Last summer, we told you that five new homes were coming to the 600 block of Sydenham St., which is part of an easy-to-miss nook in the Spring Garden neighborhood. We first visited this block in 2011, when a row of homes on the 1500 block of Melon Street were

We were winding our way through Northern Liberties earlier this week and we came upon two new homes we didn't know about previously. 504 and 506 Cambridge St. can be found on a narrow street and are easily missed if you're driving up 5th Street. The homes are unique on

Just north of the intersection of 12th & Spring Garden stands one of the stranger buildings in a neighborhood that's experienced a rebirth of late.  Though the building has occupied its current location at 531 N. 12th St. for well over 150 years, it has actually seen far more change in

A couple of months ago, we gave you the good news that one of the two long-vacant buildings at Frankford & Wildey would soon be leasing apartments as Frankford Lofts. At the time, we lamented that the former hosiery factory across the street at 1101 Frankford Ave. remained as vacant

These days, it's become the norm to see old warehouses torn down in favor of construction of new homes. So when we heard that there was new residential development coming to the 1600 block of Mifflin Street, we were expecting that demolition would be part of the plan. A storage

We could have sworn we wrote about 2110 Christian St. like two years ago, but for whatever reason we can't find the story in our archives. To make a not so long story even shorter, the property has been blighted and boarded up for many years, under the not-so-caring stewardship

Eyes on the street. It's a simple concept that animates a neighborhood and helps keep it safe. So when developers look to build with designs that will take occupants’ eyes off from the street, some civic groups are, at times, less likely to support a proposal that steers away from

Over the weekend, a reader spotted zoning notices at 1401 E. Columbia Ave., currently a lot fenced in by brick walls. We did a little investigating, and learned that two new homes are proposed for this location. With lot dimensions of 20' by 91', the parcel is too large for

One of our big predictions for 2014 was that Ridge Avenue would finally take a big step toward reestablishing itself as a relevant commercial corridor. Unfortunately, we're now a few months into the year and little has changed on Francisville's main drag. But if things go well on Wednesday at

Speaking of neighborhood schools...Almost two years ago, Chester A. Arthur elementary school at 20th & Catharine got a new playground, largely thanks to the efforts of the Friends of Chester A. Arthur parent group. Recently, further FoCA efforts came to fruition as a family gathering area surrounding the playground was constructed. About a year ago, we