Norris Street near Frankford Avenue has seen plenty of action in recent years. Norris Point, ten homes that replaced an overgrown lot, has been a huge success. A couple of single family homes have sprung up. And new homes will soon replace a former auto center at the corner of Blair

When we last visited the 2700 block of Cambridge Street a few months ago, we checked in on two homes that were replacing a vacant lot and a blighted building. These homes are now finished, with one under agreement at a list price of $415K. Yowza.These were recently finishedThe price

The area from 10th St. to Broad St., Spring Garden St. to Fairmount Ave. has seen tons of development in recent years, and we commonly refer to it in shorthand as the 'Spring Arts' neighborhood. Some of this development is related to the present- proximity to Spring Garden Street, easy

2008 wasn't so long ago. But in parts of East Kensington, it seems like it's been a lifetime. Take, for a small example (and there are so many others), a small stretch of E. Susquehanna Avenue just past Trenton Avenue. Back in 2008, it was a vast wasteland.Back in 2008Slowly,

Over two years ago, we told you about a divided community opinion regarding plans to convert the former Greater Saint Matthew Baptist Church into apartments from Barzilay Development. Neighbors were concerned, stop us if you've heard this one before, that thirty-eight new apartments with zero parking spaces would put more pressure

Before developers can build a combo of condos and single-family homes, three condos at 708-712 N. American and three single-family's at 701-05 of block of N. Bodine they'll have to reappear before the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association with amended plans that address the parking situation.“Neighbors across the street had a

Last week, a reader suggested me make our way to the 2000 block of Federal Street, as multiple projects are currently taking place over there. So we did, after getting a cup of coffee at the end of the block, and spied three ongoing projects. First, there's 2018 Federal St.,

In the latter part of the 19th century, Philadelphia was well known for its preponderance of groundbreaking and important banks.  The Franklin Savings Fund was not one of these.  To the contrary, the building at 917 Walnut St. would earn notoriety as an early example of greed and malfeasance at an

When we last visited the southwest corner of 4th & Greenwich, we discovered a new hole in the ground just a half a block away from Dickinson Square Park and across the street from Grindcore House. At the time, we told you to expect three new homes on this site. Checking

In Graduate Hospital, the last few years have not been kind to many of the old churches that have long inhabited the neighborhood. Several have been demolished in favor of residential development, with the new homes among the fanciest and priciest in the neighborhood. It should come as no surprise