Back in October, we told you about an ambitious plan to redevelop the site of the former Wanamaker School at 11th and Cecil B. Moore Ave. into about 1000 units of housing for Temple University students.

The original plan, crafted by architects Wallace, Roberts & Todd, called for the reuse of

If you frequent the Spring Garden neighborhood, you've probably noticed this horribly blighted property at some point over the years. The dismay that we feel about the poor condition of 1601 Mount Vernon St. is only heightened by the fact that it has tremendous historic value.

In 2009, the Preservation Alliance listed

Waaay back when, we told you about ReNewbold, a development project from LPMG (the SPTR and American Sardine Bar people), developing 16 single family homes, 2 condos, and a retail space at the currently bleak corner of 16th and Moore Sts. LPMG has hired LEED experts Postgreen (the 100K house people) to design the project and Hybrid Construction to

1700-04 Frankford Ave., a double-wide two-story commercial building across the street from the post office, is in the midst of a transformation. As recently as a couple of years ago, it looked pretty awful.

See Properties LLC purchased the buildings along with the vacant lot in the rear for $245K about

We almost caused a car accident yesterday at 7th St. & Montgomery Ave., when the sight of some unexpected buildings stopped us dead in our tracks.

A sign was leaning against the building on the corner with a phone number to call for more information, and we wasted no time. After

Washington Ave. bums us out.

A hundred years ago, it was a major thoroughfare for goods into and out of Philadelphia, with train tracks running down the middle and a train station at Broad and Washington. Coal yards, metal manufacturers, furniture manufacturers, breweries and publishers, among many other industries, called Washington

On Earth Day in 2003, UPenn became the nation’s largest nongovernmental purchaser of wind power when it doubled its annual purchase to 40 million kilowatt-hours (kWh). Since then, green innovations have become ever more prevalent in large-scale projects on the urban landscape, especially those involving large institutions.

We’ll take a moment

We love Tiffin. Whenever we're jonesing for Indian food, we make the hike to 710 W Girard Ave. to enjoy some of the best Philadelphia has to offer. Regrettably, our enthusiasm for delicious dinner is often tempered somewhat by the depressed blocks that surround the restaurant, with shuttered storefronts and

In West Philly, members of Cedar Park Neighbors (CPN) dream of a revitalized Baltimore Ave. bringing renewed energy into their entire community. A year of community discussion and a collaboration with the Community Design Collaborative (CDC) produced the 2010 Baltimore Avenue Corridor Community Design Study.

This plan synthesizes responses generated from

Over the weekend, we spotted three homes under construction at 2022-26 E Susquehanna Ave., perhaps a couple hundred yards from the El tracks over Front St. Even though the three are clearly being developed by one individual, it's not entirely obvious who is developing these formerly vacant lots, as all three