Real estate development doesn't happen overnight. Even the simplest project can take years to come to fruition. And as a project becomes more complicated, the timeline tends to stretch out. Still, the speed at which the medium-sized project at 11th & Mount Vernon has progressed has come as a bit

Yesterday, we told you about plans for sixty-four rental apartments at 31st & Thompson, behind Brewerytown's still-relatively-new Bottom Dollar Food. Today, we direct your attention just a little to the south, to 1213 N. 31st St., where a little more development is on tap. Instead of being behind the market, this

In 1880, the population of Italians living in Philadelphia was modest, according to an article by Stefano Luconi.  However, in the years immediately thereafter, a wave of immigration would make Philly second only to New York in the number of newly-arrived Italians.  During this first great influx, the settlement concentrated around what

Over the years, several readers have asked us about the unexpectedly vacant lot on the 4000 block of Spruce Street in West Philly. The eastern end of this block is the end of Penn's campus, and includes a Dental School building. And there's an arcade over there too! By the

An old bone colored bank building at the corner of Frankford & Girard is as much an institution at the intersection as Johnny Brendas. Soon, the former New Acropolis Restaurant space will be filled with cheesesteaks and milkshakes. But what of the last corner at Frankford & Girard? Surely, with

Remember last week when we excitedly told you that work was ongoing at the long vacant, long blighted Divine Lorraine? And do you recall the stunning before and after photos which highlighted the impressive improvement that resulted from a little power washing? Now, thanks to a (now days old) tweet

We'd argue that the two biggest developments in Brewerytown in the last decade are Brewerytown Square, a collection of townhomes built by Westrum before the recession, and Bottom Dollar Food, a grocery store that opened just a couple of years ago. When we were in the neighborhood the other day,

Man, how time flies. It's been over two years since we directed your attention to a weird shed on the north side of the 1200 block of Fitzwater Street. Located behind Hawthorne Lofts, a 54-unit condo building developed by the Rufo Company, this building was owned by the very same developers.

Back in September, we shared news that the tax delinquent owners of the former Liberty Self Storage warehouse near 4th & George had apparently saved their large building from sheriff's sale by beginning to make good on their back taxes. The building sold back in April, and now the property looks like it

In recent weeks, we've profiled two shuttered Philadelphia schools which are currently available for sale through a cooperative effort with PIDC. Twenty schools are available in all, but we've chosen to only highlight the properties that we deem as the most interesting redevelopment candidates. As the deadline to submit a