It's been many months since our last visit to the 1300 block of Buttonwood, where two projects have been ongoing for most of the year. It's an interesting study on this block at the northern end of Callowhill, where a rehab project sits adjacent to a new construction building.In the

In Philadelphia, lots of the homes look the same and there's a hefty contingent of people who think that's just great, thank you very much. Still, from time to time we find ourselves confronted with unusual homes. Affordable ranchers in Point Breeze. A double-wide home with a lightwell through the

We last visited the 30 Baltz project at the end of the summer, when groundbreaking on the corner property had just taken place. Recall, this project from MM Partners includes the construction of two double-wide homes on the 3000 block of Baltz Street along with a much larger eight unit

Several weeks ago, developers looking to build on the 100 block of Spring Garden Street, near the waterfront, on a parcel just east of I-95, reached a compromise with the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association for plans to construct a six-story building with ground-floor retail and twenty-five apartments.Developers for 117 Spring

In Passyunk Square, new building continues as plans for five new single-family homes at 1437-49 Beulah St. received a vote of non-opposition from the Passyunk Square Civic Association at their December zoning meeting.The homes will, if approved, fill in a stretch of vacant lots at the elbow of a skinny

Traveling though Fishtown the other day, we stumbled upon three homes under construction at the corner of Gaul & E. Cumberland. These homes are replacing a vacant lot that's been on and off the market a couple of times over the years. Finally, Gaul Cumberland LLC purchased the three lots

On Baltimore Avenue in Cedar Park, a new four-story building at 4812 Baltimore Ave. now under construction shows how in one spot the elegant architectural past is meeting the less detailed aesthetic of modern era development.While members of Cedar Park Neighbors did work with the developers to guide the design

Back in October, the corner of 16th & Ogden featured a building that has just been framed out and two buildings that were just getting underway. These were the first structures rising as part of a larger development, The Vineyards at 16. Passing by a few days ago, we saw some

The other day, we wondered whether a garage on 13th Street, just south of Washington Ave., might be getting rehabbed soon. We were bummed to discover that this seems unlikely. But we did spot something interesting when we snapped the photo of the garage in question.The homes across the street

It's been awhile since we last visited the IceHouse project in Fishtown, at the corner of Columbia & Thompson. Last time, we had learned that the second phase of the project was about to get underway but were surprised to learn that this would involve the construction of a condo