Like most of the addresses on South Street, 410 South St. used to be a whole lot more fun and exciting than it is today.  The building on the southwest corner of Leithgow & South today wouldn't attract the attention of the average passerby.  However, obscured by the retail shell that now occupies

Several months ago, we told you about the ongoing renovation of a mixed-use building on the 200 block of W. Girard Ave., located around the corner from the Piazza and even closer to the neighborhood's still-newish supermarket. That project is still progressing, and should soon be approaching the finish line.Looking

It's been almost three years since Pearl Art & Craft Supplies at 417 South St. closed their doors. Since then, the building has sat empty. And while vacancy was de rigueur on South Street a few years ago, its resurgence of late that makes this large empty retail space stick

In Fishtown, down on the 1300 block of E Berks St., we've got progress to report on two homes we first introduced back in July. At the time, developers’ proposal to build a triplex at 1337 E. Berks St., at the site of a faded green home with a slanted

We were in the neighborhood the other day and came upon the surprising sight of two homes on the same block that both apparently suffered significant fire damage somewhat recently. 1225 S. 7th St. and 1245 S. 7th St. sit on a nice Passyunk Square block, around the corner from

While falling snow postponed the Queen Village Neighbors Association zoning hearing last month, QVNA members are nevertheless optimistic about a proposal from a well-known local developer to convert the former drab looking and faded Sonny's General Auto Repair at 123 Washington Ave.  into three row homes that front League Street

For decades, Trenton China Pottery sold restaurant and kitchen supplies to restaurateurs and amateur chefs alike out of their large (and underheated) space at 2nd & Arch. Some years ago, the store closed and the buildings have been vacant ever since. In 2011, new owners purchased the property for $1.4M after

Two winters ago, we wondered about 420-42 Fairmount Ave., a large and unsightly warehouse that was home to a company called Trans-Atlantic. Passing by the building, you may think it’s vacant, especially considering all its windows are boarded up with blue-painted plywood. Despite the fact that the property is very

It was over two years ago that we first wondered about 915-17 S. 11th St., the former South Philadelphia State Bank building. At that time, the building, built around 1919 and designed by Makenzie and Wiley, was home to a business called the Cambridge Spice Trading Company. And while you could tell

As locations go, you can't beat the Aria, located at 15th & Locust. It's close to shopping on Walnut Street, only three blocks from Rittenhouse, near public transportation, and nightlife to boot. While the building would be a perfect place to live, it's been a rougher go for two commercial