Casinos and the dialectic of ethics and the common good sounds like an interesting lecture. But this is a blog about development and on the waterfront, Sugarhouse Casino operates regardless of whatever anyone has to say about its ethics and who frequents its floor. But what kind of positive impact,

Last October, we pondered some vacant commercial spaces on a prominent stretch in Old City, on 2nd Street, just south of Market. At the time, Liberty Market had recently opened, leaving a mere three shuttered buildings out of five, though it appeared that the upper floors of all but one

Transforming a large vacant lot that stretches over a number of addresses into an affordable, live-in artists’ community is the heart of a new initiative slated for the 4000 block of Haverford Avenue in West Philly.

Though there has definitely been some development in the surrounding blocks, notably in the student housing arena, the area

The complex of parking lots and buildings running parallel to Columbus Boulevard, and contained loosely by Moore, Oregon and Water Streets, offers an array of big box mega-stores to give any suburban retail archipelago a run for its money.  The Pennsport brand-name shopping Mecca boasts one of the city’s three five Target locations,

Way back in August, we told you about plans for a new building on the southeastern corner of 15th and Walnut Streets. As you've probably noticed, not much has changed at this corner in the months since, with the exception of the recent closing of the Rite Aid that had

MM Partners, probably the most active developer in the Brewerytown neighborhood, are at it again. We've covered numerous projects from these guys over the past several months, including North28, and the ongoing renovation of the MG Schweiker Building. This time, they've turned their attention back to Brewerytown's commercial corridor, cleaning

A three-story structure is being constructed on a formerly vacant but groomed grass lot across the street from Clark Park and the University of the Sciences (USP) at the southwestern corner of the intersection of 45th Street and Woodland Avenue, right next to a landscaped green space on the corner.

Plumbers were working on the

One way to shape one’s neighborhood is to communicate with developers, telling them what you do and do not want. If they listen, perhaps you’ve got an amicable arrangement on your hands.

Such may be the case in the Logan Square neighborhood, at the northwest corner of 21st and Race Streets next to

A reader checked in, asking what's up with a newly dug hole at 2221 Coral St., at the corner of E Fletcher St., in East Kensington. We've mentioned development in this immediate area before, referring to a large, half-built modular project around the corner on Dauphin St., as well as

A reader who was enjoying having the city to themselves on this holiday weekend sent us this photo of the Perelman Building at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, wondering how someone was able to yarn bomb this building without any interference from the, ahem, authorities.

It was only after a little