We were buzzing our way through Northern Liberties the other day after enjoying some tasty free tacos at Union Taco's grand opening, when we stumbled upon a new construction site. 427 Poplar St. has, for years, been an overgrown vacant lot. But soon enough, it will turn into a new

About a year ago, we first brought 112-120 Christian St. to your attention, noting that the former home of the Scandinavian Shipping Supply Co. had been on the market for $1.5M but was already under contract. At the time, we wondered whether the buyers would go with town homes on this huge

Though Point Breeze has seen considerable redevelopment in recent years, there remain some blocks that have gone almost untouched by all the renovation and new construction. One such block is the 1100 block of S. Sydenham St., which has a small selection of inhabited homes but mostly contains vacant land

About a year and a half ago, we first told you about plans from Pearl Properties to construct a new building on a surface parking lot on the 1600 block of Sansom Street. The north side of this block was basically ruined by Sam Rappaport, and then demolished in the

Down at Front & Callowhill, I-95 looms above above everything. Because of this, we'd imagine, there's been a bit of a vacant land problem here over the years. One of those vacant lots will soon be replaced, though, by a beautiful new mixed-use building. Yes, 107 Callowhill St. will soon

Earlier this week, a reader gave us the heads up about some demolition taking place on the little 700 block of Mole Street. This little block, which is adjacent to the Scottish Rite Apartments, has seen the construction of several new homes in recent years which have sold for prices

Last month, we sat through an exhausting ZBA hearing for 1601 Washington Ave. which didn't end until 9pm. This project will involve the construction of a five-story building with ground floor commercial and thirty-five apartments. We told you all about it back in August after the developers presented to SOSNA. This proposal speaks

Perhaps a million years ago, we spent some time working on the 1500 block of Sansom Street. Back in those days, we came to deeply appreciate all the goodies at our fingertips on that block. Nodding Head was a frequent lunch spot, and Oscar's was a regular (and smoky) haunt

The University City District has been leading the way in redefining and repurposing Philadelphia public spaces. Almost anywhere you go in University City, or out along Baltimore Avenue their presence is visible.

Whether it's their safety folks that patrol the area on bikes and in cars, or their various landscaping projects

Over the past century, the chunk of land bordered by Wharton Street, Capitol Street, Reed Street, and Woodstock Street, collectively known as 2012 Wharton St., has had a great many uses. According to the Geohistory map, the Philadelphia Traction Company had a warehouse here back in 1895. By 1910, John