1409-13 Fitzwater St. has been home to an auto shop since the 1960s, with a business called Mina Motors operating out of the triple-wide building for at least the last couple decades. This more or less made sense for many years, as auto shops were quite common in residential neighborhoods

Just last week, we reported on a new five story mixed-use building replacing a home on Ridge Avenue in Francisville. Next on the docket in this neighborhood is a 12 unit apartment building which could succeed an old garage on the other side of Ridge. While the former was able

Even after all these years of former textile factories being converted into apartment buildings in old manufacturing neighborhoods, there are still a decent number of conversion candidates remaining in Philadelphia. The latest empty plant slated for redevelopment is the former Oak Worsted Mills in North Philadelphia, which once manufactured menswear

When we wrote our predictions for 2025 a few months ago, we mentioned Kingsessing as a neighborhood to keep an eye on, and just last week we saw an interesting permit for a mixed-use building in this neighborhood. Could a new mixed-use building at 5442 Woodland Ave. foretell more transit

Just last month, we brought you the story of a 22 unit project on an oddly shaped lot that was seeking support from the Brewerytown Sharswood Community Civic Association ahead of a ZBA hearing. A reminder, the plans here called for a duplex on 28th Street and a four-story, 20

Back in the late 1800s, sections of Germantown were low density suburbs and the area was home to some stunning mansions. One such mansion, known as Uwchllan (we don't know why or how to pronounce it) and designed by George T. Pearson, was built in 1887 at 229 W. Upsal

We don't find ourselves covering Holmesburg very often, probably because there's not too much development activity happening this far up the MFL. But a somewhat unusual property brought us all the way up to these parts, where we should soon see a long vacant lot get filled, and we mean

Despite its proximity to Center City, Francisville experienced significant disinvestment and blight in the later part of the 20th century, such that the neighborhood found itself with tons of vacancy and a hollowed out commercial corridor on Ridge Avenue. All this vacancy created a situation where a few developers were

After meeting as music students at the University of the Arts (RIP), Joe Lockwood and Morgan Walbridge dreamed of opening a music studio even as they pursued professional pursuits at the Kimmel Center, U Arts, and Temple. Upon moving to Fishtown in 2021, the couple built a recording studio on

The Spruce Hill neighborhood is famous for its architecture, with its tree-lined blocks home to a variety of architectural styles that have held up remarkably well over the last 150 years. The neighborhood includes examples of Second Empire, Italianate, Georgian Revival, and Queen Anne styles among others, collectively creating a