When a reader gave us a shout to let us know about some renovation activity happening at 2221 N. Broad St., just a couple blocks north of Temple University, we assumed that this was just one more example of developers looking to capitalize on the student housing boom in the

For quite a number of years, Woods Brothers Building Materials occupied a giant property at 2621 Frankford Ave., just a little below Lehigh Avenue. And we're not exaggerating when we say it's a giant property, it measures over 87,000 sqft. But very little of the property was covered by buildings,

Cross the South Street Bridge these days and you'll notice that Penn Tower is slowly shrinking.Penn Tower, view from South Street BridgeThis building, winner of no architectural awards, has been a part of the West Philly skyline for four decades, first functioning as a Hilton hotel and slowly turning into

A few people have reached out of late, wondering about the new building that's recently arrived on the southwest corner of 17th & Fitzwater, next door to the Marian Anderson Rec Center. Just looking at it, you can easily see it's not a new home. For many years, this space

Meandering around West Philly the other day, we noticed a relatively fresh looking hole in the ground on the southwest corner of 41st & Ludlow. The lot at the corner has been empty for quite some time but a 3-story building stood next door until relatively recently. That building, clearly,

A reader gave us the heads up the other day that a new foundation has appeared at 1827 S. 20th St., a long-vacant lot. It's true that development has crept further and further south in Point Breeze over the years, but we were legitimately surprised to hear about a project

For over 20 years, Project HOME has been at the forefront of getting stuff done when it comes to making inroads against Philadelphia's homelessness problem. Not only does the organization provide direct services like healthcare and adult education for the homeless population, but they also advocate for better public policy

Does anyone out there remember what the 1000 block of S. 17th Street (that's 17th Street just below Carpenter) looked like ten years ago? We do, but for those that weren't paying attention, here's a look thanks to the magic of the Google Maps Time Machine function.Looking down 17th St.

People tip us off about projects all the time. We get emails, phone calls, texts, tweets, etc etc etc. Sometimes though, we find out about a project but cannot remember how it came across our path, and such is the case for 171 W. Berks St.This building will be demoedSomewhere

We've mentioned a few times over the years that we lived near Pat's and Geno's back in the day, and we confess that sometimes we miss our old neighborhood. It's not the occasional smell of steak and onions that wafted to our front door that we remember fondly, but instead