A 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

We'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

In 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

A 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

On 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

If 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

On the not-so-fancy 1800 block of Master St., Best Apartments LLC recently received the necessary zoning variances to construct ten duplexes on a currently vacant lot that, until a few years ago, contained a large warehouse.

1811-21 Master St. will likely be another addition to the independently constructed student housing deluge

A few months ago, we gave you the lowdown on the demolition of Matheson Hall on the 3200 block of Market St. and the upcoming construction of a new home for the LeBow School of Business. Whelp, we're pleased to announce that demolition work is complete as of a few

1100 E Passyunk Ave., currently home to Captain Jesse G Inc. Crabs, is a large, triangular lot that's encompassed by Washington Ave. to the north, Passyunk Ave. to the east, and S. 8th St. to the west. Only about a third of the lot is covered by buildings, with a

We enjoyed a tasty fresh bagel from South St. Bagels today and afterward spotted a number of Zoning Notices on the 200 block of South St., in the space that formerly held Chef's Market. For those who don't remember, Chef's Market filled several commercial spaces on this block for years