We actually meant to bring 2011 Amber St. to your attention last month, but we forgot about it. And in the meantime, some stuff happened at the ZBA, so maybe it's for the best that we waited.2011 Amber St.For most of this year, there's been a plan circulating around to

Back in September of 2012, we told you about plans for five homes at the corner of 3rd & George and detailed how the developers met with neighbors and the NLNA a number of times to hammer out a project that would work for everyone. By the spring of 2014, the

It's the calm before the storm on the 2000 block of Wharton Street. By "the calm," we mean there's a few homes under construction. By "the storm," of course, we mean that dozens of new homes are on the horizon. But first let's consider the present, shall we?A new home

We're on so many mailing lists. And perhaps because we get so many emails that are only of marginal interest, we end up ignoring most of them. Yesterday though, we got an email that caught our eye so we figured we'd share. It came from the 5th Square, a political

Northern Liberties continues to flourish and 2nd Street, its main commercial corridor, continues to improve. Though we've seen new businesses and new construction spring up on 2nd Street over the years, it still has its share of long standing vacancy. But one of those empty spots, 806 N. 2nd St.,

It's really not fair to single out one blighted property in the neighborhoods surrounding Temple. Despite the impressive number of projects in the area in recent years, there are still too many blighted buildings and vacant lots for us to count. So why, of all the vacant buildings in this

A recent reader tip brought us back to E. Sergeant Street, reminding us that we have no idea how to spell this street name/military rank. When we last visited the 2100 block, which runs into Trenton Avenue, we told you about three new homes on the block which curiously featured

Step by step, the schoolyard at Lea Elementary at 4700 Locust St. continues taking steps forward. When we first brought this school to your attention over three years ago, the Community Design Collaborative has just hosted a design charrette, examining ways to transform the schoolyard into a greener place for students and the

Years ago, we heard about plans from Eric Blumenfeld of EB Realty to renovate the Divine Lorraine into a museum and build new buildings for four high schools on the vacant land behind it. As you've surely noticed, plans can change quickly in the real estate world. So yeah, none of that

We visited the 1300 block of N. Carlisle St. a couple years ago and lamented the poor condition of the block. Back then, the block was overrun with empty lots and there were only two buildings with Carlisle Street addresses. One of those "buildings" was a shanty surrounding by 'No