A reader checked in with us, wondering about some construction taking place on the corner of Brown and Percy Sts. One would think that this lot, which sits next to elevated train tracks and across the street from PHA homes, had a building on it fairly recently. As it turns out,

Earlier this year, we told you about a proposed development on the northeast corner of 19th and Fitzwater Sts., where the building occupied by the Mt. Olive AME Church has stood for over a century. As we told you at the time, the developer who recently purchased the church proposed

The IceHouse, a condo project at 1247 E Columbia Ave. in Fishtown, has seen one phase completed in the five years it's been in the works. The project is on the site of the since demolished Dooley’s Icehouse and a renovated former auto garage, and stands as one of the

Last week, we took you to narrow Leithgow Street, pointing out two homes under construction next door to a community garden. Today, we make a move about a hundred paces to the north, to give you a little more development news for this block.

966 N Leithgow St. was a vacant

In December, we speculated on the new tenant for the prime retail space at Broad and Chestnut Sts., which most recently held a Borders location for about a decade. And when zoning notices went up on this building last week, we started making some phone calls to find out what

Stop reading stuff on the internet, and go spend time with the mothers in your life!

We are.

A couple of months ago, we told you about a new seven-home project in the works in Northern Liberties, with 3 homes fronting N. American Street and 4 homes fronting Bodine Street. Since then, plenty of progress has been made at this site, with the homes on American Street framed

Last year, we told you about "The Nine," a nine home development of new construction residences on the 1700 block of Tulip Street. At the time, we mentioned a dilapidated, abandoned, overgrown factory building directly across the street from The Nine, at 1701 Tulip St. In fact, some of the

The corner of 10th & Carpenter Streets is the picture of urban serenity.  Bardascino Park is tucked warmly into its Bella Vista neighborhood, its verdant landscape and ample benches insisting that passersby and lunch-breakers stop for a sit.  A pleasing tile mural adorns the wall on the west end of the park, next to

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about plans to build new homes at 1120 N 3rd St., a one-story garage-front building that once held an HVAC contractor’s office, and the poorly fenced off lot next door. Thanks to the good people at KJO Architecture, the folks responsible for