Since just after Bloktoberfest, 1500 South St. has sat vacant, a prominent South Street West address looking for a tenant to replace the relocating Baja Room. Recently, we heard some buzz that a new cafe would be taking over the former Mexican joint. And yesterday, we got some official word.Current

On Woodland Avenue in West Philly there's a solid amount of reinvestment happening now, and there's more on the horizon.Under constructionAt 4619 Woodland Ave., HOW Properties plans to build a 16-unit three-story residential complex with a ground-floor retail spot. Three-bedroom units will rent from from $1850 to $2100 a month, with

A couple days ago, a reader tipped us off about two homes under construction on the 1400 block of S. 19th Street, which sits between Reed and Dickinson Streets. We didn't know much about the projects, whether they were new construction or rehabs for example, so we zipped over to

A little less than two years ago, the New Acropolis Restaurant closed its doors at the intersection of Frankford & Girard. At the time, it seemed like a mere formality that the space would quickly be filled, as this corner represents the nexus of two major corridors that have seen

At the Art Museum end of The Parkway, a parking lot in the middle of Eakins Oval once represented a missed opportunity in a wonderful location. Last summer though, the Parks and Recreation department transformed and animated that parking lot into a public park complete with games, food trucks and events.Site plan

Last week, we told you the good news that the Kensington Community Food Co-op was finally getting a bricks and mortar location after six years of planning. With a membership number approaching 400, the time had come to finally establish their cooperative grocery store in the Kensington area. At an event

A reader reached out recently, wondering about a vacant building on the corner of 15th & Fitzwater, and the vacant lot next door. We've found ourselves wondering about these properties before, though somehow we've never thought to write about 'em.Vacant buildingVacant lot to the southThe building, 735 S. 15th St.,

Recently, redevelopment has trickled to the Girard Avenue corridor that separates Northern Liberties from South Kensington. Some of that can surely be attributed to improvement in the neighborhoods on either side, and we can also look to growth on the East Girard corridor next door as another source of momentum.

If you live nearby and keep tabs on such things (and you probably do if you're reading this), you know that the Toll Brothers project at 2400 South Street took many years to get off the ground. Originally an adaptive reuse proposal, it eventually evolved into a project with five

For over a decade, the Divine Lorraine has inspired awe, curiousity, outrage, and plenty of other emotions from people who pass by. North Broad Street's white elephant, the Divine Lorraine has sat vacant for fifteen years. It's passed between multiple owners over that time period, slowly deteriorating due to both