
In the well-established Spring Garden neighborhood, a humungous home at 1538 Green St. that features a theater and a swimming pool in the basement, a roof deck and two terraces, is almost finished. The 8180 sqft mammoth reminds us of the way people might have lived in the old mansions that once
Read MoreDepartment of Redundancy Department: New Tenant Replacing Dollar General
13 September, 2013 | No Comments | Rittenhouse
Almost two years ago (wow how the time flies) we told you that Dollar General at 23rd & South was about to lose their lease. And we wondered what new business would take over their 5,200 sqft space, located on a prime corner on a prime commercial corridor. If you
Read More“Right Sized” Homes on Kimball Street Coming Along
13 September, 2013 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
About half a year ago, we told you about plans for three new homes on tiny lots on the 2100 block of Kimball Street. How small are the lots, you may ask?
According to the zoning code, a conforming lot is 1,440 sqft, which translates into 16'x90' or 18'x80'. Now, there
Read MoreSome Construction and Renovation Taking Place at 19th & Spring Garden
12 September, 2013 | No Comments | Logan Square
On the northern end of Logan Square, large and small project alike are changing the dynamic of the neighborhood. Perhaps the most identifiable of those changes will be the huge project that will see a new Whole Foods and 293 new apartments at 22nd & Pennsylvania, currently the site of the Best
Read MoreWho Will Rent the Large New Space Available on South Street West?
12 September, 2013 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
For a couple of years now, we've beaten the drum hard for South Street West. And why not? The corridor has improved by leaps and bounds, with new businesses opening, old buildings getting fixed up, and new structures rising. From a culinary standpoint, it has exploded, with the new additions
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Just east of Broad Street, we were surprised and also not surprised to find new construction in the form of a two-story addition being built onto an existing one-story building on the northeast corner of Poplar & Watts.
The addition at 1335-37 Poplar St. will create two apartments above an existing
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We were in the neighborhood the other day and passed by the Independence Press Building at 11th & Green. For what felt like the hundredth time, we thought to ourselves how great it would be if this place would get rehabbed already. Earlier this year when we told you about
Read MoreNew Home Replacing Vacant Lot Next to Vacant Lots in Point Breeze
11 September, 2013 | No Comments | Point BreezeTwo New Foundations in Point Breeze, With More Homes Coming Soon Nearby
11 September, 2013 | No Comments | Point Breeze
We were in the area the other day and noticed that two new foundations have appeared on the northwest corner of 20th & Wharton. You may recall (though we forgot), we wrote about this project about a year ago, after the developer presented to the community.
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In case you don't recall,
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