In Northern Liberties

When the Duck Flats proposal was first presented back in 2008, things were a go for twenty-five new condos in the form of ten units on the 800 block of N. Lawrence St. and fifteen to be built at 818-24 N. 4th St., incorporating a garage that once stored the Ride the Ducks boats.

But

Just east of 5th & Poplar in Northern Liberties, near the former WineO location that is now transitioning into another business, developers from Callahan Ward are looking to build on the northeast corner of St. John Neumann Way & Leithgow.

But their initial proposal for eight single-family homes with garages at 405-45

Perhaps developers interested in Northern Liberties have caught wind of how the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association zoning process works. If a developer presents a proposal that seems out of character with the neighborhood, NLNA asks them to make changes and come back with a proposal that better fits the area. Sometimes,

We were in Northern Liberties the other day, and spotted an unexpected 'For Sale' sign affixed to the building on the northwest corner of 4th & Brown. For the uninitiated, this is the home of Honey's Sit 'n Eat, one of the most popular brunch places in the city. Their

While the Philadelphia Public School system is in shambles, there is at least some positive news for the Kearney School. Located at 601 Fairmount Ave., the school was established in 1921, according to Philaplace, and named for Civil War general Phillip P. Kearney. In its early years it served to educate the children

When we last visited the former home of the Pearl-Pressman-Liberty Printers at 5th & Poplar a few months ago, the old warehouse had recently been demolished in preparation for the construction of twenty-one new homes. In the time since, foundations have been poured for the new homes, allowing the site

For many years, we've wondered about 1036-38 N. 4th St., a seemingly vacant warehouse that's even bigger than it looks at first glance. On its front is a peeling sign advertising a real estate auction from several years ago that apparently never happened, covering a sign for Liberty Self Storage,

A couple of months ago, we told you about plans for a new home at 956 N. American St., a project that's still under construction. Today, we have news about another development coming to the block- but first a word about the block itself. The 900 block of American Street represents

We were in the area the other day and noticed that two homes are currently being demolished near the Piazza. 1133 and 1135 Germantown Ave. sit on a triangle of land bounded by 2nd Street to the east, Girard Avenue to the north, and Germantown Avenue to the west.

These two homes

We've written quite a bit about the fact that development in Northern Liberties is spreading to other neighborhoods as vacant land in No Libs becomes scarcer and more expensive. Fishtown, South Kensington, and Poplar are all seeing new development on blocks that developers wouldn't have given any thought to just