Last month, we gave you the heads up that demolition was underway at the former Patriot Parking garage in Logan Square. This has been in the works for a couple of years at 206-12 N. 22nd St., but the project has changed slightly from its original incarnation with the entry of

A couple of months ago, we were telling you about a new construction home on the corner of Thompson & Orianna, and mentioned a couple of blighted properties on Thompson's 300 block. Around the same time, we first brought you news about Soko Lofts, a giant mixed-use development coming to

1016 South St. stands directly next to Philadelphia mosaic artist Isaiah Zager’s greatest masterpiece, the walk-through debris sculpture aptly called the Magic Garden.  While the eyes of most viewers will understandably be drawn to this highly unusual sight, right next to it stands a building with a fair degree of its own

Now that 19th Street has seen recent improvements in separate projects near Poplar and Ginnodo Streets, and along the 1900 block of Brown Street where two single family homes are being constructed on opposite sides of the block, as well as a four home project planned for 19th & Brown,

Last month, we told you about a single duplex under construction at 1743 Cambridge St., on a block that's got more vacant land than homes. Today, we return to this block, not only to update you on the state of this project but also to fill you in on a

In West Philly, parklets, the transportable temporary street parks in former parking spots, are spreading out along Baltimore Avenue. And these quaint sit-down areas are doing worthwhile things for the businesses they front.

The Cedar Parklet (love the name) is the most recent installation of these small spaces outside Little Baby's

In the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, the number of vacant lots that remain undeveloped can probably be counted on your fingers and toes. That's one reason we've seen several churches demolished in this neighborhood in recent years. And it's why a growing number of developers, hungry for any projects in this

In Fishtown, a longtime owner is trading his roses for rooms. For years, the lot at 300 E. Girard Ave. has served as a rose garden for its owner, leaving a curious gap at the southeastern corner of Girard & Marlborough. But now the owner plans to construct a building

A reader tipped us off that they spotted a protest today at the site of the building collapse at 22nd & Market. Apparently, Jurich Inc, a demolition contractor, has been hired to clear out the site, but some union guys don't believe that their workers are being paid a fair

Last October, we first told you about the work of Scioli Turco, a non-profit company that’s worked mostly in South Philly in the last couple of years, taking over vacant properties using Act 135. For those unfamiliar, this law, passed in 2009, allows residents, businesses, or non-profits to take conservatorship over a blighted