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

Over the winter a reader living on the 1500 block of Brown Street emailed us, frustrated about the condition the blighted properties on Ridge Avenue abutting the back of her home. We had some good news at the time, that three of the worst buildings, 1526-30 Ridge Ave., had been listed

We had a hankering for a Steap and Grind sandwich yesterday, and something caught our eye as we approached the excellent Frankford Avenue cafe. We don't know how long it's been there, but a construction fence has appeared at 1716-32 Frankford Ave.It's a big lotThis property looks like it was

A couple of readers reached out last week, wondering about the early stages of construction on the 2400 block of E. Dauphin St., next door to three new houses from BMK Homes. Intrigued, we went out to investigate. We were surprised to discover that we'd actually covered this project a

As a general rule, we prefer seeing adaptive reuse, not demolition and new construction. Understanding that's not always possible, it still bums us out when we see awesome old buildings torn down and replaced by standard residential development. But such is life in our living, breathing city. So yeah, we

Chestnut Street has seen a serious retail revival in recent years, marking a major recovery from the damage caused by the Chestnut Street Transitway (and Philly's general malaise through the early 1990s). Stores like Uniqlo and Nordstrom Rack have opened their first downtown locations on Chestnut. Joan Shepp, seeking more

Back in the summer of 2014, we told you about some new homes under construction on the 400 block of Mercy Street, half a block north of Snyder Avenue. This was a notable development because we don't typically see construction in Whitman, though it's not so far from Pennsport. Maybe