Sometimes we'll write about a project based on a reader tip or a zoning application and we're unable to fully weigh in, lacking a complete understanding of the project. In response to such posts, we'll occasionally hear from developers who are helpfully willing to fill in the gaps. Such is

Living in a city with an older housing stock as we do, we often see interesting alterations to century-old facades. People do all kinds of crazy stuff, like adding horrible awnings, painting their bricks all sorts of terrible colors, creating unfortunate stucco details, covering over their cornices with bland vinyl

The large building in the middle of the 400 block of South Street has gone through some ups and downs over the last few years. In 2011, Pearl Art & Craft Supplies closed their doors at 417 South St. after a lengthy run, as part of the entire company going

A few weeks ago, after checking out the newest iteration of The Hub on Chestnut Street in University City, we spotted a peculiar demolition at 4042 Chestnut St., about half a block away. The building that was here previously didn't appear to be blighted or vacant and was actually pretty

We wrote about the vacant building at 941 S. 8th St. back in the summer of 2011 after wondering about the property for many years prior. The building was fascinating to us because 1) it was a vacant and blighted building in an otherwise thriving neighborhood, 2) it had wonderful

Yet another long-planned project is coming to fruition, this time at 1213 Walnut St., the long planned "Fergie Tower." Back in 2008, before the bottom fell out on the real estate market, there was a plan for a thirty story building here, a combination of a rental apartment building and

Yesterday, a reader tipped us off about a new zoning notice at 631 N. Broad St., so we hustled up there to take a peek, competing against the early sunset.The buildingEven with a quick glance, you can tell this building is old. They just don't build 'em like this anymore

Over the last few years, we've watched as developers tore down an old warehouse and some old blighted buildings and replaced them with a project called the Townhomes at Liberties North. This project consists of 21 new homes, with about half fronting N. Hope Street and visible from under the

We've probably only found ourselves on the 1000 block of Winter Street a handful of times over the years, likely looking for parking for a night out in Chinatown. Despite the presence of countless restaurants on surrounding blocks and the fact that the Vine Street Expressway is pretty much across

The lower sections of East Kensington have seen remarkable development activity in the last few years, and now the megalots on the other side of Emerald Street are starting to get in on the act. A couple of months ago, we told you about Boston Court, an eight home project