
In neighborhoods like Hawthorne and Graduate Hospital, residents yearn for more retail and commercial options in the neighborhood. In Bella Vista, the staggering number of restaurants and shops, along with the presence of the Italian Market means that one fewer commercial space doesn't make much of a difference. We give
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A reader sent us this listing from Loopnet, which indicates that the 2,000 sqft space that's been home to Krispy Kreme for a little more than a year is available for sublease. When a small, local business like Ramen Boy folds after a short time, it's not really such a
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Last week, we excitedly told you about the official opening of the new Hawthorne Park, at 12th & Catharine. On the blocks surrounding this park, as we told you before, are 245 homes that have been built by PHA in the last ten years. A mixture of rentals and owner
Read MoreAttention Builders: Philadelphia to Host Greenbuild 2013
13 July, 2012 | No Comments |
What would Philly be like if 30K sustainability-minded folks visited for a few days to talk about green efforts? Enter Greenbuild 2013.
Next year, The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo will take place in Philadelphia, officially hosted by the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC). Since 2002, the world’s largest conference
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The historically designated Church of the Assumption, located at 1123-33 Spring Garden Street, is under agreement, according to the website for realtors Colliers International.
Colliers director Michael Barmash told Naked Philly it was a sensitive issue and too early to release any further information, but according to the Inquirer, the new
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We've covered these types of projects ad nauseum, but developers continue to build 'em. We're referring, of course, to new construction, privately owned student housing in the vicinity of Temple University. Recently, a couple of the projects we've brought to your attention have been perhaps a little further from campus
Read MorePhiladelphia Sheriff’s Office is An Embarrassment
12 July, 2012 | No Comments |
Sometimes, we like to waste half a day at sheriff's sales. Mortgage Foreclosure, Tax Lien, Tax Delinquency, it doesn't matter the flavor, it's always the same shtick; a well air-conditioned room on the third floor of 3801 Market St. that's teeming with realtors, developers, contractors, speculators, slumlords, flippers, onlookers, and so forth,
Read MorePhiladelphia Named a Green Power
12 July, 2012 | No Comments |
Philadelphians purchase almost 600 million kilowatt-hours (kwH) of renewable energy each year, the equivalent, according to a City press release, of removing 80,000 passenger cars from the road.
As such, Philly has been designated a Green Power by the EPA. It is the largest city in the country to receive said designation which requires
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A new housing development is being proposed for the edge of Old City, on a vacant lot at Front and Willow Streets (just north of Callowhill). The huge lot in question, 412 N Front St., sits on the western side of Front Street, and sits in the shadow of an onramp to I-95.
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A few months back, we told you about 1107 S 2nd St., a mixed-use building that was on the way on a stretch of 2nd Street that was notable for new construction houses as well as stalled construction. Take a look at the site back in February, as a new
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