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When we last checked in on the 1900 block of League Street about half a year ago, five new homes with garages were under construction. In the months that have passed since then, the five homes have been completed, and two have already sold. The rest are on the market

1523 Frankford Ave. has sat vacant for several years, with the former pub nearly getting sold last year at sheriff's sale due to tax delinquency. New owners have stepped forward, however, and last month Fishtown Neighbors Association voted to support a proposal to renovate the building to include a vacant ground-floor commercial space

Years ago, some friends lived in two different units located in a little courtyard, hidden off a side street in Bella Vista. They've long since moved out, but we never forgot how cool these spots were and how much fun we had at their courtyard parties. What we did forget,

The first L.E.E.D. Platinum pre-certified building in Philadelphia opened its doors last month in West Powelton. 2.0 University Place houses U.S. Community and Immigration Services, as well as offices for Shraga Studios, the firm that designed this structure, which meets its visitors with a glass face at 41st & Powelton.

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A week ago, we told you about plans for four buildings with fifteen condo units to replace a vacant lot at 21st & Federal. Today, we have some info on a much more straightforward project a block to the west that will transform a lot that's just as vacant as

When the reworked zoning code took effect last August, it redefined the names of all the zoning districts, but didn't change the existing zoning classifications for the properties in town. In many neighborhoods, those old classifications are inconsistent with the way the area has developed and as such are out

In recent years, it seems it's all been peaches and Cream for Girard Avenue in Brewerytown. In the last couple of months alone, Rybrew and Shifty's Taco opened their doors to enthused and hungry crowds. Several buildings have also been renovated of late, with the notable example of a church being turned

It's official. The old Armory building constructed in 1886 that has for years lived on South Broad Street in a state a blight is making way for rental apartments. It's currently being demolished after the ZBA approved developers' plans to raze the building at 1221 S. Broad St. and construct a

About six months ago, when we last checked in on 817-19 S. 5th St. in Queen Village, the old buildings that had stood at this address for almost  two-hundred years had been demolished and a new structure had risen in their place. Passing by the other day, it appeared to us as