The intersection of 6th St., Christian St., and Passyunk Ave. is buzzing lately, with the year-old Shot Tower Coffee on the corner, the ever-more-likely-to-be-permanent Triangle Park, and a construction project at 606 Christian St., the scale of which we didn't really appreciate until yesterday. We knew that the home that

15th St., between Ellsworth and Federal Sts., is not a desirable block. On the northern end of the street, a not-so-safe bar. On the southern end, a beer distributor, a bodega, and a beer and steaks shop serve up the essentials. Midblock, a number of dilapidated and/or vacant homes are

A wide, kind of rough looking former auto shop caught our eye today while we were in the neighborhood. 1412-14 S. 7th St. has been on and off the market for years, most recently listed for just under $300K until coming off the market last week.

Simply looking at this place,

About six weeks ago, we predicted that there would finally be some movement on the 800 block of S. Darien St. by the end of the year. Turns out, construction activity commenced only a couple of weeks later. 817-21 S. Darien St. was purchased in early November for $605K, and

A couple months back, we told you about the impending redevelopment of the Lincoln Apartments Building at 1222 Locust St., with construction expected to begin in the springtime. While we were over there, snapping photos of the handsome yet neglected building, a vacant commercial space next door at 1234 Locust

Back in June, we wrote about an eleven-unit affordable housing project from Community Ventures in cooperation with South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S. in Point Breeze. In case you don't feel like (re)reading 800 words from six months ago, the key takeaways are: Community Ventures is building really nice looking homes for low-income

Back in July, when the birds were chirping, the sun was shining, and we were all dreaming of a Phillies parade, we wrote about the commencement of construction on the Schuylkill River Park Connector bridge. Amazing how much progress takes place when you ignore a massive public works project for

Seven new town homes in South Kensington, four on Master Street, and three on Mascher Street, could be the beginning of a huge project that could result in the construction of as many as seventy new single-family homes, a complete transformation that will pretty much create a new neighborhood in

As you're probably aware, we scour the zoning applications every week to find new and exciting development news to pass along to you good people. We see all kinds of requests for variances, but rarely do we see an application like that for 1103 S. 31st St., a request to

Over the summer, we lamented the number of vacancies on the 600 block of South St., pointing out prominent retail spaces that have been empty for years. According to a recent thread on Philadelphia Speaks, one (or possibly two) of those spaces will soon be filled.

602 South St., formerly home