When the Hub on Chestnut was built almost a decade ago, it added a splash of color to the West Philly skyline and a delicious dining option in the form of Distrito. As you may or may not be aware, the project was supposed to include a second building next

A few years back, when we were sharing news about five homes planned for the 400 block of Memphis Street, we first mentioned 1421 E. Columbia Ave., a blighted and vacant old factory just a block from Palmer Park. The five homes on Memphis are now built and sold, but

Some retail spaces in town have sat vacant for so long, we'd swear they're cursed. Or maybe they're just overpriced. Either way, it's always extremely exciting for us when we see a long empty space find a tenant at last. It's like when your chronically single friend finally couples up.

Yesterday's story about the ZBA approvals for the project at 401 Race Street inspired some heated conversation in the comments section, and also caught the attention of Barton Partners, the project architects. A representative was kind enough to send us an updated CDR submission which contains revised renderings for the

This is our third time reporting on the 1400 block of Germantown Avenue this year, and we're not ruling out making another visit before Old Lang Syne rings out across the world. In January, two homes were under construction, some old buildings were getting demolished, and a bunch of foundations

The intersection of 4th & Green has seen some major changes of late. The most noticable difference is on the northwest corner. For years, there was a large warehouse on this corner, but at some point in the last year that building was demolished.4th & Green in the pastBack in March

Your perspective on 401 Race St. probably depends on how long you've been in Philadelphia. Those who can remember back to the 1950s might remember when this building was home to the Whitman's Chocolate factory. We don't go back that far, but we do remember buying some suits there in the late 1990s

We're generally pleased to see development of all shapes and sizes, but it's particuarly satisfying when we see a delayed project finally moving forward. It was almost four years ago that we first told you about K'House, a teamup between Indy Hall and Postgreen to create the first cohousing project

Someday, when we get around to learning much more about the history of Philadelphia's streets, perhaps we'll understand why certain streets in disappear and reappear as they make their way through town. Bonsall and Bucknell Streets run north to south between 23rd and 24th Streets, disappearing and reappearing seemingly without

We were in the market for some cases of beer today, and found ourselves at Franklin Beverage on the 1800 block of Callowhill Street (they take American Express, by the way). Before we made our way inside, we noticed a faded zoning notice next door at 1823 Callowhill St., the