The triangular parcel at 5050 Baltimore Ave. has been vacant for as long as we can remember, having fallen into a state of decline along with many other properties along this section of the Baltimore Avenue corridor. But as we've shown you over the last several years, there have been several

Traditionally, whenever someone mentioned Frankford Avenue in Fishtown, they were almost definitely referring to the section of the corridor that starts above Girard. If not, then they were probably thinking of the section of Frankford between I-95 and Girard, home to Barcade and Garage. They almost definitely weren't considering the 900 and 1000

A couple of readers have reached out to us of late, wondering about the ongoing construction at the corner of Randolph & Oxford, in South Kensington. This corner is the rear of an old industrial building, and nobody would have claimed that the building possessed much street presence before the work got

Ridge Avenue has experienced an avalanche of new construction over the last handful of years, as developers have bought up vacant or blighted properties and constructed modern mixed-use buildings in their place. As we've documented, these are unusually forward thinking projects, as businesses haven't exactly been rushing to fill those commercial spaces to

A little over two years ago, we told you about plans to convert the First African Baptist Church building at 16th & Christian into a daycare and a couple of ridiculous condo units. That plan also included the conversion of the former rectory into a single family home and the construction

We were down at L&I the other day and got what we were looking for much more quickly than expected, and found ourselves with some time to kill in the heart of Center City. We took the opportunity to amble over to the new Comcast Technology Center, which was bustling with

It wasn't so long ago that Northern Liberties was a hip, edgy neighborhood, slowly emerging from its industrial past. With the construction of the Piazza and an avalanche of additional 'for sale' homes over the last decade plus, the neighborhood has taken a turn for the bougie and lost much of

Brewerytown has undeniably experienced a wave of growth over the last several years, seeing developers renovate blighted buildings, develop vacant land, and reinvigorate a latent commercial corridor. The concentration of development has occurred in the vicinity of said commercial corridor, West Girard Avenue, and slowly moved northward into the neighborhood. Over

We were in Francisville the other day and as we stood at the 15th & Parrish intersection, it struck us just how much change this immediate area has seen over the last several years. The parcel that really drove this home for us was 1501 Parrish St., a property that

If you're into beer and/or french fries and/or mussels, we're hoping you've visited Monk's Cafe at some point during its twenty-one year run on 16th Street just north of Spruce. Not that we think it's going anywhere anytime soon- the place is a Philadelphia landmark and there are some that would consider it