Category: East Kensington

2456 Frankford Rendering

Permits Issues for 16-Unit Building on Frankford Ave in East Kensington

by Kyle McShane

If you’ve lived around Fishtown or East Kensington for the last several years, you’ve definitely witnessed the evolution of Frankford Avenue. The energy of the commercial corridor has spread from its epicenter surrounding Girard Avenue northward past York Street. As more people have moved into this area, commercial operators have taken notice and opened up Read more about Permits Issues for 16-Unit Building on Frankford Ave in East Kensington[…]

2406 Frankford Ave Rendering

22-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Breaks Ground at Frankford Avenue and York Street

by Kyle McShane

Back in July, we told you about 56 new residential units and multiple commercial spaces coming to the area surrounding the Fishtown / East Kensington Roundabout. This once dangerous, 6-point intersection was recently reconfigured with a roundabout, making it safer for pedestrians, bicyclists, and automobile drivers. Not only has the road changed, but two major Read more about 22-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Breaks Ground at Frankford Avenue and York Street[…]

2654-64 Coral Street

41-Unit Project Planned Next to Kensington Community Food Co-op

by Kyle McShane

Just four or five years ago, new commercial developments north of York Street along the Frankford Avenue corridor in Kensington were few and far between. All that has changed and now there are barely any lots available for development between York Street and Lehigh Avenue on this stretch. One property on the north side of Read more about 41-Unit Project Planned Next to Kensington Community Food Co-op[…]

1807 E. Huntingdon rendering

80-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in East Kensington

by Kyle McShane

As we’ve preached so many times in the past, proximity to transit (especially rail lines) is driving development in Philadelphia. Over the last 5 years, large-scale development jumped from the Girard El Station to the Berks Station then to the York-Dauphin Station very quickly. There are now large new construction buildings and ongoing major developments Read more about 80-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project Planned in East Kensington[…]

Frankford and York Roundabout

56 Units + 5 Commercial Spaces Coming to the Fishtown Roundabout Within 5 Projects

by Kyle McShane

The intersection of Frankford Avenue, York Street, and Trenton Avenue on the border of Fishtown and East Kensington is undergoing a major transformation. The city recently completed an infrastructure project that turned the dangerous, signaled, 6-point intersection into a traffic roundabout with better pedestrian crossings. The circle improved the intersection drastically for pedestrians, bicyclists, and Read more about 56 Units + 5 Commercial Spaces Coming to the Fishtown Roundabout Within 5 Projects[…]

Viking Mill - 2019-53 E. Boston St.

Permits Issued for 77-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project in East Kensington

by Kyle McShane

We’ve told you about more than 800 apartments across several projects that are in the planning phases, under construction, or recently completed surrounding the York-Dauphin El Station. Most recently, we told you about plans for 108 units on the site of an old auto body shop. Looks like there’s another development to add to the Read more about Permits Issued for 77-Unit Adaptive Reuse Project in East Kensington[…]

2000 East Hagert Street Rendering

108-Unit Building Planned in East Kensington Near York-Dauphin Station

by Kyle McShane

Yesterday, we told you about a 60-unit building planned on Front Street near the York-Dauphin Station right in the vicinity of more than 700 other apartments that are already under construction or that have recently been completed. We also mentioned that there was another big project in the pipeline right in this area. Developers are Read more about 108-Unit Building Planned in East Kensington Near York-Dauphin Station[…]