Daily News | Former Catholic church in Northern Liberties slated for apartments
The Immaculate Conception Church, on Front Street next to the Market-Frankford elevated track, is more than 150 years old. It is built of red brick and brownstone and was erected to serve Philadelphia’s substantial and. It is on the city’s register of historic places, so it is protected from demolition.
invested heavily in this corner of the city. The target demographics of these newer projects are upwardly mobile professionals and their families. But Feibush is petitioning the Historical Commission to allow him to make some changes to the exterior of the building. He wants to replace the slate roof with faux slate tiles and add dormers to get more light into the interior of the building.
Feibush said he did not anticipate neighborhood backlash to the project. But a recent effort to turn a similarly retired Catholic church, St. Laurentius, into an apartment building in FishtownOpponents claimed that they did not want to see their old church turned into market rate housing, while others complained about a lack of parking. In the end, the beloved neighborhood icon wasThere are key distinctions between the projects, however.
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