Before the snow ended all possibilities of getting around town, we were passing through Fishtown and noticed zoning notices at 428 E. Wildey St., which was formerly home to a plumbing business. Checking the L&I map for additional info, we discovered that a plan was put forth for this property

In 2008, bold plans emerged for 1601 Vine St. that would have involved two mixed-use towers with over 500 residential units, a 150-room hotel, a Best Buy, and a relocated Whole Foods. According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, that plan fell apart as the recession hit and large-scale development mostly

Over the past couple of years, we've told you about multiple projects from the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation. This organization has been able to buy up distressed properties on or around Passyunk Avenue, fix them up, and find both residential and commercial tenants. If every neighborhood had a group like PARC,

It was over two years ago that we first told you that the Ruffin Nichols Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church and school at 11th & Mount Vernon were under contract with a developer. As the months went on, we tracked the demolition of these lovely buildings with a twinge of disappointment,

Like most of the addresses on South Street, 410 South St. used to be a whole lot more fun and exciting than it is today.  The building on the southwest corner of Leithgow & South today wouldn't attract the attention of the average passerby.  However, obscured by the retail shell that now occupies

Several months ago, we told you about the ongoing renovation of a mixed-use building on the 200 block of W. Girard Ave., located around the corner from the Piazza and even closer to the neighborhood's still-newish supermarket. That project is still progressing, and should soon be approaching the finish line.Looking

It's been almost three years since Pearl Art & Craft Supplies at 417 South St. closed their doors. Since then, the building has sat empty. And while vacancy was de rigueur on South Street a few years ago, its resurgence of late that makes this large empty retail space stick

In Fishtown, down on the 1300 block of E Berks St., we've got progress to report on two homes we first introduced back in July. At the time, developers’ proposal to build a triplex at 1337 E. Berks St., at the site of a faded green home with a slanted

We were in the neighborhood the other day and came upon the surprising sight of two homes on the same block that both apparently suffered significant fire damage somewhat recently. 1225 S. 7th St. and 1245 S. 7th St. sit on a nice Passyunk Square block, around the corner from

While falling snow postponed the Queen Village Neighbors Association zoning hearing last month, QVNA members are nevertheless optimistic about a proposal from a well-known local developer to convert the former drab looking and faded Sonny's General Auto Repair at 123 Washington Ave.  into three row homes that front League Street