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Riverwards Development News (January 11, 2016)


Fishtown

   Ampere Capital Group is redeveloping the Ampere Electric Building at 2200 East Norris Street in Fishtown. Riverwards Produce will be located on the first floor and will open in the spring. Two studios and seven one-bedroom apartment units will constitute the three upper floors. The studios are currently available for purchase; the seven other units will be put on the market in February. Established as a fire station in the 1860s, the Ampere Electric Building sold several years ago for $1.25 million.

Ampere Electric Co.

Ampere Electric Co./Thomas Weir

Kensington

   Construction has begun on the 37,000-square-foot lot at 2649 Amber Street. In October last year, developers proposed constructing 30 homes on the parcel, each with one- or two-car parking. These homes will be located close to the upcoming Woods Square project.amber street lot

   The former Ninth National Bank at 1952 – 1958 North Front Street is on the market for $1.8 million. Several years ago, the Women’s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) proposed demolishing the building and replacing it with affordable housing rentals. That plan fell by the wayside. Soon after, Onion Flats announced that it would purchase the property. However, nothing has become of the building yet.

   The Designation Committee of the Philadelphia Historical Commission voted in favor of recommending adding the former Weisbrod & Hess Brewery to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. Due to its deteriorated state, the structure’s chimney is still susceptible to demolition. For financial reasons, co-owners Anton Michaels and Chris Isaacs opposed the nomination (to no avail).

Northern Liberties

   The owners of the Cristalvetro Glass warehouse at 1143 North 3rd Street have proposed tearing down the warehouse and replacing it with a five-story, 26-unit mixed-use building. They first presented their plan to the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association (NLNA) several months ago; they’ll take it to the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) in February. 3rd street warehouse

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