The wheels are getting a little oil over in Brewerytown. In recent months, West Girard Avenue has experienced a surge of renewal that has contributed to recent retail openings and improvements along the corridor. Next on tap is a major mixed-use project at 27th & Girard.Current situationLast night, City Council

A few years ago, construction started at 807 N. 2nd St. on a unique looking four-story mixed-use building. Then, after much of the exterior work was finished, work stopped. Two summers back, we spotted renewed construction activity at the site, with some new windows installed. Commenters confirmed that workers were

The other day, we found ourselves at the corner of Frankford & Delaware Aves., and we noticed some idle heavy equipment atop an apparently demolished structure. We thought to ourselves, "what in the world used to be here?" and came up empty. Thankfully, Google Maps has an image of the

The other day, a reader wondered about two homes currently getting a little work done on the 2200 block of Montrose Street. These homes are mere steps away from Julian Abele Park, the still newish park that represents one of the few public green spaces in the neighborhood.Julian Abele ParkRenovation

Almost two years ago, we first told you of plans for five new homes at the northwest corner of 3rd & George. This prominent site is currently home to an ugly one-story garage and some vacant lots. To be honest, we kind of figured that the project from a couple

As we've noted numerous times as of late, in Fishtown developers are looking everywhere they can to get in on the rebuilding that's happening, and a lot of that is infill development. Such is the case with plans for four new single-family homes at 1367-73 Crease St. Homes coming soonThe

Last summer, we sharing the exciting news that Federal Donuts would be opening a new location at 7th & Fairmount. As the months have rolled along, the folks behind this business have been hard at work getting the space ready for delicious fried chicken and donuts. Recently, a number of new windows

Last summer, we told you that five new homes were coming to the 600 block of Sydenham St., which is part of an easy-to-miss nook in the Spring Garden neighborhood. We first visited this block in 2011, when a row of homes on the 1500 block of Melon Street were

We were winding our way through Northern Liberties earlier this week and we came upon two new homes we didn't know about previously. 504 and 506 Cambridge St. can be found on a narrow street and are easily missed if you're driving up 5th Street. The homes are unique on

Just north of the intersection of 12th & Spring Garden stands one of the stranger buildings in a neighborhood that's experienced a rebirth of late.  Though the building has occupied its current location at 531 N. 12th St. for well over 150 years, it has actually seen far more change in