Earlier this week, we told you about a new Francisville foundation, just a few doors north of the intersection of 16th & Poplar. Like those in the quadplexes next door, the apartments in the duplex that will soon rise there will be condoed out. Just a block to the south

We first visited 1538 Green St. in June of 2012 when it was still a surface parking lot. We came back to it as digging began for a new foundation. Last fall, a large new home was well underway, but still under construction. Today, the nearly 8,200 sqft home is just

We got an email the other day from a reader with news about a new project in the works for the 1300 block of Buttonwood Street. A couple months ago, we updated you on two projects on the 1200 block of Buttonwood Street and a couple years back we wondered whether

In the summer of 2012, we wondered about the large vacant lot on the southeast corner of 13th & South. We lamented that this prominent lot was sitting vacant, especially in light of the construction of Southstar Lofts a block away. At the time, we explained that the 20,000 sqft lot

Architecturally, West Philadelphia has some of the most interesting buildings in town. Standard Philly row homes, Old Victorians, Greco-Roman inspired buildings, and plenty of other styles line the streets of West Philly, distinguishing it from much of South Philly, for example. We were on the 4600 block of Sansom Street

We last checked in on the 1900 block of League Street in October, when we discovered five new homes under construction on a small block that's only a short trip from Washington Avenue. This development came on the heels of five additional homes that were built on the eastern side

In the late 19th and early 20th century, the intersection of 5th & South was at the heart of an increasingly vibrant Jewish Quarter in Philadelphia.  Immigrant families began flowing into Society Hill and lining South Street with their businesses.  The building standing at the Southwest corner of 5th Street and bearing the

Back in the summer of 2011, when we first told you about plans for a new mixed-use building on the long-vacant northwest corner of 17th & South, we never would have imagined that construction would have only gotten started at the tail end of 2013. But here we are folks,

The intersection of Preston & Filbert in West Powelton sits near 2.0 University Place, the new LEED Platinum pre-certified building that went up last year. At this intersection, one corner is being renovated and another could be seen as a redevelopment opportunity.Building is for saleUnder constructionAlready situated at the southeast

In the summer of 2011, we asked whether anyone wanted to purchase 1021 Chestnut St., the historic Mercantile Bank Building.Present viewWhen it was in active useFor those who don't remember (and don't feel like clicking back to read the old story), this building was constructed in 1953, and designed by Sydney