It's amazing how a Naked Philly post can change between the time that we snap some photos and the time we sit down to write about them. A great example is the demolition we noticed the other day at 2110 W. Master St., rather close to some new projects that

Back in December, we told you that developer Jack Bienenfeld had the former Saint Mary of the Assumption church at 171 Conarroe St. in Manayunk under agreement and that he was pursuing an ambitious project for the site which would entail a combination of adaptive reuse and new construction. A reminder, the plans

This is crazy, we hardly ever have anything to cover in Society Hill and now we're back in the neighborhood for the second time in a week. This time though, we're covering something that's not nearly as complicated or controversial as the demolition of a neighborhood supermarket. Instead, we're letting

The 2800 block of West Girard has seen some major changes over the last several years, with several businesses opening up and adding new vibrancy to the commercial corridor. Offhand, we can think of Rybrew, Spot Burger, and Monkey & the Elephant as food businesses that have appeared in recent

We went to the South Philadelphia HOMES community meeting earlier this week and despite the fact that a member of the community accused the moderator of spouting "fake news," it was a pretty tame evening. That's not to say that any of the projects got community support, but no police

When a reader tipped us off about some new construction at the corner of 19th & Thompson, we immediately thought back to our visit to the 1800 block of W. Thompson St. last summer, showing off some of the amazing architecture on the block. In case you've forgotten...Great homes on

A reader reached out recently about some ongoing demolition activity at the southeast corner of 6th & Fitzwater, something we had noticed previously and totally forgotten about. Ah, we've gotta get on our game! We visited this intersection once before, years ago, when a hair salon opened on the northwest

1004 S. 20th St. has been an eyesore for as long as we can remember. For at least a decade, this home has been rotting from the inside, with foliage visibly growing out of the facade since at least 2009. Until they were torn down by PHA in the summer

Last week, we noted that developers had demolished an old building at 1624 Poplar St. and were planning a row of quadplexes in its place. In case you don't remember the visuals, allow us to jog your memory.In the pastView from last weekNoting our story and wishing to add some

We were meandering through the neighborhood a couple weekends ago and happened upon an 'Open House' sign at the corner of 18th & Carpenter. The sign pointed us toward 1715 Carpenter St., a building we've wondered about for many years.Home for saleThis home, listed for sale for $850K, certainly doesn't look