610 Belgrade St. was listed for sale at the end of 2014, finally selling a year later for $155K.View in the pastMany investors surely looked at the property, tempted by the extra-wide 24'x60' lot that would have beautifully accommodated a new construction three-unit condo building, but for the fact that

A row of properties near the intersection of 3rd Street & Cecil B. Moore Avenue has been sitting vacant for a long time, surely for many years before Google started recording images in its Streetview function in 2007. This should come as no surprise, as this neighborhood was in bad

For about a decade, the Althea Gibson Community Education and Tennis Center at 1000 W. Girard Ave. was a wonderful resource for kids in the surrounding community, giving them a safe space and teaching a sport not often practiced in this North Philadelphia neighborhood. Unfortunately, the community center closed in

The Ridge Avenue redevelopment story is becoming a little old hat, with new mixed-use projects seemingly springing up every few weeks or so. It's important to note though, that all of those stories are about Ridge Avenue in Francisville, and once you cross Girard Avenue things continue to look extremely

We were meandering around West Philly last week and happened upon a new building under construction on a block of 46th Street we'd visited once before. You might remember, almost exactly a year ago we told you about 223 S. 46th St., a new construction single-family home that was doing

Not only is Rybrew a great place to grab a tasty sandwich and a beer, but it's also a great place to get work done if, like us, you're a blogger about town. Looking out the front of this business on the 2800 block of W. Girard Ave., we see

If somebody asked you what comes to mind when you think of the 700 block of W. Girard Ave., you'd probably have to mull over the question for a minute, then grab your phone for assistance, before realizing that the original Tiffin makes its home on that block. If you're into

Ah, the picturesque 1000 block of Lombard Street. Wonderful Seger Park fills up the entire southern side, and on the north side we see a mix of homes that date back over a hundred years and a row of not-entirely-offensive garage front homes that look like they were built in

The surface parking lot at 218 Arch St. has been in development limbo for about a decade, but now it's looking like something will finally get built there. A reader reached out the other day, noting that heavy equipment was performing some preliminary site work at this property. And since

It's been more than a year since we last visited the 22nd & Walnut intersection, though we should clarify that we mean that from a purely journalistic perspective. In point of fact, we find ourselves at this intersection several times per week, which means we've been watching as five mansions