In South Kensington

Last June, we told you about plans for twenty new apartments for the corner of 2nd & Jefferson in South Kensington. At that time, the large parcel was mostly vacant land, and also contained the remains of an old lumber mill. Last summer, the lot was overgrown to the point that

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

A few months back, we told you about plans for five structures coming to the corner of 7th & Thompson. We expected to see the buildings go up along 7th Street, but when we were in the area the other day we noticed that they were in fact rising along

A couple of months ago, we told you about plans for the Soko Lofts, a rather large mixed-use development planned for a 2.5 acre site at 2nd & Thompson. That project, as last detailed, will include 311 residential units, 4-6 retail spaces, about a hundred parking spaces, and a Piazza-like

At 5th & Thompson, a block north of Girard, we present to you what one might call a four-star corner.

At the southeast corner of this intersection is a huge vacant lot, across the street from the wonderful and charming Taco Riendo. The lot is actually six separate parcels, all owned

A couple of months ago, we were telling you about a new construction home on the corner of Thompson & Orianna, and mentioned a couple of blighted properties on Thompson's 300 block. Around the same time, we first brought you news about Soko Lofts, a giant mixed-use development coming to

In Norris Square, the gorgeous stone and spired St. Boniface Church was demolished in 2011, and has been replaced by seven new contemporary single family homes, which have nearly been completed on the 100 block of Diamond Street.

These seven homes represent less than half of the number of homes originally planned

One of the best things about South Kensington is the Crane Arts Building. Built in 1905 as a plumbing warehouse and later used as a frozen seafood processing plant, the restored building is currently an arts hub in Philadelphia, hosting events and containing numerous studios and arts organizations. Its existence

In recent weeks, we've mentioned several new projects coming to South Kensington, both of the large and small variety. We told you about Soko Lofts, an over-three-hundred-unit mixed-use development coming to 2nd & Thompson. We gave you the heads up about five new homes coming to 7th & Thompson. And we

Over a year ago, we first told you about plans from Tower Investments to build as many as seventy new homes on a block bordered by Master St. to the north, Thompson St. to the south, Howard St. to the east, and Mascher St. to the west. For months and