Brewerytown

   The owners of Pizza Brain will be opening a new eatery at 2841 – 2843 West Girard Avenue in Brewerytown. The name of the establishment has not yet been determined. The menu will be almost identical to that of the Pizza Brain museum-shop in Fishtown. The new restaurant will supposedly open its doors next month.

   V2 Properties plans to construct two new garage-front homes on the currently vacant lots at 903 – 905 North 30th Street. Due to the depth of the lots, V2 Properties has opted to set the homes back sixteen feet to make room for a driveway leading up to either garage. The Brewerytown Community Development Corporation (CDC) halfheartedly supported the project. One of the homes across the street is also currently under construction.

Temple University

   Temple University’s Office of Sustainability has been working in affiliation with a host of the school’s academic programs to design a small house at the intersection of Diamond and Carlisle Streets for the student-run Temple Community Garden. Construction should be completed by the end of this year.

Francisville

   Developers have purchased the parcel at 867 – 871 North Opal Street in Francisville. Three new homes will be built on the property. The currently vacant lot sits adjacent to the shady, peaceful Ogden Park.

   Trinity Realty Companies is constructing an eight-unit mixed-use building with retail space on the first floor at 1526 – 1530 Ridge Avenue. The units will be offered as condominiums. No one has laid claim to the commercial space yet. The foundation has already been established. The structure will have an architecturally contemporary look, much like many of the other recently completed projects in the area.