Prepare for sweatier and possibly slimmer friends and neighbors in Graduate Hospital and Fitler Square. One of the more anticipated businesses to come to South St. in recent memory, City Fitness has, at last, opened their second location at 2101-43 South St., in the building Grasso Holdings has been rehabbing all year.
Read MoreFor a vacant lot in the middle of our central business district, 1919 Market St. has a fascinating history over the past few decades. The last building on this lot, the Penn Center Inn, was torn down over twenty years ago in anticipation of a twin to the Blue Cross Blue Shield
Read MoreIron Hill Brewery is Coming to (the Edge) of Philadelphia
29 December, 2011 | No Comments |Yeah, we know we don't usually stray this far from Center City, but our appreciation for the establishment described below kind of forced our hand...
According to Michael Klein and a press release that we got like two hours ago, Iron Hill Brewery is slated to open their ninth location next week, on January 4, 2012.
Read MoreLast month, we did some speculating on the renovation of a building on the western end of the 1100 block of Sansom St., a block that's got little to offer aside from parking (of the non-free variety). Turns out, there's something else on this block worth talking about.
Yes, this block
Read MoreA reader asked us about the large, vacant commercial space at 1306 Frankford Ave., where a liquor license application went up in the window a couple of weeks ago. A former welding shop, this large warehouse-like space was redone last year, creating a modern building with industrial touches that's far more
Read MoreWe've been known to frequent the wonderful Pub and Kitchen at the corner of 20th and Lombard Sts., and several weeks ago, noticed a construction project nearby at 1942 Lombard St.
Fishtank Architecture, who we last heard from on a project on 4th St. in Northern Liberties, is undertaking a complete
Read MoreNew Mid-Rise Mixed Use Project Upcoming at 1900 Arch St.
27 December, 2011 | No Comments | Logan SquareIn recent months, we've detailed a number of upcoming projects in western Center City, which together comprise a residential building boom the likes of which we haven't seen in years. 110 apartments at 2017 Chestnut St., 309 apartments at 2116 Chestnut St., and 281 apartments at 2040 Market St. will add seven hundred new
Read MoreAre Five-Dollar Footlongs Too Chain-y for Baltimore Ave.?
27 December, 2011 | No Comments | West PhillyA decision about whether to grant a takeout variance to a Subway store that may come to 4533 Baltimore Ave. was put on hold until January 10, after a group of NIMBY neighbors and near residents came out in opposition last Wednesday at the zoning hearing. The Spruce Hill Community
Read MoreOn Twitter, @harrisonfinberg asked us whether we had any information about the Zoning Notice he spotted at 1939-47 N Front St., which announced the application for a take-out restaurant with seating. And we didn't, until today. We were over there and noticed some fellas working in the large parking lot in
Read MoreIf you live in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, you've definitely seen signs for Metro Impact, a development company that's built dozens of homes in the area. Run by Steve Shklovsky, Metro's building practices have evolved and improved over time, with larger and more interesting projects coming along as they've grown. Their latest
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