Over the summer, we told you that Mildred Court, a 25-home project in Bella Vista, had gotten the necessary approvals. Passing by the other day, we saw a site that looks quite different than it did just a few months ago.Looking down 8th Street over the summerLooking down 8th Street

Old City is one of the more interesting places to live in Philadelphia. The neighborhood has historic buildings, art galleries, upscale apartments, fancy restaurants, quality drinking establishments, horrible drinking establishments, cinemas, waterfront access, theaters, and more. It seems reasonable that with all the things the neighborhood has going for it

Lately we've been abuzz with talk about redevelopment opportunities in Kensington around 6th & Thompson. Potential is certainly good to talk about, but what we really like to see is construction actually taking place. Such is the case with the renovations of a couple of bruised and vacant properties just

A few years ago, the intersection of 16th & Bainbridge was purely residential. But as South Street West has experienced unprecedented growth, it should come as no surprise that additional commercial development is leaking south, into the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. A few years back, the building on the northwest corner

Yesterday, a blown transformer cut off power for a good chunk of the northwestern sections of Center City, and normal traffic patterns were badly disrupted. As a result, we were diverted down 15th Street heading south through town, and came upon an interesting development opportunity we'd never noticed before.The building305

For decades, Mount Sinai Hospital at 4th & Reed has stood over the South Philly landscape the way Gulliver towered over the lilliputians. Built over an almost two decade period between 1921 and 1939 and designed by architects Magaziner, Eberhard & Harris, the art deco hospital closed in 1997 and

A reader gave us a shout the other day, wondering why the fire station at 4th & Arch is boarded up. The thought on their end was that perhaps the home of Ladder 2 (and formerly Engine 8) was being eliminated, possibly in favor of a new development. Certainly, this

In Brewerytown, the 2700 and 2800 blocks of Girard Avenue are alight with signs of redevelopment. Now, renovations to transform the former St. Augustine's Church of the Covenant, first constructed in 1888, into residential units are leading the way for potential widespread redevelopment of the Girard Avenue commercial corridor that

A few years ago, we brought the 19th Street Baptist Church, located on the corner of 19th & Titan, to your attention. At that time, the unique and beautiful edifice was crumbling due to a combination of age, bad weather, and poor upkeep. L&I had posted the building with a violation,

The northeast corner of 5th & Gaskill in Society Hill does not appear to warrant much consideration at first glance.   The red brick row homes here blend quietly (and unattractively) into the scenery just above South Street.  However, this lot has changed hands frequently and has been used for a wide