Earlier this summer, news of development on a vacant property at 17 S 44th St. made a small commotion in West Philly when it was learned that the new building would cover over a neighborhood-driven mural which paid tribute to the local Ethiopian community. However, the fact that this building would

The other day, after a visit to Brewerytown, we were taking College Ave. to get across town and noticed some blight at 2221 N. College Ave., a triangular property that's formed by the intersection with W. Thompson Street. Surely, this building was once a very interesting structure, given the unique

This past winter, we told you about plans to demolish a two-story garage at 1817 Wylie St., a plan that was on its face a good thing. With all of the residential development that's taken place throughout the area in recent years, the garage simply didn't fit into the fabric

Recently, a couple of readers have reached out, asking about some demolition on Susquehanna Ave. between Amber and Coral Streets. We last visited this block a couple years ago, when plans came out for three new homes, replacing some older structures and a vacant lot. Those homes are now, as

We don't get to Grays Ferry too often, mostly because there's not usually much to talk about over there in terms of development. But we meandered under the terrifying 25th Street viaduct the other day and happened upon a some brewing excitement at the northwest corner of 26th & Federal.

The Paul Rabinowitz Glass Factory at 1401-15 N. American St., a building that sits across the street from Crane Arts, will soon get an earring of sorts, in the form of four new homes. The new units will face the alley-sized N. Philip St., replacing a large vacant lot on

Last summer, a reader wondered about the influx of tiny medians on North Broad Street between Hamilton Street and Glenwood Avenue and we quickly got to the bottom of the situation. It turns out the City was installing a series of fifty-plus-foot tall light masts on North Broad Street and

If you've traveled down South Broad Street lately, perhaps you've noticed the relatively new steel structure that's appeared between Morris Street and Castle Avenue. That structure is, of course, the new Community Health and Literacy Center that we told you about last fall. This site was previously home to the South Philadelphia Neighborhood

North Abbey, the renovation of the former St. Augustine's church at 27th & Girard into sixteen apartment units, wrapped up earlier this summer. We've talked up this project several times as construction progressed, exceptionally pleased to see a church converted and not demolished, for a change. The building has eight

Earlier today we passed by 1919 Market St., and quickly realized that it's been too long since we last provided an update on this project. Remember, this parcel was last home to the Penn Center Inn, a building that was demolished in 1990 in anticipation of a twin to the IBX