In November, when we checked in on 1440 S. 5th St., the a new home had been framed out and bricks were being laid. We passed by about a week ago, and the home looked to be mostly finished. Previously, there was a vacant lot at this site.The new homeAccording

The south side of the 1700 block of Catharine Street is lined with three-story homes and uniquely, the north side has basketball courts and a swimming pool associated with the Marian Anderson Rec Center in lieu of houses. Most of the homes on the block have turned over in the last

A block south of Girard near the budding 5th & Poplar corner, where a warehouse was razed and townhomes are now being constructed, and around the corner from 5th Street where a number of single-family homes have been built of late, two new single-family homes at 965-67 Randolph St. will soon

Almost exactly a year ago, we told you that a one-story garage on the 500 block of Carpenter Street was being purchased. At the time, we suspected that two homes would replace it. Passing by the other day, we discovered that the garage has been demolished and new foundations are

We always thought that the corner of 3rd & Chestnut would be ideal for a museum. But in the 1970s, our City's leaders believed that this corner was an appropriate site for an architectural atrocity. In short, in the buildup to the bicentennial, a plan was hatched to move the

When you think of Callowhill, you probably first think of tall buildings that were formerly warehouses or factories that have (or have not) been converted into offices or apartments. Or maybe the Reading Viaduct, which will hopefully become a park someday soon comes to mind. What you probably don't think

There's been so much talk about development up near the 5000 block of Baltimore Ave. in West Philly the past six months, one could almost forget about numerous plans for redevelopment down near the other side of Baltimore, before Clark Park, closer to the 40th Street Portal.There are plans for

About four years ago, we walked through 1128 S. 19th St., exploring the possibility of purchasing the property. The building had three apartments and a small dentist's office. A fire had taken place just weeks prior, and while some parts of the building were badly damaged, other parts were still more

Last month, we told you about a collection of projects on or around Grays Ferry Avenue. Included in that group was a five-unit development on the 2500 block of Carpenter Street that was, at that time, a new foundation. Passing by today, we saw it's been framed out.Moving alongThree doors

Yesterday, we told you about a vacant and ready for rehab Queen Village property that's currently on the market. Today, we look just down the block at 742 S. 3rd St., which is currently a hole in the ground. Previously, a unique building stood here for over a hundred years.In