Back in July, we openly wondered about the future of the barren wasteland at 17th and Carpenter Sts. Based on a new sign on the property along with a couple of other ongoing projects in the area, we're suddenly feeling very bullish about this corner.

On Wednesday, November 16th at 7pm,

We want to give a nod to the Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House, whose members were the recent recipients of a grant to renovate their entire West Philly home this October, from the Home Depot Foundation.

Since 1994, the Comfort House has served as a temporary residence for veterans across Pennsylvania who

We found ourselves in Northern Liberties earlier today and noticed a large crew working on 811-815 N. 2nd St., an imposing, five story property. As recently as a couple of years ago, this was a vacant lot, with the building formerly occupying the land having been torn down some years

Come winter 2013, West Philly parents will be able to bring their children to the new $30M, 52K sqft state-of-the-art Nicholas and Athena Karabots Primary Care Center on the 4800 block of Market St. CHOP broke ground at the site about a month ago.

Part of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Back in July, we launched a real estate search map, to assist readers who might be looking for a new place to live in Philadelphia. We've gotten some feedback on the feature, and are now ready to announce a Naked Philly Real Estate Search Tool 2.0. Take a look at

On Thursday, November 10th, the Arts Ballroom will be hosting Roaring! A 1920’s Event. Noel Zayas Events will be producing the affair. Dalet Gallery is organizing the lavish, prohibition era social event, and is donating a portion of the proceeds to the Avenue of the Arts, the organization that aims to

On the corner of Percy and Green Sts. sits an interesting looking warehouse building that was most recently on the market $850K.

The building, which has definitely seen better days, is apparently in the process of being purchased, with the new owners appearing before the ZBA last month. From we we

When we think about the Fairmount neighborhood, we generally picture tasteful homes, appropriately developed corner retail, and a growing commercial corridor. Somehow, the corner of 23rd and Brandywine Sts. has has stood apart, remaining a vacant, densely wooded stretch with a couple of dilapidated homes in the vicinity. But not

A couple of weeks ago, developer Mei Chen went before the ZBA to propose a new building for the currently vacant southwest corner of 11th and Green Sts.

The proposed building is a duplex, with a commercial space on the first floor and a single family home in the three floors

On the tiny 600 block of S. Delhi St., just south of the Whole Foods on the 900 block of South St., a home that was recently torn down is in the process of being replaced.

A home that, from the looks of it, had a small forest growing out front