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

On Saturday, Bloktoberfest came to a raucous conclusion as thousands rocked out beside the Jamaican Jerk Hut to the sweet jams of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. By the time Bloktoberfest 2014 rolls around, the big concert finale will need to find a new home, as plans are in the

If a sleek online presence indicates the organization and strength of a civic group, than the Baltimore Avenue Business Association (BABA) is stepping up its game. In conjunction with the Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll, which brings hundreds in and out of the shops along the corridor, BABA launched its first

Have you always dreamed of living in a historic building? Do you have an affinity for the Graduate Hospital neighborhood? Are a few million dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Well, we may just have the solution to all of your problems and a way to actualize your wildest

We admit, we don't get to Manayunk or Roxborough enough. But when we do, we almost always find some new and interesting projects to cover. Often, the topography alone makes a project noteworthy. Take the Treetops at Terrace development for example. These three homes were constructed a couple of years

The people at the University City District plan to cut down trees in West Philly and turn them into benches. No that's not true, it's rather almost just the opposite. Actually, UCD plans to unleash a collection of “tree seats,” set in the shade by next spring. UCD was one

Last week, we learned from Plan Philly about plans for seventy-five new homes on a currently overgrown lot bordered by Columbus Blvd, Catharine Street, and I-95. JKR Partners did the design work for this new mini-neighborhood, which would clearly be a step up from the current situation on this lot.

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