After a pleasant cup of joe at River Wards Cafe the other day, we noticed some construction activity on Amber Street, right near Lehigh Avenue. The construction is still in its very early stages, with heavy machinery on the site perhaps doing some soil testing. Still, we had no idea

We got an email from a reader recently, telling us about a potential development opportunity at the edge of Brewerytown. The property, 2414 W. Thompson St., is currently listed for sale for $125K and is probably priced a little on the high side but could indeed represent a worthwhile investment for the right

We were traveling through Powelton Village the other day and spied a very minor construction project, but it looked pretty unusual so we figured it was worth a mention. Thanks to its architecture, this neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, but for whatever reason,

Among Philadelphia development enthusiasts such as ourselves, the empty lots of Center City, which are often used for surface parking, are notorious and well-known. Most of us walk by them frequently shaking our heads at the sight of their untapped potential. So it's with great joy and exuberance that we

For those unfamiliar, the University City Science Center is an urban research center in, big surprise, West Philly, on Market Street next to Drexel and Penn. The campus of the Science Center stretches over multiple blocks, covering 15 buildings and includes office and lab space for start-up and mature companies alike.

In Brewerytown, development has been a bit of a slow burn over the last few years, though of late the neighborhood has seen a burst of activity. And there are several significant projects in the pipeline for 2017, so perhaps Brewerytown is picking up some serious momentum. Like the neighborhood,

Several readers have reached out to us, wondering about some slow moving construction at the southwest corner of 22nd & W. Passyunk. Some folks might remember that a Goodwill store was located for years at 2334 S. 22nd St., but the store closed a few years ago and no other

Over the course of the last year, an addition has sprouted on the building at 1334 Bainbridge St. and now it's extremely noticeable from South Broad Street. We're... not loving how it looks, at least at this point.New addition as viewed from S. Broad StreetWe actually covered this property once

We've always kinda had a thing for 514 Fitzwater St., one of the more unique structures in Queen Village. Perhaps you've noticed it in your travels around town, it's really pretty striking with its painted bricks, colorful cornice, and use of tile and ice cube windows on the first floor.

For a block that's a bit off the beaten path, we sure have visited the 2500 block of Montrose Street a bunch of times over the years. It was back in 2011 that we first brought you to this block to tell you about plans for a project called Montrose