We love to see new mixed-use projects transform under-utilized properties near train stations, so we were pretty excited to cover the construction of two new apartment buildings on Midvale Avenue just next to the East Falls Regional Rail Station back in 2022. Nearly two years later, construction on both projects

If you've been following along even casually over the last number of years, you may have noticed that we here at Naked Philly have a great love for old movie theaters. These buildings once dominated the urban landscape of America, whether on major retail corridors or dotting residential neighborhoods. But

There are a lot of great things about NYC, though lately we're hearing that every New Yorker dreams about moving to Philadelphia. The southern migration isn't limited to folks who bought a home in Fishtown after living in a glorified walk-in closet in Manhattan - New York retailers are also

We've been warning about the dearth of new housing in the pipeline in Philadelphia for a while now, and the slim agenda for the March Civic Design Review committee meeting seems like another bearish indicator. Aside from a second review for a mixed-use project at the former Manayunk Dyeworks, there's

It's been nearly a decade since a four alarm fire ripped through the Pvt. Boleslaw Grochowski American Legion club house in Frankford during Memorial Day observations in 2016. Fortunately, the blaze did not claim any lives, and miraculously a few mementos were even salvaged. Unfortunately, the fire devastated the two

Even though we've been covering development in Philadelphia for well over a decade, we must confess that sometimes, occasionally, every so often, we get something wrong. There are but a small handful of examples, but here's one, just for fun. Back in 2018, we brought you to the 2100 block

We’ve covered a few dormant projects that have come back to life recently, and today we have news of yet another, this time on the edge of Northern Liberties. We last covered the one-story commercial building at the corner of Orianna & Girard way back in 2017, after the owners

As much as we love SEPTA, we find ourselves frustrated that so much of our mass transit system remains inaccessible, even though it's been decades since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Fortunately, the agency is now committed to achieving near total accessibility on the Metro and

We've covered a few big projects along Manayunk's Main Street recently, but last week at a meeting of the Manayunk Neighborhood Council we learned of another upcoming change for this commercial corridor. Vira Hookah Lounge at 4219 Main St. is permanently shutting down to make room for a new bar

Last week, we provided an update on a long stalled townhome project near Passyunk Avenue, sharing the news that this development would finally finish up after years in purgatory. Now it seems like a similarly paused project nearby will also be making progress soon enough. Last week, a demolition permit