A reader reached out recently about some ongoing demolition activity at the southeast corner of 6th & Fitzwater, something we had noticed previously and totally forgotten about. Ah, we've gotta get on our game! We visited this intersection once before, years ago, when a hair salon opened on the northwest

1004 S. 20th St. has been an eyesore for as long as we can remember. For at least a decade, this home has been rotting from the inside, with foliage visibly growing out of the facade since at least 2009. Until they were torn down by PHA in the summer

Last week, we noted that developers had demolished an old building at 1624 Poplar St. and were planning a row of quadplexes in its place. In case you don't remember the visuals, allow us to jog your memory.In the pastView from last weekNoting our story and wishing to add some

We were meandering through the neighborhood a couple weekends ago and happened upon an 'Open House' sign at the corner of 18th & Carpenter. The sign pointed us toward 1715 Carpenter St., a building we've wondered about for many years.Home for saleThis home, listed for sale for $850K, certainly doesn't look

A reader reached out recently and gave us the heads up about some construction that recently got underway on N. College Avenue, less than a block off of Ridge. Even though this reader has a wonderful Instagram account called Genbrewerytown that follows development around Brewerytown, we were in the area

With numerous projects popping up on the 1400 block of Germantown Avenue over the last few years, the large property at 1413-27 Germantown Ave. represented one of the more tantalizing development opportunities in South Kensington. So it was with some intrigue that we brought the property to your attention about a year ago,

As student housing projects have drifted into Southwest Philadelphia, we've seen additional development move further west on Baltimore Avenue. Take, for example, the large Greensgrow which opened last summer on the 5100 block. Or you could also consider the event space that opened on the south side of the 5000

A reader tipped us off recently that they noticed some demolition activity on the south side of the 1600 block of Poplar Street, but it seems that the demo contractors moved pretty quickly and were mostly finished their work by the time we were able to pay a visit. In

We've never been to Chima, but we've heard good things from friends that are fond of the unlimited meat on a stick experience. Soon though, the Brazilian steakhouse could disappear from its longtime home at the Kennedy House, at the corner of 20th & JFK.ChimaLooking east on JFKA posting went

Back in the spring of 2015, news emerged that Alterra Property Group had 309 S. 5th St. under agreement, causing great alarm in Society Hill that the long-tenured supermarket at this location would be demolished. This fear was entirely founded, as Alterra was looking to build a mixed-use project which