In recent weeks, Passyunk Square residents have learned about several interesting new projects planned for their neighborhood. Developers from FUSA Designs recently appeared before the Passyunk Square Civic Association Zoning Committee with preliminary plans to transform a colorful strip on Darien Street into new homes.

Developers want to construct 3 three-story and

Earlier this year, we told you about plans for Kingsley Court, a suburban-style 32 home development that would replace the blighted Ivy Ridge Assisted Living facility at 5627 Ridge Ave. in Roxborough. The project had a formal groundbreaking in February, and when we went by the site a couple of weeks ago

Do you live in Point Breeze? Do you have young kids? Are you thinking about having young kids sometime soon? Are you as concerned as the rest of us about the state of the public school system in this town? Are you looking for something to do this afternoon?

Might we

In Pennsport, a project consisting of twelve contemporary homes replacing a house of God has progressed a long way since the 120-year-old St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church at 3rd & Reed was demolished several months ago.

When we passed by this corner the other day, the first two town homes

If you're ever at the corner of 30th & Cecil B. Moore, you'll quickly find yourself starting at an impressive and unusual building that's got an interesting history and some legitimate architectural significance. The Eastern building, as it's commonly referred to today, was built in 1922 by the Philadelphia Realty

In Passyunk Square, several projects currently under construction will add a significant number of apartments to the neighborhood in the coming year. Most recently, we spotted construction taking place at a once dilapidated building at 9th and Greenwich which will soon result in the addition of six more units, including

We keep telling you about all the good stuff coming to Frankford Avenue. But we don't want you to think that we're just giving news about projects that get proposed but never built, ya know? So here are a couple of updates on some major new projects coming to this

The Philadelphia waterfront is in the process of a receiving major investment dollars for various improvements and redevelopments from north to south, like Pier 53, Pier 68 and enhancements to Penn Treaty Park. As institutional development continues, developers are also getting in on the waterfront mix, building residential units with

Readers often ask us where we get all our scoops for Naked Philly. There's no single answer- we closely follow the zoning calendar, we attend various neighborhood meetings, we're on dozens of listservs, we drive around town and look for construction, we have sources in the real estate industry, we

Penn is up and building again, this time in the form of a six-story office building with a green roof at 39th & Walnut. This will mark the second new structure on the block in the last few years, joining the Radian, a 14-story residential tower with various commercial offerings,