About three years ago, we brought a large warehouse at 1027 Marlborough St. to your attention, letting you know that the property was listed for sale and encouraging you to buy it. The building sat next to I-95 and had been home to a printing company for thirty years, but given the

It's taken about a year and a half, but construction has finally started on the west side of the 1000 block of S. 17th Street, across the street from Carpenter Square. This stretch of land has been vacant for many years, held in limbo because the City owned almost all

The other day, we heard from a reader, bringing a renovation effort at 673 N. 15th St. to our attention. This project apparently stalled out for a time, but construction has now resumed. Plans call for three apartments above an office space, and at least some of the first floor

Last month, we told you about a seven home development planned for the 2300 block of E. Dakota Street. This block, you may recall, is pretty tough to find because the street comes and goes and this particular block doesn't even have enough room for a car to pass. Also,

The saga continues for a little triangular patch of land created by the intersection of Christian Street, 6th Street, and Passyunk Avenue. This property was historically home to a gas station but it's been on a roller coaster ride in recent years. About six years ago, the owner of the

Fishtown has gotten so many new homes in the last several years, and Shackamaxon Street will soon get fourteen more of 'em. Last month, developer Roland Kassis presented plans to Fishtown Neighbors Association for two projects on the same block, at 1114-16 Shackamaxon St. and at 1124-30 Shackamaxon St.1114-16 Shackamaxon

A reader just tipped us off about some new construction on 11th Street, just north of Christian, so we figured we'd check it out. These blocks are really well established, so it's pretty unusual to see much construction. But our readers are amazingly honest and this was no exception.Construction at

The other day, when we were in West Philly snapping photos of the future Good Food Flats development on Baring Street, we stumbled onto some other happenings just around the corner. We first brought the four vacant buildings on the northwest corner of Preston & Spring Garden to your attention

It was with great excitement, roughly three years ago, that we told you about the opening of Brewerytown's Bottom Dollar, a long-anticipated oasis for a persistent food desert. We were extra pleased that this market had sprouted on 31st Street just north of Girard Avenue, filling in a parcel that

We last visited the intersection of 15th & Walnut about half a year ago (from a writing perspective that is - we've probably walked or driven or biked past this intersection dozens of times in the last six months), when renovation work was getting underway at 1501 Walnut St. and construction was still ongoing