This attractive building has repeatedly caught our eye as the years have passed, keeping us curious as to how such a large building in such a prominent location has remained vacant and blighted for the better part of the last decade (or more?). Time has been a cruel mistress for

Back in November, we told you about 1612-16 South St., three lots with 51' of frontage on South St. that have been vacant for years and had recently been put on the market. While this block has certainly experienced growth in recent years, we imagine this vacant eyesore has depressed

This weekend, we stopped over at Blackbird for a delicious vegan hoagie and noticed orange zoning notices at the corner of 6th and Addison Sts., in Society Hill.

This lot, which is currently used for parking, is associated with 601 Lombard St., a two-story, double-wide building that contains four 1-bedroom rental

Back in December, we told you about six affordable housing units going up in Point Breeze, right around 20th and Dickinson Sts.

At the time, a large hole was all that indicated the future development.

Developer NorthStar Point Breeze is behind the development, which is being subsidized by NSP2 funds. The project

Over the weekend, we noticed a SOLD sign on a warehouse located at 531-33 Bainbridge St.

Used for the past however many years for fabric storage for nearby Fleishman's Fabrics, this building has not had any sort of retail use for quite some time. Looking at the faded painted signs on

As is our tradition, we were lost in Fishtown the other day, and we stumbled upon this large, partially demolished building at 412-24 Moyer St.

The building was purchased by Moyer Street Associates for $350K back in 2008, and is currently listed for sale for $925K (!). It sits on a

Over the summer, when we told you about a bunch of activity on the 500 block of Washington Ave., one of the projects we mentioned was a large, new construction building on the northwest corner of 5th St. & Washington Ave.

Since we last checked in, this building has come along

Back in September, we wondered about 915 S 11th St., the building that once housed the South Philadelphia State Bank. The building, which has been home to Cambridge Spice Trading Co. for many years, appears to be poorly maintained despite its unique appearance and history.

It seems like it would be an outstanding

We've had our eye on this home for awhile, watching with interest as the unique-looking place has been under construction. Last month, 245 W. Jefferson St. went on the market, and is currently listed for $340K.

The home was constructed by Continuum Environments, LLC, who are referring to it as the

A reader tipped us off about two construction sites in very different phases, near the corner of 2nd and Ellsworth Sts. in Pennsport.

At 1107 S. 2nd St., a long vacant house that's been on and off the market for a few years finally sold for $200K back in November. The