About a year ago, we told you about a grant awarded to improve the crumbling Mount Vernon Manor Apartments in Mantua. Built by HUD in 1978, this complex spans 9 buildings and includes 125 apartment units, all of which are offered as affordable housing. But due to the deteriorating condition of

Yesterday, we jokingly suggested Wegmans for the retail space at the new development at 1118-26 Chestnut St., which we first told you about on Wednesday. In the less than twenty-four hours since, we've heard from several people, telling us that our joke may not have been so far off from

A reader reached out the other day wondering about the activity they recently witnessed at 3423-27 Spring Garden St., very close to the under-construction Dornsife Center. We finally found ourselves in that neck of the woods the other day, and discovered that a foundation in in place for a new

Two years ago, we brought you the exciting news that 3rd Ward would be opening a new location at 4th & Thompson. Straight out of Brooklyn, this art school/studio/community represented an awesome addition to South Kensington, and new life for two old buildings. Earlier this year, after some delays, 3rd

Yesterday, we told you about plans for a new mixed-use development at 1118-26 Chestnut St., but much of what we told you involved speculation based on the zoning refusal. After we wrote the story, we were able to get in touch with a representative from Brickstone, who was kind enough

Perhaps developers interested in Northern Liberties have caught wind of how the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association zoning process works. If a developer presents a proposal that seems out of character with the neighborhood, NLNA asks them to make changes and come back with a proposal that better fits the area. Sometimes,

About a year ago, Ultimo Coffee opened on the northeast corner of 22nd & Catharine in a shiny new building. For years prior, a blighted husk stood on this spot, slowly disintegrating. So clearly, we've seen an upgrade on this corner. Similarly, on the southwest corner, a pocket park languished

Yesterday, we told you about a dollar-centric new shopping center currently under construction on the 900 block of Girard. Today, we have a horse of a different color just a few blocks to the west. A reader tipped us off awhile back about some new construction on the 1500 block

Yesterday, a reader gave us the heads up about a zoning application for 1118 Chestnut St. that made our hearts flutter with excitement. Haven't been here lately? Well, it's probably even worse than you remember. Vacancy lines the south side of the street, with shuttered businesses and several blighted buildings

Construction at a former vacant lot in Powelton Village shows how development in University City is beginning to spread block by block. Just down the street from the recently completed 2.0 University Place, a three-story structure has risen at 332 N. 41st St., a block north of Powelton Ave.

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