The huge surface parking lot at 23rd & Cherry has always struck us as a little odd, considering its prime location on the western side of the Logan Square neighborhood, with easy access to the Schuylkill River Trail. The site has been subject to a few development proposals over the years, the most

If we may generalize, many people find comfort in familiar brands. It's reassuring to get the same Starbucks iced coffee in Philadelphia and Los Angeles (you know, if Starbucks is your thing). If you still do your banking in person, it's convenient that you can walk into a Wells Fargo or a PNC Bank

It's pretty rare that we find ourselves covering development in Society Hill, mostly because there's hardly any real estate to develop in the neighborhood. There are, though, some notable exceptions, one of which we've been eyeing since 2011. Back then, we told you that 212-218 S. 3rd St. was listed for

Allow us to present to you our latest installment of our long running series, Development Near the El. On our last episode, we covered a collection of triplexes under construction on the 1900 block of E. Dauphin St., and before that we told you about new construction on Huntingdon Street,

A reader tipped us off recently that the low slung building at 2225 Spring Garden St. will soon meet its maker, or at the very least, the wrecking ball. Because the building is located within the Spring Garden Historic District, any demolition plan will need to come before the Historical

We were killing time in Brewerytown the other day, randomly looking for anything of interest while awaiting a Rybrew lunch meeting. On 29th Street, we discovered a double-wide property with a 'For Sale' sign, and snapped a couple of photos with the plan of investigating later. Later has come, and now

Because Philadelphia has been around for so long, there are countless real estate quirks that have survived over the years as the city has evolved. We've covered some of them in the past, like the recessed home on the 2100 block of Fitzwater, or Harkens Place in Bella Vista. One oddity

The new Target locations in town certainly make life easier, but every now and then we need to make a run to the big Target in South Philly. It was on our way back from such a run that we spied some relatively recently cleared real estate on Front Street,

It was almost a year ago that we drew your gaze to the northeast corner of 8th & Thompson, noting plans for a large residential development with 71 units on a parcel that was being used as a surface parking lot. Initially, we considered the possibility that this would be

Have you always dreamt of owning your own eating and drinking establishment? Don't lie, you know you've thought about it at least once or twice. If such a thing grabs your fancy, you have options. You could find yourself a location, procure a liquor license, and build out the bar of