Heading down 2nd Street the other day, we spotted construction activity at 622 N. 2nd St., long a vacant lot. A sign at the mixed-use building in progress tells us that the building will eventually be home to the Northern Liberties Veterinary Center.Future Vet ClinicMeanwhile, just down the street, the

We've already covered all sorts of development on Carpenter Street in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. On various blocks, one or two-off developments have taken place in the last year, with some still under construction as we write these words. The other day, we spotted yet another project under construction, this

The elegant Church of the Assumption at 12th & Spring Garden will take a few more breaths as last month it was saved from the guillotine, at least temporarily.The churchIn November, the Commonwealth Court of PA handed down a decision stating that the right to demolish the building, granted by

You’ve probably noticed the building that occupies the southwest corner of 2nd & Chestnut.  It’s kind of huge.  The U.S. Custom House cuts an imposing figure both at street level and from afar, eclipsing all other structures in its Old City neighborhood.  But long before the federal building was erected,

It's been many months since our last visit to the 1300 block of Buttonwood, where two projects have been ongoing for most of the year. It's an interesting study on this block at the northern end of Callowhill, where a rehab project sits adjacent to a new construction building.In the

In Philadelphia, lots of the homes look the same and there's a hefty contingent of people who think that's just great, thank you very much. Still, from time to time we find ourselves confronted with unusual homes. Affordable ranchers in Point Breeze. A double-wide home with a lightwell through the

We last visited the 30 Baltz project at the end of the summer, when groundbreaking on the corner property had just taken place. Recall, this project from MM Partners includes the construction of two double-wide homes on the 3000 block of Baltz Street along with a much larger eight unit

Several weeks ago, developers looking to build on the 100 block of Spring Garden Street, near the waterfront, on a parcel just east of I-95, reached a compromise with the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association for plans to construct a six-story building with ground-floor retail and twenty-five apartments.Developers for 117 Spring

In Passyunk Square, new building continues as plans for five new single-family homes at 1437-49 Beulah St. received a vote of non-opposition from the Passyunk Square Civic Association at their December zoning meeting.The homes will, if approved, fill in a stretch of vacant lots at the elbow of a skinny

Traveling though Fishtown the other day, we stumbled upon three homes under construction at the corner of Gaul & E. Cumberland. These homes are replacing a vacant lot that's been on and off the market a couple of times over the years. Finally, Gaul Cumberland LLC purchased the three lots