We dove deep into the history of 500 South St. a decade ago, describing its numerous iterations over the years. To summarize - a photo studio occupied the building around 1900, before a pivot to a fabric store and then a clothing store through the 1960s. If you remember South

The area around the train tracks north of Lehigh Ave. at the Fishtown/Kensington/Port Richmond border have been, at times, ground zero of the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia. At the same time, Fishtown and East Kensington have been booming in recent years, and development has been making its way into Port

The intersection of Frankford & Lehigh Ave. has been a frequent stop on our development travels over the years. With Kensington Courts and the Penn Reading now complete on the east side of Frankford Ave., we turn our gaze towards the western side of the busy road. When looking down

Stephen Starr is such a staple in the Philadelphia restaurant revival of the late 1990s and early 2000s, that you may have forgotten that his first venture into the biz was in 1995 at the SE corner of 2nd & Market St., where he opened the Continental. This vibey restaurant/lounge

Littlewood & Co., Dyers and Bleachers had been operating at the complex of buildings at 4045-61 Main St. since the 1860s. Sitting just past Manayunk's main entertainment and commercial strip, you may actually be familiar with this hodgepodge of structures if you've strolled along this stretch in the past. While

It is frankly quite astounding how often we find ourselves talking about the plans from the University of Pennsylvania. While it's no surprise that an organization with a $21-billion endowment can afford a building or two, the pure amount of construction taking place on and around campus is quite impressive

Update: This story is not in fact happening. Happy April Fools, everyone!

We've touched upon it here and there, but we love ourselves the concrete-beige beauty of Brutalist architecture. One such structure is the controversial former Philadelphia Police headquarters at 700-34 Race St., often known as the Roundhouse. This prefab constructed

2028 may be several years away, but that won't stop us thinking about Penn's Landing Park here in 2024. You've likely heard about it by now, but this 11.5-acre, $400+ million park has been in the works for years, with plans to completely revitalize the unfriendly hardscaping of the woefully

The more things change, the more things stay the same is something that rings true more and more to us these days, with real estate being no exception. Take for example the bustling, action-packed Vine St. in Old City, where just a month back we took a moment to soak

If you lived in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood at any point before 2018, then you've surely heard of the Chocolate Factory on Washington Avenue. This property, covering a whole city block at 2101 Washington Ave., was known as such because Frankford Candy, the largest marketer of licensed confections and gifts in the