In Northern Liberties

For years, the 941 Theatre on Front Street played host to various arts and music acts. Now, at the site where the Vampire Legends of Sodom once showed at the theatre during the Fringe Fest and local filmmakers previously showcased their films, exercise enthusiasts and gym goers can show their

Along Spring Garden Street, immediately beyond the I-95 overpass and before the waterfront, sits a patch of vacant land that developers hope to turn into a mid-rise building with stellar views of the Ben Franklin Bridge, that at night lights up the sky like a circuit board.

Developers for 117 Spring Garden

It seems that as it gets tougher to find land to develop in Northern Liberties, so too is it becoming more challenging to craft projects that the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association (NLNA) zoning committee will support at first blush. Last week, we told you about a proposal on Poplar Street

Every month, the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association (NLNA) Zoning Committee plays their part in maintaining the neighborhood's character, staying consistent with their master plan. And on the 200 block of Poplar Street, they are taking this responsibility very seriously.

Take, for example, 233-37 Poplar St., a vacant lot that's next door to the excellent and

Last fall, we told you about plans for three new homes at 444-48 Fairmount Ave., currently a vacant lot. The interesting twist to this development is that the homes face an inner parking aisle rather than fronting the street. Not that we never see this sort of thing when builders find

The area just north of Liberties Walk and just west of the Piazza has seen considerable development in recent years. Tower built a row of garage-front homes on the south side of the 200 block of George Street. The Stables, though only three homes to this point, will eventually multiply

A few weeks ago, we spotted a fresh zoning notice on a building on the northeast corner of 7th & Fairmount. We seem to remember a dollar store calling this storefront home once upon a time, but it's been vacant for at least the last couple of years. According to

It's undeniable that Northern Liberties has improved by leaps and bounds in the last decade. Vacant land has disappeared. Blighted buildings have been reborn. And while opinions are somewhat mixed on the newfangled, Disney-esque developments like Liberties Walk and the Piazza, the residents and businesses that have been drawn to the

About a year and a half ago, a state-owned liquor store moved from their uninspired digs at Germantown & Girard into a huge and impressive space a block away, under the still-newish Superfresh next to the Piazza. It's not that the store's layout or its selection were bad per se (at least by

Years ago, Anthony Travia came before NLNA with plans to build a large home at 956 N. American St., a vacant lot near Liberty Lands Park. Looking at the group's minutes from back in 2009, it seems that the community didn't support the project because it didn't have the required