We've covered several Orens Brothers projects over the years, like their successful redevelopment of Croydon Hall at 49th & Locust. Shortly after they wrapped that project, we told you about another significant project from this developer on the 4400 blocks of Chestnut and Ludlow Streets. The plans called for roughly

Once you get past Washington Ave., Grays Ferry Avenue serves a few purposes, like access to Southwest Philly, the location for the neighborhood supermarket, and the site of the "central" post office in 19146. Otherwise, it's nothing to write home about, with fast moving cars and various industrial businesses making the

Looking back on our childhood, we hated going to I. Goldberg. A trip to Goldberg's meant it was time for a new jacket or a new backpack or a tent for a family camping trip, and shopping in general was no fun back then. Years later, we remember meandering through the

A couple years back, we showed you some demolition activity on the north side of the 2300 block of Fairmount, and told you about plans for a new mixed-use building from Loonstyn Properties. In case you've forgotten, the project called for three retail spaces on the first floor, 33 units on

The 76ers have played their home games at the Wells Fargo Center since 1996, having spent the previous twenty-nine seasons at the Spectrum. Well, that's not exactly accurate. In point of fact, the arena was known as the CoreStates Center when it first opened, then got the First Union Center moniker (loved this one), transitioned to

It was a little more than two years ago that we shared the news that the First Colored Wesley Methodist Church at 17th & Fitzwater was listed for sale for $3M. The congregation has an incredibly rich history which dates back roughly 200 years, and has spanned half a dozen locations. Their most recent location, the

The 2100 block of Walnut Street is one of the most desirable in town, and yet for years 2110 Walnut St. was sitting vacant, used as a surface parking lot. This represented a great development opportunity, though nobody ever took advantage for whatever reason. Roughly two years ago though, developers

We've checked in on the huge property at 814 Spring Garden St. a couple times over the years, each time predicting redevelopment for this building, which was a Fedex terminal for a long time. Back in 2012, we told you about a plan to build a three story addition to

As Temple University has sprawled in all directions over the last number of years, Diamond Street has held as a northern campus border, for the most part. And just to be clear, we know that a whole bunch of students live north of Diamond, and we're also aware that a

The 12K+ sqft property at 29-31 N. 19th St. has a funny shape, strongly resembling a thumbs up. The thumb, in this case, is a small amount of frontage on 19th Street, while the fist is a larger space on Ludlow Street. Until roughly six years ago, there was a small building