Writing about development as we do, we frequently have to consider the "highest and best" use for a given property and reconcile that with economic realities. A storage facility might make financial sense at 23rd & Washington and was permitted by right, but few would argue that's the best use

Over the summer, we visited the Mount Sinai Hospital site at 4th & Reed and speculated that development was finally on the way after years of vacancy and several proposals that never came to pass. In contrast to earlier plans from other developers, the Concordia Group was looking to demolish the empty

We were making our way across town on Wharton Street yesterday and spied a zoning notice at 1253-55 S. 18th St., a building that's been home to a church for many years. The sign on the building is actually pretty small, but some brick detail on the facade makes the

Despite the amazing growth on Frankford Avenue in recent years (La Colombe! New construction! The upcoming Kit and Ace!), it's still a corridor in transition. When you consider the number of projects we've covered on Frankford Avenue it's actually a little surprising that so many vacant lots and old industrial

Heraclitus got it right when he said that the only constant is change. In Center City, we see change all the time. Buildings rise and fall, businesses come and go, people are constantly hustling from one place to another. In some parts of South Philly, change generally comes more slowly,

A little over five years ago, a fire struck at 2001-03 S. 4th St. and was so devastating that the large apartment building had to be demolished. We checked in on the parcel about half a year after the fire and it was a large vacant lot. Years later, it

It's been about exactly a year since we last visited the 800 block of N. Lawrence Street, and considering the number of projects ongoing in Northern Liberties it came as no surprise that things have changed during that time. On our last visit, we looked at an old warehouse at

Last month, we told you about a demolition notice at 1522-24 W. Girard Ave., a building which was previously used as a day care and medical office. We mentioned that the property changed hands earlier this year, as did the adjacent surface parking lot. With about 33K sqft of combined space

Remember Hagert Square? Years ago, we told you about plans to build thirty homes on the 2400 blocks of E. Hagert and E. Gaul Streets, on a lot that was vacant at the time and surrounded by a cinderblock fence. We've checked in on the project a few times over

We've been thinking about Northern Liberties' Transatlantic building for years. Way back in early 2012, we wondered about this huge quasi-blighted structure at 420 Fairmount Ave. and we were surprised to learn that the Trans Atlantic Company, which produces commercial hardware, was still actively using the property. We mused that, considering all of the