When we first saw that 1801 N. American St. would be presented to Civic Design Review last week, we assumed it was curtains for the huge warehouse that runs from N. American St. to 2nd St. and presents a blank wall on the west side of 2nd St. for almost a

As we've documented for a very long time, Frankford Avenue has undergone a massive transformation over the last decade or so, trading vacant land and industrial buildings for apartments, stores, and restaurants. Given all the construction we've seen on the corridor, it's a little remarkable that there's still plenty of

A little less than two years ago, we asked you to consider 1500 S. 25th St., a sizable vacant and overgrown lot, sitting adjacent to the CSX viaduct separating Grays Ferry from Point Breeze. Back then, we compared the property to so many we've covered on Front Street in Fishtown

The Piazza was a game changing development when it opened in 2009, seemingly marking the arrival of Northern Liberties as a destination neighborhood, despite its position on the fringe of Center City. For those that don't remember, the Schmidt's Brewery, other industrial buildings, and vacant land previously dominated the eastern

Non-profit West Powelton Community Council took possession of the lots at 4055 and 4057 Powelton Ave. in the late 1990s, after the properties were owned for several years by City agencies. The community group quickly cleaned up the lots and built a playground on the site, offering a wonderful amenity

There's a vacant and blighted building located at 1512-16 N. Broad St. that a couple readers have asked about of late, and with good cause, as it sticks out like a sore thumb. This building is not only a partially demoed shell right on the edge of Temple's campus, but

2750R Aramingo Ave. is a huge vacant lot that sits adjacent to the freight lines that separate Olde Richmond/East Kensington from Port Richmond. It's not an accident that it's sitting vacant though- it's served as a buffer between the rail lines and the neighborhood for years, with mature trees mostly

Developers and builders love right angles for obvious reasons. And the proof is in the pudding, as just about every building you encounter in this town or any other is rectangular in shape. But the lots upon which buildings get built don't always cooperate with a laser level, sometimes due

3045 Richmond St. is a bit of an odd property which we would argue has been underused for a very long time. It's positioned on the Richmond Street commercial corridor, right next door to a building that was once a movie theater and has more recently been used as a

Not even a month ago, we broke the news that developers had purchased Fairmount Manor with an eye toward redevelopment. Fairmount Manor, in case you're not familiar, is a low-rise affordable housing development that covers all but a small section of the city block bounded by Fairmount Avenue, Green Street,