New residents could move into thirty or forty units in the four-story southern wing of The Croydon at 49th & Locust in West Philly by late fall, according to Scott Oren of Orens Brothers, the owner and developer of the building.

While that's weeks behind the originally estimated September end point

Dodging the raindrops (with mixed results) yesterday, we spotted three different projects within a block of each other in Francisville. The three each come from different developers, and are all at different stages of completion. Let's start with the homes closest to being finished, which we've already told you about

One of the three businesses that closed after a Christmas Eve fire at Elena’s Soul at 49th & Baltimore will reopen by mid-August, according to the West Philly Local.

Last fall at Cedar Park Café, business was better than ever in the months leading up to the fire. After this unfortunate event, the community

Over a year ago, we first broke the news that Walgreens would be taking over the prime corner commercial space at Broad & Chestnut last occupied by Borders. We have fond memories of this building, as we spent many hours perusing the shelves back in the day, when we used

Developers will likely move forward to the ZBA with their plans to construct two four-story homes on Allen Street, according to Matt Karp, Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA) zoning chair. The project at 131-33 Allen St. was opposed by the community in a meeting last month, with height being the concern. The lots

We should mention before you read any further that the developer will be coming back to SOSNA this month with revised plans, so please bear in mind that what we discuss below is a project that's in the process of being revised. But it's still a worthwhile conversation to continue,

We've passed by 2940 W. Thomson St. numerous times over the years, often wondering what purpose it once served and when it was last in use. Earlier this year, we noticed a 'For Sale' sign on the building, but never bothered to look into it, thinking it was snatched up

The Philadelphia Trail Master Plan is a comprehensive guide to the city's 75 trails, the status of those trails, and the priority the City has attached to completing new or improving preexisting trails. Compiled over the past two-and-a-half years by a team composed of folks from the Planning Commission and Parks

Over six months ago, when we last checked in on the former site of the Wanamaker School at 11th & Cecil B. Moore, groundbreaking had recently taken place for a large new student housing development. We were in the vicinity the other day, and were kind of floored with the progress

Christian Street Lagoon. It sounds like a place for teenage lovers. What it is actually is the birth of a two-year Queen Village art project to raise awareness about stormwater management and educate residents and passersby about how water travels under our streets and into our streams.

If you walk along