About a month ago, we first shared the news that Dranoff Properties has its sights set on a new development at the corner of Broad & Spruce. Today, we attended the official announcement event for this project, which has been dubbed SLS International Hotel & Residences. The name pays tribute to

About two blocks north of Girard, the ongoing construction of three single-family homes at 4th & Harlan is one more project in the burgeoning South Kensington neighborhood, which is about to be slammed with two huge projects that could bring more than 500 new units to the area.As we told

In July, we first told you about a proposal for 23rd & Christian which would see the demolition of the unattractive building currently on the site and its replacement with a new five-story, mixed-use building. When neighbors expressed concerns about the plan, the developers made some changes. The second version

On a little street in Fishtown, two new homes at 2303-05 Collins St. are being constructed as part of yet another one-off development. The two homes had been framed out when we passed by a couple of weeks ago. Previously, the lots where these homes are rising contained a swimming

A couple of years ago, plans emerged for the I. Brewster & Company Gallery to move from an extremely unimpressive building at the corner of 22nd & Market to a new space at 21st & Race in the former home of the Please Touch Museum. In the time that passed

After three community meetings and lots of feedback from a collection of design professionals, neighbors and developers have come to an agreement on a project that will see the construction of seven new homes on a vacant triangular lot in Northern Liberties. 405-45 Saint John Neumann Way sits between 4th

It was over two years ago that we first shared news about the planned transformation for a large triangular lot at 15th & Fairmount. Though Spring Garden to the south, Francisville to the north, and North Broad Street to the east had all undergone considerable revitalization in previous years, this

Over the summer, we told you that a duplex that's been in the works at 528 S. 13th St. for a couple of years had finally broken ground. A few days ago, a reader shot us a note that this project had completely stalled. Workers on the site suggested that there's some

Over the summer, we gave you the lowdown on Rodin Square, the excellent looking mixed-use development planned for 22nd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. For many years, this location has been home to a Best Western Hotel whose appearance didn't exactly inspire wonder in the architecture fans among us. Today, we passed

A couple of weeks ago, we looked at an interesting triangle located just north of Lancaster Ave. where we described an old corner bar, an exterminator supply shop, and some opportunities for redevelopment. At that time, we casually mentioned a new project in the works nearby, and today we figured