Category: Northern Liberties

901 N Front Street Rendering

96-Unit Building to Replace Parking Garage in Northern Liberties

by Kyle McShane

The amount of development happening in Northern Liberties is astounding. There are currently thousands of residential units under construction and in the pipeline. It seems like every part of the neighborhood has a major project underway. The two sections of Northern Liberties that are seeing the most development currently are around 2nd Street and Germantown Read more about 96-Unit Building to Replace Parking Garage in Northern Liberties[…]

200 Spring Garden Street

14-Story, 360-Unit Building Tops Out at 2nd and Spring Garden

by Kyle McShane

We’ve been following the game changing project at 2nd and Spring Garden Street since back in May of 2021 when it was originally presented to the neighborhood and have been providing construction updates here on the blog, on Instagram, and on Twitter ever since. As a quick reminder, 200 Spring Garden Street, which is being Read more about 14-Story, 360-Unit Building Tops Out at 2nd and Spring Garden[…]

200 Spring Garden Construction

14-Story, 360-Unit, Mixed Use Building Rising at 2nd and Spring Garden

by Kyle McShane

Last week, we told you about PennDot’s plan to make improvements to 4 sites along I-95 in and around Northern Liberties. One of the sites is situated right across 2nd Street from one of Philadelphia’s coolest projects currently under construction. We originally told you about plans for this development in May of 2021 when it Read more about 14-Story, 360-Unit, Mixed Use Building Rising at 2nd and Spring Garden[…]

2nd and spring garden concept

Big Changes Planned Along I-95 in Northern Liberties

by Kyle McShane

If you live in the Riverwards, you’ve experienced the long rebuilding process of Interstate 95. Recently, the strip of the highway that runs through Fishtown was completed. Unfortunately, the highway was widened. But, the project included some new public spaces surrounding and underneath the interstate. The next stretch of I-95 to be renovated runs through Read more about Big Changes Planned Along I-95 in Northern Liberties[…]

501 North Front Street Rendering

97-Unit Project Planned on Historic Property at Delaware Ave and Spring Garden

by Kyle McShane

Back in 2021, the Philadelphia Warehousing & Cold Storage Company at 500 North Christopher Columbus Boulevard was designated to the local historic register. The designation prevents any changes to the historic structures or new construction on the property without the approval of the Philadelphia Historical Commission. In March of 2021, we told you about plans Read more about 97-Unit Project Planned on Historic Property at Delaware Ave and Spring Garden[…]

500 North Christopher Columbus

96-Unit, Adaptive Reuse Project Planned at Delaware Ave and Spring Garden

by Kyle McShane

The Delaware Avenue corridor on the Southeast edge of Northern Liberties is a giant construction zone right now. We recently told you about three mega projects that are under construction along this strip: the 470-unit Festival Pier redevelopment, a 466-unit project right across the street from Festival Pier, and a 462-unit development just up the Read more about 96-Unit, Adaptive Reuse Project Planned at Delaware Ave and Spring Garden[…]

650 Fairmount Avenue

404-Unit Project Under Construction on Edge of Northern Liberties

by Kyle McShane

Back in November of 2020, we told you about plans for a 404-unit, mixed-use project on the edge of Northern Liberties in East Poplar at 6th Street and Fairmount Avenue. At that time, the project needed a variance. We reported a few months later that the development team was granted a variance in February of Read more about 404-Unit Project Under Construction on Edge of Northern Liberties[…]

416 Spring Garden Street Rendering

12-Story, 329-Unit Project Under Construction at 5th and Spring Garden

by Kyle McShane

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about roughly 1,400 units that are currently under construction amongst 3 projects on Delaware Avenue between Spring Garden Street and Frankford Avenue. Well, from Delaware Avenue to 5th Street along Spring Garden Street, a very similar situation is unfolding. There’s the 470-unit Festival Pier redevelopment happening at Read more about 12-Story, 329-Unit Project Under Construction at 5th and Spring Garden[…]

918 Delaware Avenue

462-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Under Construction on Border of Fishtown and Northern Liberties

by Kyle McShane

Last week, we told you that the 470-unit Festival Pier redevelopment and a 466-unit project right across the street on the site of a former Greyhound bus terminal were both under construction. That’s 936 homes getting built right on the same block. Well, these are not the only massive projects under construction on this strip. Read more about 462-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Under Construction on Border of Fishtown and Northern Liberties[…]