For anyone who's lived nearby for the last few years, 925 S 23rd St. has been an unfortunate eyesore. Surely, the neighbors were cheered when the vacant property received a Doors and Windows citation back in March, though they've surely noticed that nothing has changed at the site in the

Now that all of University City's biggest institutions, including Drexel, the Science Center, and Penn are building new towers, pockets in nearby neighborhoods where development has been quiet for years are now seeing improvement, like rapid development near 40th & Baring (though if you look at the architecture over there, improvement

Less than nine months ago, we brought you the news that Philly Cupcake had opened their doors on the southeast corner of 20th & South. At that time, we guessed that they would do a pretty good business in this space, with South Street foot traffic along with people walking up

A little less than two weeks ago, the ZBA granted a variance that will pave the way for twelve new homes to rise on the 1300 block of Chadwick Street. We first told you about this project, which has gone through several iterations after no less than seven community meetings

In March of 2012, we told you about plans for five new homes next to Palmer Park, on a triangular piece of land bordered by Memphis, Orange, and Earl Streets. Back then, a one-story triangular warehouse stood on this site, but that building is now history.

While the triangular building above

Near Temple University, two blocks of Master Street depict the place where blight meets redevelopment. The 1700 block is home to a huge tract of vacant land, several other one-off lots, and a few blighted buildings. Just a block farther west, the 1800 block has five duplexes under construction, a project

Over the weekend, we were making our way back from West Philly when we noticed that the Cira Centre South has progressed mightily since we told you about its groundbreaking back in February. From grade at Chestnut Street, it's now ten stories high. Obviously, it's still got a long way

Over a year ago, we told you about plans to renovate 1355 N Front St., which was at that time both vacant and rough looking. Located right next to the El, this former distillery was to become a mixed-use building, with apartments located above a commercial space of some kind. As

Back in April, we told you about plans from developer Vitaly Paluchenko to replace a large vacant lot near Washington Avenue with three buildings, each of which would have three condo units. In the time that's passed since then, ground has been broken at 1021-25 S. 18th St. and the buildings have been

In Passyunk Square, the former Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses building at 1235 Federal St. is part of developers' plans to bring ten new apartments to the block. The property sold in December 2012 for $460K, after we told you the lot was on the market about a year ago.