Back in December, we told all about Hagert Square, a proposed thirty home development at the corner of E Hagert & Gaul Sts., on the Fishtown border. In the months after our initial post, we got several emails from concerned neighbors, worried that this project was never going to happen, due

Back in March, we told you about a new project planned for 439-47 N 13th St., an old two story building just to the south of one of our favorite new buildings in town. We haven't heard anything about this property for the past six months, though we have heard

A year ago, someone posted on Philadelphia Speaks about a blighted property on the corner of 10th & Winton, in South Philly. Yesterday, the thread came back to life as a neighbor discovered that the owner of the property is Patricia Mendelsohn, of Tyson Realty. The poster, AngelB, even went

Four years ago, plans for the green-inspired Duck Flats in Northern Liberties flattered sustainable enthusiasts and excited local realty buffs. The project called for 10 new units in two buildings on the 800 block of N. Lawrence Street, and 15 units in three buildings on the 800 block of N. 4th

Yesterday, we told you about a SPHINC meeting where we learned about two duplexes planned for the corner of 20th & Wharton. Also at that meeting, the same architect presented plans for another development in Point Breeze, this time a single-family home at 1902 Alter Street.

The lot that's pictured above

Imagine a bike trail that stretches along the East Coast through cities, along rivers and through suburban towns like a cyclists’ I-95 and you will find yourself among the musings of the advocates and engineers of the East Coast Greenway. This project's goal is to connect Canada to Key West, bike

We got an email from a helpful reader the other day, with some interesting news for a rough-looking building on Girard Avenue. Across the street from a BP station, 527 W. Girard Ave. has clearly seen better days. Home to a theatre of some kind in the past, and before

A press release recently crossed our virtual desk, with a big Northern Liberties project that we somehow missed previously. Penn Herb Co., a store that specializes in herbal remedies (as the name suggests), has done business out of 603 N 2nd St. for generations. In the very near future, they

A reader checked in the other day, giving us the heads up about an ongoing renovation at 815 S. 21st St., in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. As recently as just a few months ago, this property looked, well, a little ugly.

Now, it's true that vinyl siding and fiberglass awnings are

The other night, at the monthly South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S. zoning meeting, developers presented a proposal for two duplexes at 1256-58 S. 20th St., the northwest corner of 20th & Wharton. Looking at the corner currently, you see a large vacant lot. This project will only fill about half of this