In South Kensington

The Putnam Building at 1627 N. 2nd St. is a five-story building that had many uses over the decades, including a spinning mill and an upholstered fur manufacturing business. Since the Kensington South CDC bought the building in the early 2000s, the property has been used for art studio and office space,

South Kensington should soon lose another large vacant lot. We actually told you about a redevelopment plan for 171 W. Jefferson St. back in the summer of 2012, when it looked like this:Just a few years agoAt that time, the owners of the property had it listed for sale for

People tip us off about projects all the time. We get emails, phone calls, texts, tweets, etc etc etc. Sometimes though, we find out about a project but cannot remember how it came across our path, and such is the case for 171 W. Berks St.This building will be demoedSomewhere

There are some projects that have been "coming soon" for so long that we just assume they're never going to happen. But every now and then, such a project does indeed happen and we have to pinch ourselves to make sure we're not experiencing some cruel dream. Thankfully, we aren't

That faint buzzing you hear is the background might just be the sound of development in South Kensington. Or maybe it's a lightbulb that needs to be replaced? But assuming it's the former, let's consider that this neighborhood has seen tremendous growth in recent years, with projects big and small

A reader reached out to us the other day, wondering about some new framing they noticed on Jefferson Street in South Kensington, just to the west of the El. This parcel, 106-112 W. Jefferson St., had been vacant for several years, but a row of trees on the property made

Development continues all over South Kensington, so it's no shock that we have news today about another project that's way up at the tippy top of the neighborhood. Yesterday, we recieved a press release describing a new project planned for 182-188 W. Berks St., a lot that's currently some kind

If it seems like we're coming back to Front Street every week or so, it's because that's exactly what's happening. Last week, we told you about new foundations on the 2000 block which will eventually lead to a new mixed-use building. A couple weeks ago, it was the new Honeygrow

The changes on the 1400 block of Germantown Avenue in the last year and a half have been nothing short of astounding. Had you visited this block at the end of 2014, you'd have discovered five vacant buildings, a bunch of vacant lots, and no indication that a boom was

Front Street is getting another project, and it's farther north than you'd probably expect. The other day, we found ourselves on Front Street, just north of Norris Street, and we spied a new foundation. 2008-2020 N. Front St. has been sitting vacant for who knows how long, but now developers