotted eight new(ish) foundations running westward and downhill, toward

Two winters ago, we wondered about 420-42 Fairmount Ave., a large and unsightly warehouse that was home to a company called Trans-Atlantic. Passing by the building, you may think it’s vacant, especially considering all its windows are boarded up with blue-painted plywood. Despite the fact that the property is very

Earlier this week, we were in Northern Liberties and spotted an interesting building that's available for sale. 625-29 N. Front St. stands alone on its block, surrounded by parking lots. Architecturally, it's rather unique, suggesting a possibly interesting history.The buildingLooking back at some historic maps, it's clear that this location

At the beginning of Germantown Avenue, near the I-95 overpass in Northern Liberties, the owner of 1007 Germantown Ave., who has also owned the adjacent parcels for several years, plans to knock down a two-story home and build anew on the rest of his vacant lots.The parcelPaul Stokely, a long-time

It was over a year ago that we first told you about plans for twenty new homes at 826-34 N. 3rd St., a large lot that stretches all the way to Orianna Street. Back then, the developers were still negotiating the finer points of the project with NLNA but aside from

Maybe we're just showing our age here, but it doesn't seem like all that long ago that the two block walk from 700 Club at 2nd & Fairmount to Standard Tap at 2nd & Poplar was a blighted tour of closed-down industrial buildings and shuttered commercial spaces. Today, things couldn't be more

A reader asked us the other day whether we knew anything about the new construction taking place on the southwest corner of 2nd & Laurel. The address certainly rang a bell, and then we remembered- we last thought about this project over a year ago! Back then, a demolition notice

The 400 block of Fairmount Avenue is poised for improvements as two separate projects seek to bring new life, both residential and retail to the area. Developers want to build four triplexes on a surface parking lot in the middle of the block. Nearby, other entrepreneurs will bring a nail

Heading down 2nd Street the other day, we spotted construction activity at 622 N. 2nd St., long a vacant lot. A sign at the mixed-use building in progress tells us that the building will eventually be home to the Northern Liberties Veterinary Center.Future Vet ClinicMeanwhile, just down the street, the

Several weeks ago, developers looking to build on the 100 block of Spring Garden Street, near the waterfront, on a parcel just east of I-95, reached a compromise with the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association for plans to construct a six-story building with ground-floor retail and twenty-five apartments.Developers for 117 Spring