We usually don't spotlight random homes for sale, and when we do they're usually being sold by the good people who own this website. But the other day we spied an auction sign at 758 S. 10th St. which inspired us to spend a few minutes researching the property. The place

When the Superfresh opened at 2nd & Girard four years ago, it was a cause for celebration. The neighborhood had been without a supermarket for many years, despite amazing residential growth. And the building that housed the Superfresh was a commercial extension of the Piazza, filling a lot that had

With the Pope on his way to town, the city is a weird place to be today. We biked around the secured areas and found things to be surprisingly quiet.We'd bet it won't be so quiet tomorrow.1500 block of Fairmount Ave., looking west22nd & Spring Garden, looking northView of the

Coming soon to 17th & Annin, five new homes! This project came onto our radar recently when a realtor sign appeared at 1136 S. 17th St., an old warehouse. The property is zoned for commercial use, which is appropriate given the building that we see today. But when you consider

A couple blocks away from the five home project coming soon to Hoffman Street, we stumbled upon what looked to us like a brand new mural on the side of a large warehouse at 7th & Moore. This building has been home to Woodcraft Industry for many years, supplying builders

Three-plus years ago, we told you about plans for two new homes at the corner of 6th & Addison on a parcel that had been used for parking for many years. But unfortunately for the developers, the ZBA put the kibosh on those plans. So it was on to Plan B, a

Remember a few years ago, when development in western Point Breeze pretty much stopped at Wharton Street? It feels like a distant memory these days, with construction activity all over the neighborhood, occasionally extending south of Tasker Street. Five years ago, 3 new homes under construction on one side of

Most of the parks in this town have been around for quite some time. Rittenhouse Square dates back to the age of William Penn's greene country towne. Capitolo Playground, across from Pat's and Geno's, is a much newer green space and still dates back to the 1950s. So it's rare that

A little while back, we heaped some scorn on the University of Pennsylvania for their unexciting new building on the northwest corner of 39th & Walnut. We lamented that this structure, which replaced an old diner, brought little to the table from an architectural standpoint, especially when considered alongside the

In 2012, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia made the tough and contentious decision to close Saint Bridget Elementary School at 3640 Stanton St. in East Falls. This was upsetting to many neighbors since the school had been a fixture in the community since the 1880s, when the original building was built. At the time of