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New Magic Replaces Old Magic, Just Off of South Street
Back in August, we were wondering what would become of the former TLA Video space at 517 S. 4th St., and couldn’t understand why the fairly narrow storefront was being partitioned into two even smaller...
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Twenty New Homes Will Soon Improve a Dicey Strip in Northern Liberties
Around the corner from the new and chic Arrow Swim Club, a project that’s been stalled for five years seems to have some new wheels. Google Maps Last month, developers presented their plans for the...
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We Wonder About the Large Project on 2nd Street in Northern Liberties
We found ourselves in Northern Liberties earlier today and noticed a large crew working on 811-815 N. 2nd St., an imposing, five story property. As recently as a couple of years ago, this was a vacant...
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Another Girard Avenue Corner Could Soon See Some Action
In the past few years, Girard Avenue east of Front Street has experienced the fruits of entrepreneurs and developers who envision the area as a good spot for business. Perhaps it was anchored by the...
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What’s Up With the Building at 3rd and Girard?
Perhaps now, as projects in Northern Liberties seem to be as consistent as public transit, always running, but sometimes late, a large abandoned building at the southeast corner of 3rd and Girard will...
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Design Your Dream Kitchen or Bathroom in Northern Liberties
Appropriate for a neighborhood that’s seen more than its share of new construction and renovation in the last several years, Simple Kitchen and Bath recently opened its doors in a warehouse on North...
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A New Retail Addition Under Superfresh, But Corner Remains Vacant
In the summer of 2011, a highly anticipated new Superfresh opened on the second floor of a large new building at the corner of 2nd & Girard. Just north of the Piazza, this new structure was not...
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Old Building Near Liberties Walk Will Soon Be Upgraded
We’ve never been particularly fond of the aesthetic of Liberties Walk in Northern Liberties- it’s always felt a little too Disney to us. But we would, on the other hand, posit that this development has...
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A Few Years Later, A Northern Liberties Development is Finishing Up
Whenever we’ve passed by 850 N. 4th St. previously, we wondered exactly what the builders were thinking when they set the homes back so far from 4th Street. Were they offering their buyers a chance for...
View ArticleNew Neighbors Coming to the 200 Block of Thompson Street
A couple of months ago, we were telling you about a new construction home on the corner of Thompson & Orianna, and mentioned a couple of blighted properties on Thompson’s 300 block. Around the same...
View ArticleAnother Huge Mixed-Use Development On the Way for South Kensington
A couple of months ago, we told you about plans for the Soko Lofts, a rather large mixed-use development planned for a 2.5 acre site at 2nd & Thompson. That project, as last detailed, will include...
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Former Liquor Store on Girard Looks Gaudy at Best
About a year and a half ago, a state-owned liquor store moved from their uninspired digs at Germantown & Girard into a huge and impressive space a block away, under the still-newish Superfresh next...
View ArticleSome More Infill Coming to 2nd Street Across the from Piazza
It’s undeniable that Northern Liberties has improved by leaps and bounds in the last decade. Vacant land has disappeared. Blighted buildings have been reborn. And while opinions are somewhat mixed on...
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