
It was just a few months ago that we visited the southwest corner of 16th & Ogden to tell you about some new duplexes under construction from Stamm Development. At that time, there was construction fence at 830 N. 16th St., a new building at 834 N. 16th St., and a
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In a bit of an odd turn for a controversial project, it seems like Toll Brothers is reducing the height of the condo building they're planning to build on Jewelers Row. A reminder, last summer Toll Brothers came out with a plan to demolish the buildings at 702-10 Sansom St. and replace them with
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7 July, 2017 | No Comments |
When we heard about the liquidation auction at the shuttered Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, we felt an odd compulsion to check it out. Sure, we were intrigued by the thought of buying some deeply discounted artwork or maybe a new nightstand, but the idea of getting inside the building
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The 1400 block of S. Darien Street is rather hidden, only accessible via the 800 block of Reed Street and dead ending before reaching Wilder Street. Because it's a little off the beaten path, it turns out we haven't visited this block in years. And while it has undergone some
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As Walnut Street has become too expensive for many retailers, the western side of Chestnut Street has experienced a resurgence of late, as new stores have breathed life into the corridor. With all the additional commerce, we've been reminded on multiple occasions that Chestnut Street has a great stock of
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Going down 21st Street, it still feels weird not to see the Please Touch Museum building, as it was demolished last summer. As we told you previously, the building wasn't listed on the Historic Register and as a result US Construction was able to demolish it in favor of plans for eight mansions. The
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Back in March, we visited N. 2nd St. just below Cecil B. Moore Avenue, providing updates on a couple of projects on the west side of the block. At 1638 and 1640 N. 2nd St., developers were initially building a pair of mixed-use buildings, but decided to pivot during the construction process.
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If you currently park your car at the garage at 2031 Lombard St., you might want to start looking for another garage posthaste. A few months back, we told you that we were hearing whispers that developers had the property under agreement and that the garage would be closing by the end
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We were scanning the zoning calendar as we often do, and an address caught our eye for reasons we couldn't quite determine in the moment. Why did 501 W. Norris St. give us pause? It didn't take more than a few seconds of research to connect the dots, as we quickly realized that the
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It was almost exactly a month ago that we told you about a plan to spruce up the public pool at 17th & Catharine at the Marian Anderson Rec Center, a project inspired by successful pop-up pools in other neighborhoods. We told you that SOSNA had pledged $6,000 to the cause and that Friends
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