Yesterday, a reader tipped us off about a renovation in process at 2439 N. College Ave., across the street from the stone walls surrounding Girard College. It's an unusual parcel with a combination of a one-story corner commercial space and a three-story row home on one lot. We couldn't tell

Over three years ago, we made our first visit to the 4000 block of Baring Street. Back then, developers were building the first wave of student housing on this block, and the tide of new construction has continued pretty much unabated ever since. As we speak (er, type) there are

Three new homes should be on the way in Fishtown at Thompson & Colona, a corner we brought to your attention last year. Back then, we showed you a long vacant home with ivy-like sideburns on it sides wall and an enormous overgrown side yard with a fancy and flowery

In the real estate business, nomenclature can be a funny thing. For years, many realtors referred to the Graduate Hospital neighborhood as South Rittenhouse, hoping to assuage buyer or renter concerns about a transitioning neighborhood. More recently, we've seen northern Point Breeze homes located in "South Graduate," Brewerytown homes in

We got a tip the other day about some new construction on the 800 block of N. 15th Street. Because it's what we do, we decided we'd check it out, remembering a couple of other projects on this block that we'd covered in the past. When we visited the site,

Ignoring the occasional giant building built by the university itself and a handful of other exceptions like the buildings at the old Wanamaker School site, most of the new construction we've seen near Temple has been on a smaller scale. Need a new triplex or quadplex? Walk a block or

Earlier this summer, we spotted scaffolding at 1224 Frankford Ave., a building that's been sitting vacant for several years. In its previous lives it served as an ice storage building, a brewery, and a pickle factory, and we've speculated that it could eventually become a boutique hotel. But for the

For many years, you could find an L-shaped surface parking lot at 512-14 S. Front St., just around the corner from South Street's hullabaloo. Back in the winter of 2013, we attended a QVNA meeting where developers presented plans to redevelop the lot, and the community group offered their support.

Along the Schuylkill River banks, there's no shortage of interesting bridges, statues, lookouts, and so forth. There are also plenty of nice-looking buildings (Boathouse Row, anyone?). And then there are the buildings that aren't so nice looking, but have a nice view of the water. Heading into town from Chestnut

When we passed by 42nd & Woodland across from University of the Sciences a couple of weeks ago, we were shocked to see a big pile of dirt and a tractor instead of the tables and landscaping that made up Woodland Green. You may recall, this pedestrian plaza was fabricated at