In South Kensington

"Show us a scrapyard and we will show you an opportunity" is one of our favorite sayings, always striking a chord with us with its concise and inherent truth. OK, so this is clearly not a saying, but at the NW corner of N. American & Berks, it could be!

While we were trekking around South Kensington to check on a new brewery/residence, we were floored by the amount of construction happening all around. Even though we are in the area often and seek out construction sites, this little pocket has so much in progress it can be difficult to

It's not often that exciting things happen in the shadow of a self-storage facility, but at 1621 N. American St., that's exactly what's taking place. Sitting next door to the CubeSmart at N. American & Cecil B. Moore, a one-story garage will soon reinvent itself as something more exciting -

Hey, have you heard about that project on N. Front Street on the South Kensington/Fishtown border? If you're nodding your head yes, you aren't alone, as there are approximately one zillion projects in various stages of development around here. After having our eye on zoning documents for a long time,

Some projects are a long time coming, and the Dwell 2nd Street apartments most definitely fit this profile. After we first covered a previous version of this project a decade ago, we were back again in 2018 as construction was beginning on the first phase of the project. Last summer

After staying exclusively east of N. American St. on our last couple South Kensington journeys, we now head to 2552-66 N. 3rd St., west of this major throughway. We visit a property a block to the west of N. American St. and a block south of Lehigh Ave., where the

After taking a trek along N. American St. to catch up on all the action there, we couldn't help but notice that N. 2nd St. in South Kensington was just as busy. While some projects are yet to begin, others are well underway, so let's pick up where we left

Ahhhh...what a glorious time to be a Philadelphian. Let's take a quick moment to appreciate the good vibes that the city will be sharing over the next two weeks as those irrepressible Eagles make their way to the Super Bowl for the first time since after the 2017 season. While

Today, we come to the thrilling finale of our N. Front St. trilogy, jumping back over to the South Kensington side of the street. We have thus far covered two projects that are working their way towards completion, but at 2038 and 2046 N. Front St., construction has recently wrapped

If you've been a short-time, long-time, or first-time (welcome!) reader of this blog, you likely realize that it is nearly impossible to turn a corner in Philadelphia without seeing some sort of construction taking place. As we were visiting a site near Front & Diamond in South Kensington, even we