The 1500 block of Pine Street is a truly spectacular block, architecturally speaking. The south side of the block is dominated by four-story brownstones, most of which have either been well maintained or nicely restored. On the north side of the block, many facades feature brownstone on the first floor

The 2000 block of Chestnut Street might not brim with as much activity or beauty as some other areas around Rittenhouse, due in part to the fact that the former Philadelphia Housing Authority headquarters at 2012 Chestnut St. has been sitting vacant on the block for the last decade and

Having grown up in the 1980s and early 90s, we are the exact target market for Barcade. And we must admit, the place is basically catnip to us. If we had no responsibilities and unlimited funds, we'd probably be there every night - and we'd probably find ourselves with dueling

Back in the summer of 2017, we were excited to share the news that developers had redevelopment plans for the southwest corner of 26th & Girard which called for a bit of scale. 2600 W. Girard Ave. had a building on it at some point, but was sitting vacant since

We don't spill too much virtual ink on the section of Northern Liberties between 5th Street, 7th Street, Brown Street, and Poplar Street, and for a good reason. This area was built up in the 1960s as part of an urban renewal effort in which all of the existing housing

Last week, we were traveling up Lancaster Avenue to investigate a new project that's planned on the 4400 block. As we headed northwest on the corridor, a large vacant lot caught our eye on the 4100 block. We hadn't noticed the large lot at 4112 Lancaster Ave. previously - perhaps

A few weeks back, we provided an update on the status of the sizable surface parking lot on the northeast corner of 5th & Bainbridge, noting that progress might finally be imminent for the long underused site. This was our first time writing about the property since the summer of

Back in November, we told you that developers were under contract to purchase 2021-23 Sansom St., a building which was home to the Roxy Theatre for the last few decades. The listing for the property advertised its turnkey possibilities as a theater and the potential of the vacant upper floors,

It was only a few days ago that we issued our annual list of predictions, and as usual, we told you that construction would finally start on the northeast corner of Broad & Washington in the coming year. We've made this prediction several times, but we've sadly never been correct.

Lancaster Avenue is a fascinating West Philadelphia corridor which starts on Drexel's campus and ends on the Main Line (okay, technically it ends just outside of Pittsburgh, but we digress). In between, it runs through several working class neighborhoods, including Belmont, Cathedral Park, and Overbrook, before taking a hard turn