Last Fall, we told you about the planned expansion at the Wistar Institute, in the heart of Penn's West Philly campus. Over the last six months, a large building in the middle of their Spruce Street complex has been razed, paving the way for the new building, designed by Ballinger.

By the

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On the agenda for the Fishtown zoning committee meeting a couple of weeks ago was a proposal for the establishment of a new bakery at 1255 Marlborough St., formerly a corner store. This corner store, fortunately, had relatively tasteful signage, in contrast to some other stores we've seen of late.

While

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There’s a new and potentially soothing store coming to Rodin Place in Logan Square. This month, members of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association voted to not to oppose franchisees application to open a Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa at 2000 Hamilton St., via email. Plans are for a September opening, but before that renovations must occur.

“Everything

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Last month, we gave you the heads up about a proposed mixed-use development at a long blighted, triple wide lot on South Street West. Earlier this week, representatives for the developer presented this project at 1612-16 South St. to the SOSNA zoning board and the community. And the response was,

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Philadelphia’s stormwater management efforts might soon be privy to ideas generated by the best minds working in that field across the country.

This fall, those behind the Infill Philadelphia initiative, brought to us by folks at the Community Design Collaborative (CDC), plan to host a nationwide design challenge for three sites chosen by an interdisciplinary

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A couple of days ago, we told you about the gorgeous new construction home at 1801 Christian St., developed by Roman Mosheyev. Today, we have news about another project Mr. Mosheyev is working on, but this will be a very different animal.

Last night, at the SOSNA zoning meeting, Mosheyev presented a

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And no, we're not talking about Greater Saint Matt's.

Back in April, a developer (we're not sure who) came before the ZBA with a proposal to convert the historic church at 626 N 21st St. into eight residential units. Near neighbors objected, citing a lack of parking and outdoor space, and

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The Four Seasons is a sanctuary of opulence amid the bustle of Logan Square.  Enclosed by 18th, 19th, Race, and Cherry Streets, the five-star hotel brand came to Philly in the 1980s.

More than a century before the hotel boom came to Philadelphia, the city experienced a medical industry boom.  Among the many specialty treatment

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As has been pretty well documented, the process of acquiring land from the City of Philadelphia is on the challenging side, to say the least. It's one of the reasons land bank conversations have been percolating for the past several years. But for now, it's numerous city agencies owning thousands

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Last week, we gave you the heads up about the upcoming demolition of the former Pride of the Sea warehouse at 720 N 4th St., across the street from Honey’s Sit n’ Eat. Whelp, demolition has proceeded since then, and the site should be clear in the coming weeks.

The plan for this site

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