Real Estate
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News
Riverwards Development News (June 14, 2017)
Fishtown The new owners of the property at 957 Frankford Avenue have procured a permit for a medical marijuana dispensary. A massage therapist will also operate out of this building.…
Thomas Beck | 06/15/2017 -
Real Estate
Taking Another Look at the Fishtown Flag Lot
The flag lot at 1323R E. Montgomery Ave. has captured the attention of dozens of individuals on the block, and the story concerning possible development on it has taken several…
Steve Bohnel | 06/08/2017 -
Community
Workforce Housing Rises At the Edge of Northern Liberties
13 housing units in East Poplar, specially earmarked for people of moderate income, were unveiled in a May 24th dedication ceremony. The homes are a result of the City Council’s…
Max Weinstein | 06/06/2017 -
News
Penn’s Garden Development News (June 7, 2017)
Sharswood In affiliation with HELP USA, the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) will be converting the John F. Reynolds School at 24th and Jefferson Streets into a 63-unit affordable housing project.…
Thomas Beck | 06/06/2017 -
Real Estate in Fishtown
L&M Real Estate Development Appealing ZBA Decision on 1323R E. Montgomery
In late March, more than a dozen people who live on the 1300 block of E. Montgomery Ave. attended a Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing to protest the granting…
Steve Bohnel | 05/18/2017 -
News
Penn’s Garden Development News (May 11, 2017)
Brewerytown The old W.G. Schweiker building at 2623 W. Jefferson Street looks to be set for renovations following years of dilapidation. According to Naked Philly, the 5,200 sq ft building…
Patrick Clark | 05/11/2017 -
Profiles
Leave Your Inside Voices Behind at Perry’s Place
If you are going to talk with Perry Hagan in his own bar, you are going to talk to the whole bar. There are no inside voices, no topics that…
Megan Matuzak | 04/28/2017 -
Features in Fishtown
When it Comes to Construction Woes, When’s it Time to Lawyer Up?
Hyperlocal journalism requires a boots-on-the-ground commitment to understand what’s really happening in the ‘hood. At the end of last October, we found ourselves on one of those foot-to-pavement excursions…
Ptah Gabrie | 04/13/2017 -
Features in Fishtown
BEING CONSTRUCTED: Who Ya Gonna Call When Constructions Got You Concerned? Not L&I, Apparently
His heart issues started to flare up when he heard the engineer tell him and his wife “to expect problems.” The heart issues got worse when the builder told…
Bob Stewart | 04/05/2017 -
Community in Kensington
NKCDC Partnering Up With Delaware Valley Green Building Council For a Greener Frankford Avenue Corridor
For some, first impressions are everything. When one enters the Kensington neighborhood or the neighborhoods along the Lehigh Viaduct, they’re met with vacant lots and dilapidated infrastructure. It’s an…
Shealyn Kilroy | 04/03/2017 -
Music in Fishtown
World-Famous Hip-Hop Artist Comes to Fishtown Townhome Open House
Years of renting houses and apartments in Philadelphia will lead you to do one of two things. You can accept the fact that this city beat you, cut your…
Ptah Gabrie | 03/31/2017 -
Real Estate
Delaware Avenue Extension Project Wins Environmental Engineering Award
Urban Engineers is pleased to announce that the extension of Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia won an Honor Award in the environmental category at the Diamond Awards for Engineering Excellence…
Spirit Staff | 03/24/2017