The 400 block of N. 40th St. in University City has experienced a dramatic change in the last several years. As recently as 2009, the western side of the block was dominated by a collection of vacant lots, until a couple of apartments buildings went up a couple of years ago.

The mansion at 1914-16 Rittenhouse Square St. sits in the southwest corner of Rittenhouse Square, objectively located in the most desirable spot in town. The main building was constructed in 1858 according to Hidden City, but Henry McIlhenny, the man for whom its commonly named, didn't move in until 1950.

We've seen a bunch of redevelopment near 31st & Baltz in recent years. Just yesterday for example, we told you about a bunch of apartments under construction just a half a block away. 30 Baltz, located on 30th Street, is an apartment building that's now finished and looks sweet. And

West Philly Tool Library, located at 1314 S. 47th St., is a wonderful resource for the local community. We've told you about them in the past but in case you've forgotten they're a non-profit that does exactly what their name suggests- they're like a library but with tools. With over

The last couple of years have been a huge inconvenience for anyone who works at, walks through, or commutes via City Hall, as east-west passage has been blocked by construction at the former Dilworth Plaza. Make no mistake, we were pleased as punch a few years ago to learn that

The intersection of Broad and Wood Streets, just north of the Vine Street Expressway, has seen a tremendous amount of change over the course of two centuries.  As the neighborhood around North Broad Street has transformed, the building at the southwest corner of the intersection has shifted constantly to reflect

Early this summer, we spotted new construction activity at 31st & Thompson, behind the still kind-of new Brewerytown Bottom Dollar. We were pleased to fill you in on the project, dubbed 31 Brewerytown, as Westrum's newest venture into the neighborhood where they previously built Brewerytown Square. When we passed by

Building has long been the word in Northern Liberties, where you'd struggle to throw a football from any down and hit a vacant lot nowadays. With all the new building has come all sort of new retail. Now, at least for a brief moment, the word is park. Park, not

Last year, a new mixed-use building appeared on the corner of 19th & Fairmount, replacing a long vacant lot and covering a mural of Noam Chomsky. And while some neighbors may miss the public art, their sorrows are at least partially drowned by the presence of the wonderful Tela's Market

For at least the last decade, a building near the corner of 8th & Washington has stuck out like a delightfully sore thumb. The squat building that was home to the New Golden Palace Restaurant would have probably fit in much better in Las Vegas than a block from the