We're gonna direct your attention all the way back to yesterday's post about how we recently noticed construction at the former Grays Ferry Pathmark because today we have an additional dimension to add to the conversation. You may recall, we weren't sure whether the construction activity signaled that a new tenant

A fire tore through 2122 Locust St. back in January, injuring two firefighters and leaving the residents of 21 apartments without a place to live. The 4-alarm fire was so intense that demolition was considered as the only option for the building. But the edifice has quite a bit of

The incredible transformation of Ridge Avenue is Francisville is probably one of the biggest development stories in town over the last few years, but somehow it seems like it's been flying under the radar. Many decades back, Ridge Avenue functioned as a neighborhood commercial corridor, creating an environment where residents

We have a number of friends that moved to the Sterling at 1815 JFK Blvd. post-college because the building offered reasonable rents and an outstanding downtown location. But the building was really showing its age, and the rents were reasonable because the apartments were generally crappy. Aimco, owners of the Sterling

The Grays Ferry Pathmark closed its doors last fall, creating a food desert in the neighborhood and a giant vacancy in the creatively named Grays Ferry Shopping Center. At the beginning of this year, we heard rumbings that Fresh Grocer would be taking over the Pathmark space but we haven't

A reader tipped us off about a building under construction in Southwest Philly close to Baltimore Avenue, and we have a feeling that projects like this are going to become an increasingly common feature on this here blog. A few months ago, we brought a new triplex to your attention

We've been dreaming of a Center City Target for many years and we're not alone. This makes sense- for many people, it's been a shlep to go to the Target locations in and around town, in South Philly, the Northeast, and on City Line Avenue. Five years ago, we were

Back in November of 2015, news broke that one of the most prominent empty lots in Northern Liberties, officially addressed as 1002 N. 2nd St., was finally being sold to a developer after serving as a lot that was occasionally used for parking. This lot is right across the street

Just the other day, we mentioned that MM Partners had purchased the former liquor store on the 2500 block of W. Girard Ave. and were planning a full renovation and hunting for some new commercial tenants. Somehow, snapping the photos for this story, we managed to ignore some additional construction

For those that have never heard of it, Naval Square sits on the western end of the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, bookended by Grays Ferry Avenue to the east and Schuylkill Avenue to the west. The 20+ acre site has an amazing history, having once been an estate of the Pemberton