The southwest corner of 10th and Fitzwater is relatively inconspicuous today, standing across from a far more noticeable corner occupied by popular brunch spot Sam’s Morning Glory Diner and diagonal from the Palumbo Playground.  But at one time, this corner was occupied by quite the imposing structure.  Starting with its opening in 1872, The Maternity Hospital

Back in April of 2012, we passed along the news that a new dining establishment would be coming to 689-95 N Broad St., a former auto tag place. At that time, we had no idea what kind of business was seeking a variance for a take-out restaurant with outdoor seating,

On the narrow 100 block of Earp Street sits a boring warehouse that has housed a wood worker for the past several years. But soon, the building at 111-117 Earp St. will go from blah to fabulous if its new owners have anything to say about it.

Back in June, we

A couple of months ago, we told you about plans for a new mixed-use development on the northeast corner of 23rd & Christian. The developers in this case are the principals of the Senior Resource Group, a company that helps seniors choose insurance carriers. This company has been renting office space at this

A longtime vacant lot along the 4800 block of Baltimore Avenue in Cedar Park will soon be home to a four-story mixed-use property with ground-floor retail and five new apartments. We first told you about the project at 4812 Baltimore Ave. in February. At the time, developers from Diversified Realty Ventures

We were in the area the other day and noticed that two homes are currently being demolished near the Piazza. 1133 and 1135 Germantown Ave. sit on a triangle of land bounded by 2nd Street to the east, Girard Avenue to the north, and Germantown Avenue to the west.

These two homes

Two years ago, we detailed the transformation of the 2100 block of Carpenter Street. We showed you this satellite image from 2004 to drive home just how desolate this block was less than a decade ago.

Out of 47 residential lots on the street at that time, there were only seventeen

The 1100 block of Shackamaxon Street in Fishtown has undergone some serious changes in the last ten years. On its southern end and pretty much next to I-95 sits the Old World Warehouse, a loft apartment conversion. In the last couple of years, several $400K homes have gone up across

When we last took a peek at the new building on the northeast corner of 19th & Fairmount, the first three stories had just been framed out. Three plus months later, the building is fully framed to all four stories, the windows are in, and the bricks have nearly finished

Ah, the Philadelphia grid. Its reliability makes it oh so easy to get around, and its survival is a testament to Billy Penn's wisdom and foresight. Once you get out of Center City, though, the grid breaks down. That's why we always get lost in Fishtown and Southwest Philly. On