North 28!!

North 28 is a new construction 15-unit building with 15 gated parking spaces located in Brewerytown at 1238 N 28th Street, 1/2 block north of Girard Avenue. We recently secured a construction loan from Beneficial Bank to construct this building with work commencing in a matter of months. We expect to have finished units available for sale this summer as the project is modular construction. Please check back in at this site for construction updates, photos and the like (just click the "North 28" tag to find all updates).

Temple Issues $150 Million In Bonds To Finance $1.2 Billion Neighborhood Development

Temple University recently sold $150 million worth of bonds to begin work on a decade long $1.2 billion dollar neighborhood redevelopment project designed to make North Broad Street a 24/7 vibrant urban area. Temple is taking a similar approach to what University of Pennsylvania undertook in University City and Columbia University did in Morningside Heights. Here is a link to a story on Philadelphia Business Journal.

Great Piece on Urban Farming For Ecnonomic Development of Cities

Here is a great article from The Infrastructurist on urban farming as a tool for urban redevelopment. As we have posted before we strongly believe small and medium scale urban farming would work great in Philadelphia as the city has lots of vacant lots which are ideal for urban farming as a way to land bank for future development, improve fresh food options in inner city neighborhoods, create jobs and community and support of the buy local movement.

The article mentions Greensgrow Farms here in Philadelphia which is an amazing operation.

Foundation Just About Done - Modular Boxes Arrive Next Week

Here is a progress photo of the house we are building at 924 N. 27th Street, the foundation will be complete in the next two days. Early next week the modular boxes will be delivered and erected on site. Stay tuned for more photos and video.

Supermarket Update

Here's an update about the planned supermarket at 31st and Girard. Below is an excerpt.

Investor makes moves on Brewerytown supermarket

Hayden Mitman

Home News Staff

It's been a long time coming, but Brewerytown might finally get a much-needed supermarket at the intersection of 31st Street and Girard Avenue.

After a meeting held Friday, Oct. 30, representatives from Farm Fresh Produce and Poultry signed a letter of intent to purchase the triangular, 2.8-acre tract along the 3100 block of Girard Ave. from the Westrum Development Co.

According to Herman Rollins - who owns Farm Fresh Produce and Poultry with his wife, Judith - the Cherry Hill, N.J.-based couple will secure the land for about $2 million.

They hope to bring a 35,000-square-foot supermarket to the site in the near future.

"We have everything we need to put the market there," said Rollins during an interview on Monday, Nov. 2.