Not so long ago, people had more of a tolerance for auto shops and gas stations within urban neighborhoods. Take the 900 block of S. 12th Street, for example. This residential block is home to two properties that were originally built as auto garages. While the double-wide 926-28 S. 12th

A little less than five years ago, the Japanese foot apparel brand Atmos replaced the locally grown Ubiq at their brick and mortar location at 1509 Walnut St. after a corporate merger. Now, with Atmos' parent company Foot Locker shutting down the brand's website and North American physical locations, the

When you think about pockets in our city that are undergoing a transformation, Belmont is probably not the first neighborhood that comes to mind. But we've been spending more time in this neighborhood of late, covering small and medium sized projects along Lancaster Avenue. Some projects, like the 12 unit

Liberty Choice has been operating out of a space at 1939 N. Front St. for over a decade, providing the community with a convenient local grocery store, plus some "choice" breakfast and lunch offerings. Regrettably, their time at this location is at an end, as developers have purchased the property

In early 2019, the Philadelphia Housing Authority issued an RFP seeking a development partner to construct 77 affordable units across seven scattered City-owned sites in Strawberry Mansion. Pennrose, an experienced affordable housing developer, was selected before the end of that same year to build the project known as Strawberry Mansion

There are some obvious redevelopment sites that we've been speculating about for years, so you'd think we'd be very excited to learn about a proposal for one of the biggest and best located. Instead, the news that CHOP is planning a massive garage at 3000 Grays Ferry Ave. leaves us

Even as residential permitting numbers are hitting lows we haven't seen since the Great Recession, we've seen new attention for overlooked parcels near I-95 in the River Wards. This makes particular sense in Fishtown, where the most attractive development sites have generally been redeveloped by now. Some of these projects

Does a juice bar moving into an old building in a historic neighborhood mean the area is experiencing a bit of a revitalization? Patsy Parisi seemed to think so, but the Sopranos capo was talking about a poultry shop in Newark. How about a former shoe store in Old City?After

Philadelphia's legacy as a rowhome city means that most blocks are divided into smaller, similarly sized rectangular lots. Occasionally those lots are consolidated to facilitate larger buildings, creating larger rectangles. Sometimes though, a block's history results in a property with an irregular shape. To wit, developers recently presented plans for

Irv's Ice Cream opened their first brick and mortar shop on Friday at 932 E Passyunk Ave., after honing their business selling delectable treats out of a cart on the Cherry Street pier. Despite zoning records showing this property had previously been used for woodworking and an auto-body shop, the