Though South Kensington has experienced a wave of redevelopment, there are still many buildings in the neighborhood that remain in poor condition. It's unfair to pick on one, but that's just what we're doing today as we consider 406-408 W. Jefferson St., a former auto garage. The property came to

Philadelphia has certainly made some strides in the years since Men's Fitness declared us the fattest city in America. In the latest ranking, from 2014, we got a mid-pack ranking of 21st fattest (and therefore 30th most fit!) of the 50 most populous cities in the country. Perhaps our improving

Several years ago, a reader directed our attention to 2619 Brown St., a large property that included a seemingly vacant building at the corner of Taney & Brown and a collection of one-story garages. When we investigated, we discovered that the same people also owned a blighted, ivy-covered building immediately

Some properties out there don't make too much sense in terms of their dimensions, but sometimes those are the parcels that present the most interesting development opportunities. Take, for example, 1208-12 E. Susquehanna Ave., a large property that's just steps from Girard Avenue.Current viewThis close to Girard Ave.The property includes

The last few years have been a bit of a roller coaster ride for 563 N. 20th St., a building on the northeast corner of 20th & Brandywine. For many years, it sat in a relatively unloved state, housing Park Grocery Co. on the first floor. Just looking at an

With a few exceptions, recent projects in Northern Liberties have meant the construction of new single-family homes. But on the southeast corner of 6th & Brown, developers are considering building a new apartment building, for a change.View at the cornerFor many years, a shabby one-story commercial building has occupied 723

We confess, we'd never visited the 2200 block of Wilder Street before last week. What we found when we trekked over there was a mixed block with some well maintained two-story homes, a few blighted properties, and a ton of vacant land. Our visit was spurred by a reader, who

At 1325 Beach St., next to Penn Treaty Park, sits an amazing building that was constructed almost a hundred years ago. The Delaware Generating Station was designed by John Windram, the same guy that designed the Franklin Institute. If the power plant were located in a similarly trafficked area, it

This must a record- two visits to the area around Temple in one week, and nothing about student housing. Today, we come back to a project that we first told you about two and a half years ago. On the southwest corner of 16th & Oxford, a large old building was

Last week's community meeting about plans for forty-six homes at 2012 Wharton Street went pretty much as you would have expected. Roughly sixty people showed up, a representative from JKRP Architects presented the project, people from the crowd asked questions about affordability, other people aggressively asked about why it can't