Back in August, we were wondering what would become of the former TLA Video space at 517 S. 4th St., and couldn't understand why the fairly narrow storefront was being partitioned into two even smaller retail spaces. At the time, one of our readers mentioned a rumor that a magic

In the heart of Philly's CBD lies the glass-faced former AAA Mid-Atlantic Headquarters building at the southeastern corner of 21st & Market. 2040 Market St was purchased by PMC Property Group in early 2011 and they have pretty grand plans for this part of Market West. This five-story building, built in 1968, will be converted

For years, we've wondered about 27-35 S. 2nd St., a curiously dilapidated stretch of buildings in the heart of Old City.

In just the past couple of years, these buildings have definitely improved. Formerly boarded up windows have been replaced with new windows in all but one of the buildings, ostensibly

Last night, representatives from Toll Bros. presented slightly revised plans for a massive condo and row home development at 2400 South St. to SOSNA, the neighborhood group for the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. Back in July, we did a write-up of this project, which proposes 59 condo units in one building,

Many blocks in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood have improved dramatically in the past decade, with hundreds of properties renovated and hundreds more built from the ground-up. There are few blocks that have been so completely transformed, however, as the 2100 block of Carpenter St., especially in the past few years.

We were heading back to Center City after another maddening sheriff's sale and noticed that the front of Matheson Hall has been removed.

And then we went around the back and saw that the whole building is coming down. Demolition is expected to be completed in the coming months, and then

Back in August, Spring Arts Condo LLC purchased 603 & 605 N. 12th St. for $230K.

These two properties sit on a short block of N. 12th St. between Green St. and Clay St., and are surrounded on both sides, inexplicably, by city owned lots. On the plus side, the wonderful

When we last reported on the St. Clare's Monastery site at W Girard & Corinthian Ave., the last vestiges of the building were still standing. In the last month, the facade of the monastery has been taken down and put into storage until new buildings are constructed on the site.

Owner Jonathan Reimer is in the middle of a somewhat complicated renovation of 104 Federal St., in Pennsport. The property is huge- it stretches between Federal St. and Manton St., and sits on a lot that measures 21.5' x 120'. The current setup at the property is a three story

The Franklin Institute is expanding, thanks to a generous $10 million donation from Nicholas and Athena Karabots. According to Philly.com, the Karabots were inspired to give to the Franklin Institute when Nicholas made a visit several months ago and saw four inner-city kids who are spending the year learning astronomy.