In South Kensington

Another former industrial property is South Kensington is taking a step toward multi-family, after a brief fling with vacancy. Allow us, if you will, to draw your attention to 528 W. Oxford St., a property that was originally used as a morocco factory. If you're anything like us, you probably don't

Two changing corridors are crashing into each other as a new project will soon come down the pike at the northwest corner of Front & Berks. Over the years we've detailed several sizable developments on Berks Street, most recently covering a pair of projects on the 100 block which will combine

The industrial history of South Kensington has a number of practical effects on the neighborhood's present. Most obviously, the area is home to numerous buildings that were once used for making stuff, and we've seen several of those former factories converted to residential or commercial uses over the last several

Perhaps you've noticed, there's a building at 1700 N. Howard St. that looks generally awful, but if you look carefully at the former industrial building, you can tell it's got great bones. And indeed, it has a fascinating history, having been constructed about a decade after the end of Civil War, for use as

7th Street, Dauphin Street, and Germantown Avenue all intersect at a point, creating a triangular property to the south which is currently sitting mostly vacant. Historically, a rooming house called the Washington Hotel stood here, operating until the 1970s, when it was torn down. There are some industrial buildings still standing

It's a scene of flux at the corner of Mascher & Berks, where industrial buildings are being replaced by (mostly) residential uses. This is incredibly consistent with what we've seen throughout South Kensington over the last decade or so, but it really smacks you in the face when you're looking

It was about a year and a half ago that we last eyed 1525 N. American St., a property with industrial history and a mostly residential present and future. Given its American Street address, it should come as no surprise that the property was previously home to a variety of

As we've detailed many times before, overflow from Fishtown and Northern Liberties have almost completely transformed South Kensington over the last dozen years or so, reversing decades of disinvestment. South Kensington has an unusual number of huge properties thanks of its industrial past, many of which were either criminally underused or

Stop us if you've heard this one, but Front Street is getting another apartment building. This corridor has seen explosive growth over the last few years, with a staggering number of new apartments running from Girard all the way up past Kensington Avenue. Though the construction on Front Street north of

At this point, it's well worn territory that South Kensington has changed dramatically over the last several years. In its heyday, this neighborhood was part of a larger section of town known as the Workshop of the World, home to numerous factories which produced goods that were used locally and,