We were passing through East Kensington the other day and were intrigued when we spotted zoning posters at 2100 N. Front St., a blighted and clearly vacant building. You may recall, we wondered about several properties on this block a few months ago, and were hopeful that a brave developer was

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway cuts diagonally through Center City, offering a stretch rich with museums, hotels and high-rises.  Case in point, the 16-story building at 1600 Arch Street, just south of the Parkway, is situated perfectly at the intersection of all this culture and commerce.  But before the Parkway’s initial

Well folks, it's the end of 2013.Tomorrow we start this whole shebang all over again with Mummers, hangovers, and perhaps a renewed sense of purpose. What better time, we thought, to hop into our Delorean and check out what 2014 will have to offer. So here goes nothing...Great scott!- Next

On Baltimore Avenue, we’re still waiting for a number of projects we wrote about over the summer to start moving. At 5021-23 Baltimore Ave., the complex legal process for acquiring a liquor license is slowing the opening of the planned Babylon Bistro. If a liquor license cannot be procured, it

Over the summer, we told you about plans for two new three story homes for the 2000 block of Titan Street. 2002 and 2004 Titan St. have been vacant lots for decades, and developers recently received zoning clearance for the construction of new homes which will replace these lots. Look for

Just around the corner from the thriving Frankford & Berks intersection in Fishtown, developers are renovating a three-story brick building with a carriage door. Two years ago 1836-38 Sepviva St. was purchased at a short sale. According to old listings, renovations have started and stopped repeatedly over the years, and recently

As new student housing has exploded in the area surrounding Temple University, we've seen new attention come to Cecil B. Moore Avenue west of Broad Street. Larger projects, like eight units at 19th & Cecil B, and twenty units at 18th Street are joined by smaller projects, like the faux-mixed-use buildings on the 1700

The 400 block of Fairmount Avenue is poised for improvements as two separate projects seek to bring new life, both residential and retail to the area. Developers want to build four triplexes on a surface parking lot in the middle of the block. Nearby, other entrepreneurs will bring a nail

Last week, a reader asked us whether we'd heard anything about the closed-down Qdoba on the southwest corner of 19th & Chestnut. We weren't aware that the long-time lunch spot had closed, but sure enough when we went by the other day we saw paper in the windows.No more burritos

It's been years since we've thought about the former bodega at 922 S. 20th St., which has sat closed for quite some time now. When we last told you about this spot, we indicated that a pho place would be opening its doors here, operated by the same guys who operated