A reader reached out to us the other day, pointing us to the listing for 1319 W. Porter St., a single family home in South Philly. Ordinarily, we don't bring random listings to your attention- but this one is truly unique, which might explain why it went under contract after a

Another former industrial property is South Kensington is taking a step toward multi-family, after a brief fling with vacancy. Allow us, if you will, to draw your attention to 528 W. Oxford St., a property that was originally used as a morocco factory. If you're anything like us, you probably don't

Turn back the clock just a handful of years and the corner of 11th & Brandywine was a fairly depressing place to find oneself. The southwest corner was the back of a gas station, the southeast and northwest corners were vacant and used for surface parking, and the northeast corner

Two changing corridors are crashing into each other as a new project will soon come down the pike at the northwest corner of Front & Berks. Over the years we've detailed several sizable developments on Berks Street, most recently covering a pair of projects on the 100 block which will combine

Just a month ago, we told you that Post Brothers had plans to demolish the middle section of Liberties Walk and replace it with a new mixed-use building with 76 units over retail and basement parking. Toward the end of the story, we also noted that the third (westernmost) Liberties

Clinton Court is a five-story apartment building at the northeast corner of 10th & Clinton with more history and less luck than we ever realized. For a good chunk of the first half of the 20th century, the Clinton Hotel stood at this location, running from Clinton to Cypress Street

Destination Maternity is, according to Wikipedia, the largest designer of and retailer for maternity clothes in the world. Somewhat surprisingly, Destination Maternity was based for years in Philadelphia, in a large building at 5th & Spring Garden. In 2013, the company moved to New Jersey, leaving a sizable hole in the

The 2000 block of Fitzwater is a fine block with some of the larger homes in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, and is also home to a community garden and a bagel shop at the corner. It's lined with three story homes on both sides of the street, and just about all

Just yesterday, we told you about a court ruling that stated that developers could demolish the former home of the Painted Bride and replace it with a condo building with 16 units. Perhaps inspired by this news, a reader reached out to us with information about another potential project that's

The Painted Bride Arts Center got its start in 1969, in a storefront on South Street which was previously a bridal shop (hence the name). The organization describes itself as a multi-disciplinary arts presenter, and it has presented a countless exhibits and performances over the years in the areas of music,