Laying Odds: Who’s Buying the Divine Lorraine?
On Saturday, the Inquirer reported that the owners of the Divine Lorraine, a gorgeous yet blighted treasure on North Broad Street, are working to sell the property to a local developer. Tremendous...
View ArticleRichmond Street Warehouse Could Soon Look Less Terrible
A few individuals have indicated to Naked Philly that developer Michael Samschick has purchased the large vacant warehouse across the street from the Barbary, which stretches the length of the 900...
View ArticleWarehouse on Frankford Avenue Is Begging You to Buy it and Fix it up
Something we’ve started to notice when we research abandoned, deteriorating properties, or sites where years old zoning notices hang beaten and weathered, is that there tend to be property tax issues....
View ArticleWhat’s To Come for a Stalled Project in Fishtown?
The south side of Frankford Avenue has been on our radar for months. Considering all of the commercial activity on the block where already sit the Handle Bar, Barcade, Barbary and more, we wondered...
View ArticleUpdate: Richmond Street Warehouse Has an Ambitious Future
About a month ago, we had a brief post about the large, dilapidated warehouse on the 900 block of Frankford Avenue. At the time, we noted that developer Michael Samschick of Core Realty had purchased...
View ArticleChange Coming Soon to Two Delaware Avenue Parcels?
A significant deal has gone down on the hush along the waterfront, where 700-30 N Delaware Ave., a 50K+ sqft parcel, was purchased for $10M in August, according to the OPA. Block for sale Running north...
View ArticleTwo Huge City Lots Next to the El For Sale on the Northern Liberties Border
The City is selling two large long-time vacant overgrown lots just about underneath I-95 at Front and Wildey Streets through Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC). The deadline to...
View ArticleMystery Vacant Warehouse Across From Sugarhouse
We’ll refrain from sharing the specific results from a recent 4am jaunt to Sugarhouse, but after this unmitigated disaster, we noted an interesting rickety and seemingly vacant building across the...
View ArticleEight More Homes Coming Soon to Front Street in Northern Liberties
After developers spent several months refining their project with the local civic group, more development is planned on Front Street along the shadow of I-95 in Northern Liberties. In April, members of...
View ArticlePenn Treaty Pennthouses Phase Two Are Under Construction
This week, we told you about the ribbon cutting at the first section of the Delaware River Trail, running from Spring Garden Street to the Sugarhouse parking lot. While we were there, we spotted some...
View ArticleTwo Homes Proposed on Allen Street, Near Frankford Ave.
Developers will likely move forward to the ZBA with their plans to construct two four-story homes on Allen Street, according to Matt Karp, Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA) zoning chair. The project...
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