Demolition Watch
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The Frank Furness work you’ll never see in Center City
From the beautiful Broad Street Station to the original Rodef Shalom Synagogue.
Renderings released for modular building at site of demolished church
The renderings for Next LVL show what the residential building may look like.
Remainder of Frankford Chocolate Factory to be demolished
Developer Ori Feibush said he has tried to save parts of the factory
In South Philly, Vietnamese shopping plaza will become 44-unit housing development
The project calls for single and multi-family homes
7-story apartment building planned for site of semi-demolished West Philly church
The church was built in the 1880s
Frank Furness-designed South Philly church on track for demolition
It was built in 1874 and added to the register of historic places
Next up in Washington Avenue’s growth: a plan for apartments, townhomes
The new project is planned next to the Chocolate Factory development
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Mapping the development boom along the Schuylkill River
There have been a lot of changes in the past few years
Historical Commission approves demolishing Chocolate Factory smokestack
Homes, a restaurant, and a grocery store are planned for the space.
Demolition permits issued for site of proposed Fishtown hotel
The site at 1224 Frankford Avenue could be turned into a boutique hotel.
Six homes may go up at former historic Christian Street church site
The historic church was torn down in July before it changed hands.
Affordable housing project breaks ground at former Norris homes
The third phase of the $30 million project near Temple brings affordable rental homes to North Central Philly.
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Demolition starts on Christian Street Baptist Church
The decision to tear down the church has been the focus of a lot of controversy over the last year.
Building near Frankford Chocolate Factory eyed for development
For retail and homes
Historic Callowhill auto building will be demolished
Once part of "Automobile Row"
Neighbors oppose plan to build residences at site of 19th-century church
The church will be razed to make way for the homes
Neighbors Rally to Save Louis Kahn House from Demo
Once at risk of demolition, the award-winning Morton Weiss House designed by Louis Kahn is still intact after neighbors rallied against a proposed senior housing development on the site.
Watch These Epic Videos of the Blumberg Implosion
The Norman Blumberg Towers in Sharswood were imploded this weekend to make way for a new Philadelphia Housing Authority development. Videos captured on social media of the implosion do not disappoint.
Implosion Planned for Blumberg Building
Two of the three high-rise public housing towers will be demolished to make way for new rental units and houses as part of the Philadelphia Housing Authority's revitalization plan for Sharswood.
Is It Demo Time for This Louis Kahn House?
The future of the Kahn-designed Morton Weiss House is in limbo as a developer has proposed to build senior rental housing on the property.
