In Temple Area
Seven New Homes Planned for North Carlisle Street
26 March, 2012 | No Comments | Francisville, Temple AreaOn the southwest corner of Carlisle and Stiles Sts., Jin Feng Real Estate Investment LLC is planning seven new triplexes, ostensibly for student housing. Currently, this corner includes a vacant lot, a shell that used to be a speakeasy, and a garage that was turned into rental apartments at some
Read MoreAccording to a zoning application from earlier this month, Amz Dev Inc hopes to build what we can only imagine is student housing at 1401 N 15th St., currently a vacant lot.
The developer purchased this lot in December for $290K, and has proposed ten residential units and eight parking spaces.
Read MoreAs you're probably well aware, we do plenty of galavanting around Philadelphia. In our wanderings, we spot all sorts of strange sights hither and yon. Last week, during a journey that took us to the west of Temple's campus, we spotted this:
From what we can gather, the address of this property is
Read MoreWhy Not? More Student Housing Coming to Cecil B Moore Ave.
29 February, 2012 | No Comments | Temple AreaLast week, we told you about a large new student housing development at the corner of 18th and Cecil B. Moore Ave., which replaced a once gorgeous church that had become structurally compromised and eventually collapsed. We not only commented on the size of this development, but also about its
Read MoreHuge New Student Housing Development at 18th and Cecil B Moore
22 February, 2012 | No Comments | Temple AreaAs we've mentioned repeatedly in the past, the number of new student housing buildings planned, under construction, or recently completed in the area surrounding Temple University is seriously off the charts. We spotted a biggie yesterday while we were in the neighborhood. But first, some history:
Around 1875, Gethsemane Baptist Church was
Read MoreMonths ago, we gave you an update on PHA's Norris Apartments, a fifty-one unit development on the 2000 block of N. 11th St. that's replacing an unfortunate high-rise building.
We were in the neighborhood the other day, and the exteriors of these homes look like they're very nearly done. No clue
Read MoreLast week, when we were in the neighborhood surrounding Temple University, we noticed several new buildings in various states of construction. We've already brought one, an eleven unit, ultra-deep building, to your attention. Today, we have an even larger project to tell you about.
Until fairly recently, 1516-18 N 15th St. was
Read MoreOne of the Larger New Student Housing Developments We’ve Seen
3 February, 2012 | No Comments | Temple AreaSometimes, as we're galavanting about town, we're inspired to get some inexpensive and delicious lunch from one of the many food trucks at Temple Main Campus. We were on such a trek yesterday and decided to take 15th St. south to get back to Center City. One particular project just a couple
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, Temple Nests II LP went before the ZBA with the proposal to construct five duplexes at 805-815 W. Norris St., just a half a block east of the Temple University Train Station. The currently vacant lot is surrounded by a number of other vacant lots.
There
Read MoreBack in October, we told you about an ambitious plan to redevelop the site of the former Wanamaker School at 11th and Cecil B. Moore Ave. into about 1000 units of housing for Temple University students.
The original plan, crafted by architects Wallace, Roberts & Todd, called for the reuse of
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