Speaking of steel rising from the ground, today we have a brief update on a new building going up at 19th & Arch. We last checked in here back in November, right before PMC Property Group broke ground on this project. Now, the first story is nearly framed out.

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Back in January, we told you that SouthStar Lofts, a large, new mixed-use development from Dranoff Properties, would soon be breaking ground on the northeast corner of Broad & South. Long home to a large but poorly located community garden, this corner will soon be home to eighty-five new rental

The Sparks Shot Tower on the 100 block of Carpenter Street is easily the most recognizable feature of the Queen Village skyline, rising up above all of the buildings in the neighborhood for over two-hundred years. About a century ago, the land surrounding the shot tower was converted into a

Several years ago, five luxury homes rose on the 100 block of Alter Street, part of an eight home development that was never finished and across the street from some foundations that have never been turned into buildings. The other day, a reader gave us the heads up that at

In Queen Village, current construction will transform the Nebinger School into a citywide model for stormwater management improvements at Philadelphia public schools.

“Nebinger is unique in that it's essentially a model,” said Tiffany Ledesma Groll of the Philadelphia Water Department.

Improvements to the school are planned to be completed by the start

A couple of months ago, we told you about two homes that would be rising at 2037-39 Blair St., behind a planned mixed-use building on Frankford Avenue. This block of Blair Street isn't the best in the neighborhood, with mostly two-story homes on one side of the street and vacant land

We've said it several times, but there just aren't that many quality, buildable lots remaining in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. As a result, developers are increasingly finding themselves drawn to whatever they can find, and coming up with creative ways to make development work on inferior lots. Take, for example,

Over the last year, eleven new homes have risen on the 1800 block of Lombard Street, thankfully replacing a dreaded surface parking lot. This project is now in the home stretch, with just a few of the homes in the middle of the development still under construction. This is great,

In West Philadelphia, an old fire department second responders building is being renovated into a community center that will double as administration and worship space for the Vineyard Community Church (VCC), which was founded in 2004. You may recall, we told you last week about a grant-giving effort from this

Ron's Ribs held down the retail space at 1627 South St. for 26 years before closing somewhat suddenly in 2010. Ron's was there for some pretty lean times for South Street West, and unfortunately disappeared right as the corridor was really starting to gain momentum. But unlike many other businesses