Back in September, we brought an odd building to your attention in the Loft District. 449 N 13th St. is a new construction building with two condo units that channels the area's gritty industrial past with bold design choices.

And now, the building immediately to the south, 439-47 N 13th St.,

Last summer, we told you about Philly Live!, the entertainment complex being built down by the stadiums, next to where the Spectrum once stood. At the time, construction had just begun, and the anticipated completion date was April 5th, opening day for our beloved Phillies.

Amazingly, the construction process for this

According to a zoning application from January, vacant lot 949-51 N Lawrence St. will soon contain two new single family homes with roof decks and garages.

Integrity Building Group is responsible for this new development, which was supported by NLNA, according to zoning chair Larry Freedman. This builder has done some

Last month, we told you about the efforts of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation to renovate properties on Passyunk Avenue. PARC rehabbed 1840 E Passyunk Ave., turning a T Mobile store into a comic book shop and an apartment. Construction had only just begun at 1911 E Passyunk Ave., another PARC property.

There's definitely been progress

In West Poplar/Spring Garden/Spring Arts, there are plans for the development of a long vacant lot, at the northeast corner of 12th and Brandywine Sts.

This lot has an interesting past and a confusing present. For decades, it was the site of the John M. Ogden Public School, which was clearly

Driving through Hawthorne the other day, we spotted some ongoing construction at 904 and 906 S. 12th St., two properties that previously looked like this:

We're guessing the facades were unsalvageable, since they've both been torn off.

Developer AMR Properties purchased the pair of properties last summer for $95K each, and is

Earlier this month, a 'For Sale' sign went up at 2200 Saint Albans St., home to a much maligned check-cashing business for many years. Near neighbors rejoiced, as this property has been a blight on the area since before many of them even moved in. Many were hopeful, we would imagine,

As we mentioned last month, Shake Shack is on the way at 2000 Sansom St., at the end of one of our favorite blocks in town. At the beginning of February, we noticed that the old storefronts had been covered by plywood.

In the weeks since, the workers on the site

According to a zoning application from earlier this month, Amz Dev Inc hopes to build what we can only imagine is student housing at 1401 N 15th St., currently a vacant lot.

The developer purchased this lot in December for $290K, and has proposed ten residential units and eight parking spaces.

It's been more than a year since our first post about Mariposa Co-op's relocation to 4824 Baltimore Ave. Initial plans called for the move to be completed last fall.

But that didn't fly and then it was supposed to open in December, then, by mid-February, then March 1st. When the opening