Last summer, we gave you some preliminary info about Folsom Powerhouse, a joint venture between Equinox Management & Construction and Postgreen Homes. This project will eventually include thirty-one new units on a mass of land in the southern part of Francisville which has been owned by City agencies for years. Like other

As you may already be aware, Northern Liberties was once a neighborhood that hummed with industry. Some of the architecture that remains suggests that history, but relatively few industrial businesses remain in the neighborhood. Recently, the neighborhood lost a stalwart as J.T. Riley Lumber Co. closed its doors at 3rd

Traveling on Washington Avenue, be it on foot, by bicycle, by car, or by forklift, can often be a dicey proposition. The width of the street, its collection of large shopping centers and building supply stores, and the fact that most of the paint on the street has faded combine

The little stretch of houses on Kater Street between 6th and 7th Streets is relatively peaceful today given its proximity to South Street.  However, its history is as a street of ill-repute and abysmal living standards. Originally called Bedford Street, this mixed bag of immigrant families earned a colorful description as “one of the

Last week, the ZBA approved the application for a new home at 1159 S. 19th St., which was previously part of a surface parking lot for a funeral home across the street. In the past, the funeral home was operated by the Pelzer and Kirkland families, but the Kirkland's have

Last week, we told you about a probable new development coming to the 200 block of Tasker Street replacing an auto shop. We also covered a missed development opportunity across the street, where only two homes will apparently be rising on an 11K sqft lot. Today, we will speculate about

Ten years ago, redevelopment north of Girard Avenue in Brewerytown seemed like it might never arrive. Nevertheless, from 1999-2007 the median residential sales price of homes in the neighborhood rose nearly four times from just over $10K to over $40K, according to U.S. Census Data compiled by the Philadelphia Neighborhood

A lousy poem:Oh Broad and Washington!Great white whale of Philadelphia development;Embarrassing vacancies at the intersection of two arteries; The rumor mill churns, but no butter is made;Oh Broad and Washington!Broad and Washington todayAlmost a decade ago, there were plans for a large mixed-use project on the northeast corner of this intersection.

Last fall, we told you about two new homes under construction on Palethorp Street, just north of Girard. Palethorp, in case you're unfamiliar, is a tiny north-south street just east of 2nd Street, which is lined with homes as you make your way up through South Kensington. At its beginning

A reader gave us the heads up recently that 1924 Arch St. is being demolished. Passing by yesterday, we can indeed verify that this is the case. Until a few weeks ago, there was a stately brownstone here. Now, the building is suffering a slow and painful death.In the pastFacade