South Kensington continues to see new projects pop up, and as the neighborhood changes we're seeing projects drift further from the middle of the action. There have certainly been exceptions, the bulk of the construction activity in the area has taken place east of 4th Street. But today we look

Back in 2010, the first Nesting House location opened its doors in the Mount Airy neighborhood. This store wants to break the "traditional route of consumerism," offering high quality used goods in a setting that's more boutique than thrift store. They realized success and continued to grow, and in 2013 they opened a

When we looked at a bunch of properties under construction on the 1600 block of Ridge Avenue two weeks back, we somehow missed another project that's finally moving forward.It was way back in April of 2013 that we first told you about plans for 1608 Ridge Ave., for many years

Over the years, we've seen several projects from BMK Homes in the Fishtown, South Kensington, and East Kensington neighborhoods. Historically, at least as far as we can recall, BMK has done smaller projects. But of late they've ramped up their efforts, building more units at once. The Residence at York may be

This may set a record for quickest followup post ever on Naked Philly, but here goes anyway.Yesterday, we shared the good news that construction was underway for Bloc23, a four-story condo building at 23rd & Bainbridge. We were excited because the project has been in the works for several years

We were cruising through East Kensington today and came upon a significant construction site where Hagert Street meets Emerald Street, in a sea of huge vacant lots. We quickly realized that we've actually covered this project before, though it was over two years ago.Construction siteAt that time, the plans for

Raise your hand if you hate surface parking lots in downtown Philadelphia.<looking around> Good, us too.It's with no sadness then, that we share the news that a new project will soon replace the surface parking lot at 519-23 Bainbridge St., a property that stretches all the way to Kater Street.View on

Crossing the Walnut Street Bridge, you quickly notice two of the newer buildings to join Philadelphia's skyline. And really, they're just two parts of the same project.FMC plus EvoFMC Tower at Cira Centre South is the one with frontage on Walnut Street and it's more easily identified as the one

The block of Grays Ferry Avenue between South and Bainbridge has seen some wonderful changes in recent years. Most notably, a pedestrian plaza has claimed a section of the street for humans, creating a vibrant public space that's used all year long. Businesses like Igloo and Green Aisle Grocery have

If you've driven on I-76 West in the last few months, you've probably noticed that a large new building under construction as you approach Manayunk. A big building like this, you'd think we'd have been covering it since jump street, but it somehow escaped our attention. Last week, we took