A couple of readers have asked us about 420-42 Fairmount Ave., a huge warehouse that stretches all the way to Wallace St. This place is as ugly as it is large.

Though you might not guess this if you just drive by, this building is currently in use. Trans Atlantic Company,

According to the agenda for next week's CCRA zoning meeting, an eleven home development is in the works at 1803-29 Lombard St., currently a surface parking lot.

A couple of meetings have already taken place regarding "Lombard Estates," and we've got the scoop thanks to a couple of insider sources. Noah

A reader tipped us off about some new construction on the 100 block of Pierce St., and we discovered two other noteworthy subjects when we trekked down there.

There's a zoning application at 150 Pierce St. that indicates plans for a new single family home that's replacing a two story building that

Back in October, we told you about ongoing demolition of five inhabitable row homes at 812-20 S 15th St. and hilariously speculated on the future for this site. Much to the chagrin of a couple of commenters.

After last week's SOSNA zoning meeting, we seem to have a little egg on our

Heads & Tails Beauty Boutique has just recently opened in Rittenhouse at 265 S. 19th St., just south of Rittenhouse Square.  The beauty boutique replaced what was formerly Gayer Hair Pieces, maintaining a similar theme at this location, but with perhaps a more easily marketable name.  While some may assume, like

A new large-scale development is coming to Old City, next door to the nation’s oldest block, Elfreth’s Alley. Developers could break ground at National East, a 123-unit project planned for 109-31 N 2nd St. as early as this spring. The huge and long anticipated development will include a parking area covered by a

A reader tipped us off to some orange zoning notices on a rather large, one story warehouse building at 2501 Wharton St.

The building pictured above is part of a fairly large complex that takes up 3/4 of the block and includes an auto body shop, an engineering company, and some

As we've mentioned repeatedly in the past, the number of new student housing buildings planned, under construction, or recently completed in the area surrounding Temple University is seriously off the charts. We spotted a biggie yesterday while we were in the neighborhood. But first, some history:

Around 1875, Gethsemane Baptist Church was

As the development in Northern Liberties seems to seep in all directions and inspire development projects in the Spring Garden/West Poplar/Spring Arts (we have some new info about this area coming soon) and Fishtown neighborhoods, the Norris Square Civic Association is playing its part in making progress for its community in Kensington.

It has plans

We've covered the new construction that's covering David Guinn’s mural “Autumn” at 9th and Bainbridge Sts. over the past few months, most recently peeking at the mural through the now framed structure just a couple of weeks ago. The other day, we noticed a new zoning application notice on the vacant lot immediately to