In South Kensington

Redevelopment in South Kensington has been all over our board as of late the way Francisville was a year ago. So that has us thinking about this worn two-story building at 1300 N. 4th St. on the northwest corner at 4th & Thompson.Time to be redevelopedThe building features a rusted

In South Kensington just north of 7th & Girard, the 1200 block of N. 7th St. presents a number of development opportunities, but here, patience may be the key. We think it’s too early for this block to see a transformation like the 2400 block of Frankford Ave. saw the

We were passing through East Kensington the other day and were intrigued when we spotted zoning posters at 2100 N. Front St., a blighted and clearly vacant building. You may recall, we wondered about several properties on this block a few months ago, and were hopeful that a brave developer was

In Kensington, we’re curious to see whether plans for two large projects, Soko Lofts and Liberty Square, will spur further development along wide-open American Street, which is lined with vacant lots and former industrial sites potentially primed for new construction or repurposing.For example, there’s a vacant lot that’s basically a

About two blocks north of Girard, the ongoing construction of three single-family homes at 4th & Harlan is one more project in the burgeoning South Kensington neighborhood, which is about to be slammed with two huge projects that could bring more than 500 new units to the area.As we told

In South Kensington, redevelopment is happening all over the place. New homes are replacing long-vacant lots. Old warehouses and factories are being repurposed into apartments and offices. And a couple of huge projects on the horizon promise to add a large number of residents and businesses to the area in

A little over a year ago, Around the Clock Market opened its doors at 103-105 W. Girard Ave. in the space formerly occupied by Trax Foods. Now, this space could soon be home to another convenience store or whatever makes a new tenant's dreams come true. We were heading into Fishtown

Two years ago, we brought you the exciting news that 3rd Ward would be opening a new location at 4th & Thompson. Straight out of Brooklyn, this art school/studio/community represented an awesome addition to South Kensington, and new life for two old buildings. Earlier this year, after some delays, 3rd

Almost a year ago, we celebrated the opening of Brewerytown's first supermarket in decades as Bottom Dollar opened its doors at 31st & Girard. Little time has passed, but now Bottom Dollar is poised to open another location about twenty blocks away. At 9th & Girard, groundbreaking recently took place

Right around the corner from where 191 units are being proposed for a huge vacant lot at Germantown and Thompson, at 221 W. Girard Ave., a three-story building is being renovated. When finished, it will include some new bay windows and a little retail space on the first floor.

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