From 1866 until last year, 240 Greenwich St. was home to a building that was originally the Greenwich Street Church and most recently the Khmer Palelai Buddhist Temple. The property changed hands in late 2013 and the new owners tore down the historic, "non-historic" building.In the past, view from Tasker StreetConsidering

Okay, raise your hand if you've heard of Erdman Street.Nobody?Thought so. Even if we told you it was in Francisville, you would still probably be flummoxed. So let's end the suspense, shall we?Erdman Street!Erdman Street is a barely an alley, only accessible from the 800 block of Perkiomen Street. This

Last month, we told you about the Cumberland Point Townhomes, three homes under construction on E. Cumberland Street just steps from Aramingo Avenue. Somehow, we missed another ongoing project just a couple blocks away. Until quite recently, 2534-36 Gaul St. was a vacant lot. But today it's a different scene.In the pastTwo new homes

The other day, a friend of ours that lives in Pennsport shot us a text with an image of a zoning notice at 1422 S. Front St., an address that rang a bell. Then it hit us. We wrote about this property over a year ago, blasting out to anyone

Remember the 800 block of N. Leithgow Street in Northern Liberties? A few years back, we visited this little block, noting a bunch of development nearby. We also noted that a tree was growing out of the middle of the street, something you certainly don't see every day.In the pastThe

For awhile now, we've had our eye on a large vacant lot where Berks and Hewson Streets meet Wildey Street right next to I-95. We first came here three years ago, with plans for thirteen homes over two different projects, five of which were going to have garages. But that plan never

A couple years back, we told you about a community meeting where developers presented plans for new homes at 1341-45 S. 20th St., attempting to get support for a variance triggered by too-small-rear-yards. The community meeting didn't go great, but they eventually got the variance they were seeking. Somewhere along the

Over the years, we've been passing along news about various changes at or near the intersection of 19th & Poplar. It's almost impossible to keep track of all the new buildings that have sprung up, but a couple of lots have remained on the southeast corner. In recent years, those

In Bella Vista and Queen Village, Bainbridge Street has seen some changes of late. Most recently, developers have come on the scene with plans to build seven new homes with parking at 711-15 Bainbridge St., a surface parking lot that extends to 7th Street. This lot is actually right across the

South Kensington has come a very long way in the last few years, but it still possesses entirely too many enormous vacant lots. This doesn't really come as much of a surprise- it's actually to be expected when witnessing the redevelopment of a neighborhood once dominated by industry. But today