For all of the wonderful and unique neighborhoods that dot Philadelphia's every corner, South Philly has an energy to it that is tough to pinpoint. Packed densely with rowhomes and low-rise commercial buildings, the devotion to the street grid and the paucity of trees compared to other areas gives an

For serving as the nexus of several neighborhoods and two of the major roads in the area, the intersection of Frankford & Lehigh doesn't feel very dramatic. It wasn't until just a few years back that the large Kensington Courts complex joined the corner, which also includes a gas station,

After all of our recent visits to the area, there couldn't possibly be more development in progress along lower North Broad Street, could there? Oh, there most certainly is, this time at 813 N. Broad St., at the corner of Broad & Parrish. We checked out this former gas station

The 700 block of Latona has plenty that's going for it. It's a quiet South Philly block that's a bit hidden due to its narrow nature, but it's extremely close to so much of the action that the city has to offer. Passyunk Avenue sits just a couple blocks away.

Back in 2018, we took you to 2110 Walnut St. in Rittenhouse, where a surface parking lot and the earliest remaining of Frank Furness' buildings were to morph into a mixed-use condo project, with a modern addition designed by Cecil Baker + Partners. That project is long since completed, and

Don't you love an acute corner? They don't happen too often in our grid-heavy city, but certain avenues (Passyunk, Germantown, Frankford, Lancaster, etc.) create some pointy lots that lead to some wonderfully unique buildings. Ridge Ave. is one such street, winding its way NW across the city from its Wood

After we visited two side-by-side properties on Vine St. the other day, we decided to gather our thoughts (and snag an iced coffee) at the now-finished LVL North project on the NW corner of N. Broad & Spring Garden. As we grabbed our seat, we were facing the surface parking

While taking our mind off of the latest Sixers drama (and we aren't even talking about the arena!), we decided to peruse the recent commercial real estate listings. You know, perfectly normal stuff. Seeing an interactive real estate map always modulates our heart rate after getting riled up as the

While checking on the many projects in the works near 30th Street Station, we made one final stop at 3201 Cuthbert St., just slightly to the north, to visit a project we last told you about a little over a year ago. A gorgeous new lab building was planned for

This spring, we took you on a magical mystery tour of development, with our final stop coming at what we called "Lower Northern Liberties." For alliteration's sake, we couldn't help today but to shorten the area to "SoNo" - or "Southern Northern Liberties." We wince as we type it out,