838-840 N. 20th St., at the northwest corner of 20th and Parrish Sts., are being developed into two homes by Dottie Properties, LLC. For years, these were overgrown corner lots.

According to the zoning application, the two houses being built will be single family homes with roofdecks. With all the action

This weekend, after a tasty brunch at Cantina Dos Segundos, we were meandering around the neighborhood, enjoying the disturbingly warm weather. We checked out an Open House on New Market St., noticed that work has apparently resumed at Poplar Point, and witnessed serious masonry work going on at the former

Back in August, Milkboy Coffee opened a new location at 1100 Chestnut St., replacing a beauty supply store and reinvigorating a corner property that looked terrible. Recently, the Pizzeria next door at 1102 Chestnut St. closed down, and the 1400 sqft space is currently available for rent.

This location has seen

Back in September, we mentioned a new construction project at 1235 N 31st. St. from Steph-Sin Development. In the past couple of months, things have progressed nicely, as you might have expected.

Framing is done, windows are in, and sheathing is up, so we'll be looking for some bricks in the

Last month, we covered the transformation of the 2100 block of Carpenter St. over the past decade. As blocks go in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, it's one of the more impressive stories, with nearly thirty vacant lots turning into houses since 2004. Today, we bring the 700 block of S.

Before a delightful Thanksgiving feast, we found ourselves strolling around a nearly deserted Center City yesterday, and noticed a Zoning Notice at 317-319 S. 20th St., on the corner of 20th and Delancey. For quite some time, this space was home to a lighting supply store and Hans W. Christoph

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We were in the neighborhood today, and noticed some serious progress at the construction zone at Fairmount and Uber Sts., and also realized that we haven't said much about this site since the summer. To review, Bill Loonstyn, Jr. of Loonstyn Properties, is in the process of constructing a 25K

In West Philly, residents are taking vacant, ignored, and unkempt city-owned lots that have existed in poor condition for decades, into their own hands.

Last March, members of the Walnut Hill Community Association (WHCA) received a roughly $10K grant from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia to transform two vacant 50th

Last week, right after the developers for Carpenter Square presented their plans to a delighted SOSNA, an attorney and architect presented for Kater Development LLC for the redevelopment of the former St. Charles School at 2029-35 Montrose St.

The developer intends to turn the school building into twenty rental apartments. The