Just a block south of the proposed cafe/music venue/artist space that we told you about last month, and a couple of blocks west of the former Childs Elementary building, 3027 Darien St Llc has proposed building a duplex on the corner of 18th and Reed Sts.

The new building will be

We spotted ongoing demolition at 2549 Grays Ferry Ave. the other day, and were pleased to see the gross, poorly maintained building that had previously stood there coming down.

Here's a look at what the property looks like nowadays:

Developer Metro Impact, prodigious builders in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, are at it

Yesterday, we told you about two homes under construction on the 500 block of E Hewson St., across the street from a ball field. At the time, we mentioned a much larger development just around the corner but didn't get too specific. Today, we have some photos, renderings, and assorted

You may have never even heard of Sears St., a narrow street that runs with numerous stops and starts between Wharton and Reed Streets. But on the 700 block of this street you may have never even heard of, you would discover one of the most pleasant and surprising places

Last summer, we gave you the heads up about plans for a CVS to take over the large parking lot on the southeast corner of 22nd and South Sts., and that plan finally appears to be moving forward.

Representatives from CVS have been meeting with stakeholders in the area, and the

Last summer, we gave you a big picture look at the tremendous amount of student housing development that's going on around Temple University. One of the photos that we used in that post showed five homes on the 1800 block of North 17th St. in the process of being constructed.

Yesterday, we gave you the heads up about ten new homes in the early stages of construction on a lot that once was the site of the Ridge Avenue Farmers Market. At that time, we wondered whether the homes would extend all the way to Ridge Ave., ruining the potential

Anyone who's spent time walking or driving around the Fishtown or East Kensington areas is well aware of their differences from the straightforward Center City grid. Tiny, hidden streets abound, and the numbering of the houses in the neighborhood could confound even the most experienced city planner. Streets don't travel

Back in early February, we brought the development at 1326-28 N 15th St. to your attention, noting plans for one of the larger new student housing developments in the Temple area. The project, which sits on the corner of 15th and Ingersoll Sts., has made tremendous progress in just two months.

As

The other day, we spotted some earth being moved, a hole being dug, and what looked to the untrained eye like a sandcastle in progress on Ginnodo St. in Francisville. From the looks of it, we guessed that two houses would soon be rising on these lots, surrounded on both