There's a little stretch of Jefferson Street in South Kensington, between N. American and N. Bodine Streets, where three different projects are currently at various stages and two others have occurred within the last few years. Considering that there's only seven properties on this mini-block, that's a pretty amazing situation.

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The ZBA approved a major residential plan last week at 1920 E. Orleans St., the former Willard Elementary School. We've covered a few projects on this side of Lehigh Avenue in recently years, but those have all been south of Frankford Avenue in Port Richmond. This project will be happening

Cue the music from Game of Thrones...We first took you to the intersection of Hope Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue a few years back, when we brought your attention to a castle-like structure which was once a firehouse. Let's call it Kensington Castle from now on, huh? Now we

The 2000 block of Trenton Avenue contains a bit of an odd mix, with one side of the block lined with houses built in the last half dozen years, and the other side (mostly) home to relics to the neighborhood's industrial past. Here's what we mean:One side of the streetAcross

A couple of readers have reached out recently, wondering about some major renovation work taking place at a hundred plus year old warehouse building in Northern Liberties. We were under the impression that 1136 N. American St. had been converted to apartments several years ago, like the Becker Building next

We were rumbling through Francisville the other day, and happened upon a 'For Sale' sign on an oddly shaped building across from the Francisville Playground. 723 N. 19th St. has been home to Joy Chinese Food for the last couple of years, and before that another restaurant called a Lucky

It's been hot for a week and we're past Memorial Day, so summer has officially begun in Philadelphia, calendar be damned. With "summer" now underway, we can look forward to all of the cool stuff that comes with the season, including trips downashore, John's Water Ice, and PHS Pop Up

Yesterday, we told you about plans for an addition at 2108-10 Walnut St., currently a four story brownstone and a surface parking lot. We told you that the developers, along with architects from Cecil Baker + Partners, got approval from the Historical Commission and opposition from CCRA, and ultimately withdrew their application before

Off-campus student housing has exploded in West Philly over the last several years, with new apartment buildings appearing on blocks that developers heretofore considered to be too far west, north, or south. Those same developers have taken an interest in Woodland Avenue and surrounding blocks, specifically targeting University of the

Last summer, we told you that the Archdiocese had shuttered the Saint Peter Claver Center for Evangelization at 12th & Lombard and we speculated that a developer would soon purchase the building. When we contacted the Archdiocese, they indicated that the property was still in their possession but told us that they would