In Point Breeze

If you've always wanted to own a mixed-use building with a grocery/sandwich shop on the first floor, consider this the sound of opportunity knocking. We were in Point Breeze the other day and noticed a sign on 1439 S. 20th St., advertising that the building will be going to auction.

The 2000 block of Gerritt Street has experienced some changes since we last visited about a year and a half ago. At that time, vacant lots outnumbered buildings and there was one new home under construction on the block.Today, there are six new homes on the block, with a few

Though many surrounding blocks have improved dramatically over the last several years, the 2000 block of Reed Street has remained stubbornly crappy. Part of that may have to do with the fact that there's a funeral home at the corner of 20th & Reed. But we'd say it's got more

Wharton Square Park should be a gem in Point Breeze, a block sized green space on the western side of the neighborhood. You'd think that the homes surrounding the park on 23rd, 24th, Wharton, and Reed Streets would be among the most sought after in the neighborhood, but we'd say

We went to the South Philadelphia HOMES community meeting earlier this week and despite the fact that a member of the community accused the moderator of spouting "fake news," it was a pretty tame evening. That's not to say that any of the projects got community support, but no police

From what we understand, the Point Breeze Avenue commercial corridor was once an amazing neighborhood amenity, with such a selection of stores that neighbors rarely needed to venture to Center City for shopping purchases. Today, this is not the case, as the Breeze is home to more empty retail space

If you asked us even a year ago if we expected that the 2200 block of Cross would be humming with development, we would have responded with a resounding no. First, it's on the wrong side of Point Breeze Avenue. And aside from that, it's too far south!But we would

When developers built a row of five new homes on the 1900 block of Alter Street a few years ago, they were none too pleased with the aesthetic across the street, where the back of a Washington Avenue warehouse presented views of a mostly blank brick wall. So they decided

Starting at 16th Street, as you head east on Dickinson in Point Breeze, you'll notice several projects are currently in the early stages of construction. First we'll mention the long-vacant lot at 1537-1539 Dickinson St., a spot that was previously even more vacant until developers built a home 1541 Dickinson

A couple of readers have urged us to revisit the booming 2200 block of Wilder Street in recent weeks, but that pesky early setting sun foiled us a couple times before we could get some decent images of what's happening. You may recall, we first visited this block back in