The original site of the Salvation Army was at 4th & Oxford in South Kensington, and as of this year new owners are looking for tenants for the building, constructed in 1869, to become another part of the changing neighborhood, where old mills are new lofts, and the building is

It wasn't so long ago that the 3rd & Market intersection had the same campy look it had possessed for years. On the northeast corner was the gaudy Shirt Corner. And the slightly less gaudy but still ridiculous Suit Corner held down the southwest corner. And we liked it that

It's been a long road for Renewbold, but it seems that the journey is finally approaching its end. It was all the way back in February of 2011 that we first told you about this project from LPMG, the guys behind American Sardine Bar and South Philly Tap Room. About

Two Street has traded in some vinyl siding for a couple of extra-wide homes. We went by 1738 S. 2nd St. yesterday en route to Target, and came upon a new home under construction. This home has replaced a pair of two-story homes that had been used as rental properties.

The website for the apartment building located at 221 S. 12th St. boasts the residence’s proximity to Philadelphia’s tourist-friendly historical district.  However, the building stands on a site with its own storied past.  Said past begins in the mid-19th Century, when, according to G.M. Hopkins’ 1875 Philadelphia Atlas, this location was occupied by a Young

A couple days ago, after we enjoyed a coffee at One Shot and after we noticed the finished construction next door which is now home to DnA Salon, we headed south down American Street and spied a little more construction activity. At 1004 N. American St., a kind of unfortunate

At the corner of 26th & Poplar, a vacant warehouse cries out for redevelopment. And its cries might just be answered sometime soon.View from the eastThe 12,000 sqft building sits on the border between Brewerytown and Fairmount. To the south is a lovely residential neighborhood. To the north is the

For most Penn students, the Wistar Institute has long been a mystery. Located at 3601 Spruce St. across from freshman dorms at the Quad, Wistar covers an entire block in the heart of campus despite the fact that it's not affiliated with the University. Though one of their buildings is

Months ago, we told you about plans for seventeen new homes on the 800 blocks of Lawrence and Orkney Streets in Northern Liberties. Back then, the warehouse that was once home to Marcis Wire Works had just been demolished at 812-32 N. Lawrence St., and a snow covered pile of

About a year and a half ago, a store called Momoyo opened at the corner of 20th & Brandywine, specializing in bubble tea, fro yo, and oddly, dog treats. Then the business got closed down, ostensibly due to a zoning problem. They reopened in the spring, and installed some funky