13th Street, Green Street, and Ridge Avenue together form a triangle that's located within spitting distance of the still-blighted Divine Lorraine. For over a hundred years, we'd wager, a building has stood on this lot at 1244 Ridge Ave., though its better days are clearly many years in the past.

A long vacant corner retail location may soon become the areas's newest coffee shop with two apartments upstairs. But some neighbors are concerned that support for a variance from the Queen Village Neighbors Association (QVNA) to allow prepared foods at 542 Lombard St., could open the door for a variety

Preemptive disclosure that Ori Feibush owns this blog, in case ya didn't know. And while this post will surely be biased, it will still raise some important points that are true, notwithstanding that bias. Just wanted to be up front, mkay?

One of the more straightforward and common zoning applications that

We were killing time yesterday before heading to a ZBA hearing, and decided to take a quick jaunt to the neighborhood near Temple to see if we could spot anything interesting. Probably the most noteworthy thing we noticed was at 1534 N. 16th St., a large old building that's undergoing

At 29th & Poplar, a renovation in the very southern end of Brewerytown, is now underway. We passed by 871 N. 29th St. while out exploring what we're calling the Girard transition. This project is interesting to us because it's rare to see projects of this scale taking place in

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about plans for two new homes to rise at the corner of 23rd & Carpenter, the long-time site of a surface parking lot. In either direction on this street, there's construction activity worth mentioning, though all of the one-off variety.

First, 2342 Carpenter

We've wondered for some time, meaning the past year and a half or so, whether the sunset pink stuccoed Hoops Deli and Market at 42nd & Chester near the University of the Sciences and Clark Park is ever actually open. For months, as we passed on the 13 trolley, we

Back in November, we updated you on the demolition of the Ruffin Nichols Memorial AME Church at 11th & Mr. Vernon, a year after it was purchased by developers. That demolition hadn't really progressed in many months, leaving the former chapel open to the elements, and giving passersby a unique look

Around Halloween, we brought you news of the impending demolition of two existing buildings at 927-29 N. Orianna St., to be replaced by two new homes with an interesting solution to ever-present parking concerns. This project is from the folks at Callhan Ward, with design work by Fishtank PHL. Both the developers

About two months ago, we told you that work had commenced on the historic Meade building at 19th & Delancey. As the construction work has continued, neighbors have become concerned and angered as it's become clear that shortcuts are being taken and best practices not being followed.

The list of complaints