PT Real Estate Capital, acquirer of distressed and undervalued assets, is in the final stages of renovating the northwest corner of 12th & Spruce.  This five story, 12,000 square foot historic building was constructed back in 1907 and housed the national headquarters for the Grand United

Located at the corner of 47th St. and Cedar Ave., the Suzuki Piano Academy is a music school that opened up last year in West Philadelphia, in the space formerly occupied by the famous Carrot Cake Man. The school utilizes the Suzuki Method, which models its techniques after language acquisition

Mike Stollenwerk, who arrived on the local scene in 2007 when he took over Little Fish, has been moving at a frenetic pace recently, opening Fish and Fathom Seafood House in the past two years, and apparently opening a larger Fish in the near future. He has another project coming

It looks like Charlie's Pub, which closed back in April when they lost their lease at 114 N 3rd St, has been denied approval by both the Old City Civic Association and Zoning Board for their planned relocation to 17 N 3rd St. As previously reported, even though owners Charlie

On a block with a number of $800K homes, Kater St. Development is constructing a new house, with another on the way in short order. This lot was originally owned by the developers responsible for Kater Court across the street, but for whatever reason they decided to sell the lot

We got a tip from a reader about a hole in the ground at 5th and Washington Ave., so we headed over there to investigate. When we got there, we found so much construction activity that we weren't even sure what hole they were referring to.

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1021 Walnut St., which is currently occupied by Thomas Jefferson University, was once home to one of the more interesting urban spaces we've ever seen. The Lippincott, Johnson, and Co. building was a five-story building built in the mid-1860's, out of which a cloth, woolens, and garment business operated. Floors

In a recent interview with the Inquirer's Michael Klein, Stephen Starr discussed his intention to take a break from opening restaurants in Philadelphia. At least in the immediate future. His reason? Starr says "Philadelphia is my favorite city, but I do believe that the city needs to work on some

According to the zoning application, 214-216 N. 10th St. will soon be home to a new retail establishment. The application is for the sale of prepackaged food and preparation of hot food for takeout, so perhaps a small market or simple takeout place is on the way. We're in Chinatown,

Early this summer, Rittenhouse Park received the artistic addition of a "Shirtless Thugs" tag on a central wall in the square. It appears to have gone untouched or at least imperfectly removed by Friends of Rittenhouse Square, the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network, and the city itself; you know, the organizations that