In March, we told you about 733 S. 3rd St., a fixer-upper if there ever was one. The building, laid out as a duplex, had wonderful bones, but was missing a couple of crucial details. Like, you know, windows.A few months backAs that time, the building had just been purchased

Two summers ago, we told you about an 11-home 5-garage project slated for a large vacant parcel just under the wrist of I-95 where Berks and Hewson Streets meet Wildey Street. There were also approved plans for two homes at Berks & Wildey from the same developers.Old renderingOld site planWhether it was

A couple of weeks ago, we noted that some new foundations had appeared at 22nd & Federal in Point Breeze. Today, we look a block to the west, where there's all kinds of stuff happening on the 2300 block of Federal Street. First we look to the northwest corner, where

The timeline of the Spring Arts Point development reflects the vision of a developer that has taken the long view. The first phase of homes in this development went up over seven years ago, and foundations were poured for another series of homes. Then the economy crashed, which led to

Back in April, we told you that a fire had severely damaged the former Suit Corner building at 3rd & Market, and guessed that it would have to be demolished as a result. It was a real shame, especially considering that the iconic Shirt Corner building this was demolished earlier

Back in late 2012, Stephen Starr said something about eventual plans for a "rock and roll" boutique hotel in Fishtown. We, along with Foobooz, speculated that the hotel could appear at 1224 Frankford Ave., the former Arctic Storage building which happens to be adjacent to Starr spots Frankford Hall and

Last spring we told you about plans from Loonstyn Properties for four new triplexes at the northwest corner of 19th & Brown across the street from a large vacant triangular parcel and only a block away from the major developments that occurred the past two years near 19th & Poplar,

Let's agree, life under the El isn't exactly peaches and cream. It's dark, noisy, and the years have not been kind to many of the buildings. Still, with the explosive growth in South Kensington and Fishtown, some properties under the El are starting to get some love. Remember, we told

If you're heading down 8th Street in Bella Vista, your eye is easily drawn to the handsome Columbus Hall building just south of Fitzwater Street. Located at 744-46 S. 8th St., the building was home in recent decades to Mama Yolanda's restaurant, now out of business. It was initially built

The last few days have been agonizingly hot to the point that leaving an air conditioned home, office, or car quickly seemed like a sweaty bad idea. Today, the skies are a little gray and we've seen a little rain fall, but we're finally getting a respite from the high