We've been following the efforts to green the playground at Lea Elementary at 47th & Locust for a couple of years now, and it seems as if we're finally seeing some concrete (no pun intended) results. Recently, we got an email informing us of an "early" construction project taking place right

We confess, we don't make it to East Falls very often. Hills make us nervous. But a reader tip got us to the neighborhood recently to witness the progress of a project on a triangular chunk of land adjacent to the regional rail tracks. Years ago, the Hohenadel Brewery made

The last few years have brought an incredible amount of construction activity to the neighborhoods surrounding Temple University, largely in the form of private developers building student housing. Though much of this effort is concentrated on the blocks closest to campus, we've seen some examples of far flung development, like

Last week, a couple of folks who work at the still shiny JBJ Soul Homes tipped us off about some new construction activity at the northwest corner of 15th & Swain. It took us a little while to get to this Francisville corner, which was a vacant lot for years

Last winter, we told you about plans that had come before the NLNA to demolish a one-story garage on 2nd Street and replace it with ten condos and a commercial space. At that time, the community's zoning committee asked for significant revisions to the plan, including the elimination of two units,

Somehow, it's been a really long time since we've checked in on 410 S. Front St., the long-vacant former Stamper Square/New Market site in Society Hill. Two years back, Toll Brothers had just presented a concrete plan to the community for a four-story condo building with underground parking. As the

Along with Frankford Avenue, East Girard is slowly redefining Fishtown as a go-to locale for eats. In the past few years, numerous restaurants have opened on East Girard, and the aptly named Girard, a BYO French brasserie, will be the next one to get in on the fun. Before they've even

For years, the northwest corner of 24th & Manning has been a curiously vacant lot a block away from an entrance to the Schuylkill River Trail, and sitting in the shadows of former warehouses that have been converted into apartment buildings. But yesterday, a reader tipped us off that construction

In East Kensington these days, it seems like Coral Street is the new Amber Street. Last week, we told you about seven 12-wide homes coming to the 2200 block, to be built by two different developers. Then we caught you up on two more homes under construction where E. Huntingdon

A couple of years ago, when we told you about plans for a new construction home at 1418 Pemberton St., we highlighted the stalled construction next door. Plenty of time has passed, the aforementioned planned home has been built and sold (for $840K!), and there has thankfully been some progress