A few days ago, The Christian Street Cafe, a new corner store/cafe business opened at the corner of 17th & Christian. This space has been vacant for years, aside from a short spell last fall as an event space for BetterBlockPhilly. The store, which is apparently not yet finished filling its

Last week, when we were snapping photos of demolition in preparation for the massive MJL development at 19th and Poplar Sts., we noticed 878 N 19th St., a gorgeous old brownstone that's gotten some unfortunate plastic surgery in recent years.

We thought that perhaps this resulted from damage caused by the

A reader tipped us off the other day that interior demolition had recently started at 1624 Annin St., in Point Breeze. On a block with mostly occupied houses and fewer vacant parcels than other blocks nearby, this qualifies as minor news.

The home was purchased a couple of months ago by

In neighborhoods like Hawthorne and Graduate Hospital, residents yearn for more retail and commercial options in the neighborhood. In Bella Vista, the staggering number of restaurants and shops, along with the presence of the Italian Market means that one fewer commercial space doesn't make much of a difference. We give

A reader sent us this listing from Loopnet, which indicates that the 2,000 sqft space that's been home to Krispy Kreme for a little more than a year is available for sublease. When a small, local business like Ramen Boy folds after a short time, it's not really such a

Last week, we excitedly told you about the official opening of the new Hawthorne Park, at 12th & Catharine. On the blocks surrounding this park, as we told you before, are 245 homes that have been built by PHA in the last ten years. A mixture of rentals and owner

What would Philly be like if 30K sustainability-minded folks visited for a few days to talk about green efforts? Enter Greenbuild 2013.

Next year, The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo will take place in Philadelphia, officially hosted by the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC). Since 2002, the world’s largest conference

The historically designated Church of the Assumption, located at 1123-33 Spring Garden Street, is under agreement, according to the website for realtors Colliers International.

Colliers director Michael Barmash told Naked Philly it was a sensitive issue and too early to release any further information, but according to the Inquirer, the new

We've covered these types of projects ad nauseum, but developers continue to build 'em. We're referring, of course, to new construction, privately owned student housing in the vicinity of Temple University. Recently, a couple of the projects we've brought to your attention have been perhaps a little further from campus

Sometimes, we like to waste half a day at sheriff's sales. Mortgage Foreclosure, Tax Lien, Tax Delinquency, it doesn't matter the flavor, it's always the same shtick; a well air-conditioned room on the third floor of 3801 Market St. that's teeming with realtors, developers, contractors, speculators, slumlords, flippers, onlookers, and so forth,