The 33,746-square-foot lot at 1919 Market (aka the failed Opus Condominium Tower) was very popular at the bankruptcy auction Brandywine Realty Trust attended. After some back and forth, 1919 finally ended in the victorious hands of Brandywine with a $9.3M bid. The agreement of sale between Brandywine, Bank of America

Congratulations to Interface Studio Architects and Postgreen Homes for their 100k House, one of the 18 projects selected by The American Institute of Architects to receive the prestigious 2011 Housing Award. The AIA’s Housing Award Program honors the best in housing design and the 100k House, the first-ever LEED (Leadership in Energy

As part of the Temple 20/20 plan, the university will open its brand new South Gateway living quarters this Fall. The new state-of-the-art $147.4M residence hall will offer more than 1,000 beds and a dining hall with outdoor seating serving staple Philly items such as cheese steaks and soft pretzels.

Gary P. Steuer, Philadelphia's chief cultural officer and director of the city's Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy would like to see the parcels at the northeast (owned by New York-based Hudson River Capital) and northwest (marketed by Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation) corners of Broad and Washington developed. "Given the Avenue of the

The Walnut Street Bridge is going to be more easily accessible to all of its users (i.e. drivers, bikers and pedestrians), rather than it being predominantly for motor-vehicle traffic. Currently, the bridge possesses four traffic lanes, a bike lane and two eight-foot sidewalks. Pedestrian and bike traffic has increased considerably

Bethany Seawright, graduate student of interior design, MFA candidate and contributing blogger for Apartment Therapy, has given Philly architecture a great shout-out on the site. "Over and over again, I am amazed at the number of formidable architects than have come through our city and influenced its ever-changing landscape," says

Last Friday night on the way to our favorite piano bar, we noticed (via note on the door at 2006 Chestnut Street) that Jolly Weldon, owner of Jolly's Dueling Piano Bar, has moved his bar to the Academy House at 1420 Locust Street. We missed the official opening last Friday,

The Philadelphia School has plans to recycle the former Licenses and Inspections maintenance garage on the property at 2501 South Street into a multipurpose space for student performances, assemblies and all-school community gatherings. Additional development on the property includes construction of a one-story Early Childhood Center with four

The former dilapidated 20-year-old Doggy World at 858 N. Third Street is now the bright non-profit charity Operation Ava and soon-to-be for-profit Pet Mechanic. Nine-year-old Ava Guitierrez, daughter of Claudia (CEO of Operatrion Ava and COO and senior vice president of Doggie Style) began the business to provide rescue and adoption

The existing AAA building at 2040 Market will soon be a mixed-use residential/commercial building with 235 apartments, 15,000-square-feet of retail on the ground floor and 200 underground parking spaces. PMC Property Group acquired the 155,787-square-feet, six-story office building from NorthStar Realty for $8.3 million or about $52 per square foot, according to the CoStar