In the late 19th and early 20th century, the intersection of 5th & South was at the heart of an increasingly vibrant Jewish Quarter in Philadelphia.  Immigrant families began flowing into Society Hill and lining South Street with their businesses.  The building standing at the Southwest corner of 5th Street and bearing the

Back in the summer of 2011, when we first told you about plans for a new mixed-use building on the long-vacant northwest corner of 17th & South, we never would have imagined that construction would have only gotten started at the tail end of 2013. But here we are folks,

The intersection of Preston & Filbert in West Powelton sits near 2.0 University Place, the new LEED Platinum pre-certified building that went up last year. At this intersection, one corner is being renovated and another could be seen as a redevelopment opportunity.Building is for saleUnder constructionAlready situated at the southeast

In the summer of 2011, we asked whether anyone wanted to purchase 1021 Chestnut St., the historic Mercantile Bank Building.Present viewWhen it was in active useFor those who don't remember (and don't feel like clicking back to read the old story), this building was constructed in 1953, and designed by Sydney

Our memory is a little fuzzy on the subject, but when we got our first veggie chicken cheesesteak at Govinda's back in 2001, we're pretty sure they were located in the storefront at 1408 South St., next door to their current location on the corner of Broad & South. We

Dashing through Francisville yesterday, we came upon a new foundation at 908 N. 16th St., next door to four relatively new quadplexes. Those buildings, which we last updated you on about a year ago when they were still being framed out, are almost definitely rentals and likely home to young

It's been over five years, but now Phase II of the long envisioned Duck Flats project in Northern Liberties is finally approaching the building stage.The original renderingBack in December, the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association offered its support for Phase II of the project, which will include 13 units instead of the

For over a decade, the Boyd Theater has sat vacant and blighted on the 1900 block of Chestnut Street. Since it was last in active use in 2002, several possible plans have come and gone for this deco beauty, but all have fallen by the wayside for one reason or

A couple of years ago, we first brought you the news that Congregation Rodeph Shalom at 615 N. Broad St. would be expanding to the south with a new building, designed by KieranTimberlake. It's amazing to look back at that post, and realize that it came on the heels of the completion of the renovation

We passed by the still-waiting-to-be-developed Divine Lorraine today, and saw some graffiti that we had never noticed on one of the buildings behind the blighted beauty.Is this new?We don't know how they did thisWe're no experts when it comes to painting buildings that don't belong to us, but we have