The Frankford Chocolate Factory at 2101 Washington Ave. has been sitting empty for over a decade, and its potential redevelopment is of interest to a whole lot of people in the surrounding area. So it was no surprise that last night's community meeting regarding this property was incredibly well attended. We counted

In many neighborhoods across Philadelphia, community groups are the backbone of neighborhood volunteerism, organizing events, improving safety, coordinating cleanups, and so on. They've played an important role in development for many years as well, hosting meetings for projects requiring a variance and relaying neighborhood feedback for consideration by the ZBA.

Traveling down Front Street the other day, a sign caught our eye on the building at 1600 N. Front St. offering it up as a development opportunity. When we snapped a photo of the building and the aforementioned sign, we figured we'd share that the property is listed for sale and recommend

Because our office is on Washington Avenue, we have the pleasure of seeing the Frankford Chocolate Factory just about every day. This building, located at 2101 Washington Ave., has been sitting vacant since Frankford Candy's last chocolate rabbit came off the line over a decade ago. A few different development plans came come

The Brewerytown boom continues, with 26th Street now getting in on the act. A reader tipped us off about some zoning notices posted at 1214 N. 26th St., a large property that's hit a bit of a rough patch in recent memory. If we turn back the clock just a few

We were making out way into South Kensington the other day, and happened to spy a 'For Sale' sign on a building at the awkward intersection of Germantown Avenue and Thompson Street. Back in 2012, we wrote about a couple of properties at this intersection, noting that the vacant building at 1301-03

Developers completed a renovation of the Eastern building last year, and it's been a revelation. Previously, this building, located at the intersection of 30th Street, Cecil B. Moore Avenue, and Glenwood Avenue, was sitting vacant and looking awful for many years. Thankfully, developers were able to preserve the building's bones

Earlier this month, we told you about a plan from Campus Apartments to demolish an attractive building at 123 S. 41st St. and build a 98 bed student housing building in its place. And we lamented that the new building wouldn't possibly hold a candle, architecturally, to the Italiante mansion that's been here for over

Historically, most of the residential development from PHA has been... lackluster, if we're being polite. It's typical to see two story unattached buildings with adjacent surface parking, breaking from traditional rowhome architecture. Vinyl siding is a common design element. In PHA developments, it's common for row after row, block after block,

Lawrence Street has always been one of our favorites in Northern Liberties. It's got a mix of older and newer homes, providing a sense of the neighborhood's history, both distant and recent. It's a north-south street but not a numbered street and because it dead ends at Brown Street it