We've been covering the Northbank project for a few years now, tracking its progress and also noting its evolution in real time. For example, the initial phase 1 plans called for 4 apartment buildings, joined by homes and duplexes. Over time, the developers eliminated two of the apartment buildings, then

Germantown is a walkable neighborhood with access to parks, shops, and restaurants without all the hustle and bustle of Center City, so it's not surprising we've been seeing residential projects pop up here recently. At this week's Civic Design Review meeting we got a chance to learn a little bit

Zoning Board of Appeals hearings can often be the first time the public learns about new proposed buildings in Philadelphia. Last week though, the exact opposite thing happened when we learned that a much discussed mixed-use project in West Philly won't be proceeding, at least for now.When we last checked

We've been at this blogging thing for the last dozen or so years, and have happily seen several white elephants disappear during that time. The Chocolate Factory at 2101 Washington Ave., got demoed a few years ago and a mixed-use project is now under construction in its place. Then there's

Whether it's for a trip to Wegman's, a visit to the beach, or the purchase of a controlled substance that's aggressively advertised on local billboards, we all need to go to New Jersey from time to time. Fortunately, we have a number of ways to get across the Delaware River

Things have changed in a big way on the 1600 block of Point Breeze Avenue over the last several years, which is quite consistent with what we've seen in the surrounding neighborhood. This block in particular was pretty awful as recently as 2017, with a mix of vacant lots and

There's nothing quite like strolling around leafy West Mount Airy on a pleasant summer afternoon, so earlier this week we decided to check in on the construction of the Royce Building at 367 W. Hortter St., down the street from SEPTA's Upsal train station.As you may recall from our previous

We bet you didn't know that much of the southern portion of Grays Ferry is fairly new, at least as far as Philadelphia's built environment goes. In the early part of the 20th century, the neighborhood pretty much stopped at Tasker Street. By the 1940s, the neighborhood filled in as

It's no secret that the nexus of Northern Liberties/South Kensington/Fishtown is the fastest growing section of our fair city these days. Thousands of units have come online here over the last several years, with a collection of businesses of varying sizes springing up to support all the new residents in

Can you find Capitol Street on a map? We'll give you a hint: it runs north-south between 21st and 22nd Streets. Still nothing? Well, it's understandable, as it exists for exactly four blocks in the entire city. South Capitol Street has two blocks in South Philly, running between Wharton and