601 S. Broad St. stands where South Street and the Avenue of the Arts converge.  Naturally, therefore, this has been the scene of major action over the years.  According to the earliest available documentation, the Southwestern National Bank occupied that Southeastern corner of Broad & South.  (We assume somebody was holding the compass upside

On the Fishtown-Kensington border, there are a few projects to speak of these days under the El, like the ongoing adaptive reuse of an old warehouse at Front & Oxford and the recently renovated former distillery a few blocks to the south. With those projects in mind, plus a few others proposed

It was over a year ago that we last checked in on the parking lot on the northeast corner of 15th & Chestnut. At that time, we told you that previous plans for a Waldorf Astoria Hotel had faded into the ether and that instead a W Hotel was planned for this location.

One of the biggest changes in University City the past year has been the spike in private investment, according to Seth Budick, University City District's head of planning and economic development.

“Specifically in the form of new residential construction,” said Budick.

Last month, UCD released its annual report, State of University City

A reader was wondering about the ongoing construction taking place at 6225 Ridge Ave., a property that was once home to a car dealership. That business went away years ago, though, and the site has sat dormant ever since. Earlier this year, though, construction got underway here in earnest, replacing

Two years ago, 747 N. 24th St. was a worn looking mixed-use building with an inactive corner commercial space. A couple of pictures and a Phillies flag were all that prettied up the storefront's otherwise blocked-out windows. Signs were on the building, suggesting that the owner was willing to sell,

A few months back, we told you about two projects just getting underway near the corner of 4th & Dickinson. Today, we check back in on those projects, and share news of a couple of others taking place nearby.

First, let's look at 1510 S. 5th St., a former vacant lot

In September, the $97.6M Chestnut Square welcomed its first school year, if a building can do such a thing, on Chestnut Street between 32nd and 33rd. The 19-story mixed-use residential tower developed by Drexel started bringing new retail to the area, like international company, Yogorino, this fall, and was envisioned

A reader tipped us off the other day that several homes are currently under construction on the 1900 block of Latona Street. Yesterday, we zipped over there to take a look and found three active construction sites to share with you. First, we look at 1929 Latona St., which is

Sometimes you don't really appreciate a public space until it's gone. Like, for example, the Oval. This summer Parks and Rec. took the parking lot in front of the Art Museum fountain and animated it with chairs and games and hosted public programming six days a week from mid-July through mid-September.

When we