An old warehouse at 5th & Poplar has been razed to make way for twenty-one new homes in Northern Liberties. Developers pursued a somewhat lengthy process with the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association (NLNA) before the group agreed to support the project this spring. The fact that demolition has now taken place gives

A reader shot us an email the other day, wondering what's going on at 1218 N 30th St., a corner property which recently had its facade removed. Because it's what we do, we made our way to Brewerytown over the weekend to check it out.

As you can see from the

Back in March, we wondered what the renovation of the former check cashing place at 22nd & Saint Albans would ultimately look like when complete. At the time, we worried that the rear and third-floor addition would receive some sort of sheathing that would clash with the original brick which

Last fall, we told you about plans for a new bar/restaurant to come to 1318 Chestnut St., former home of Mitchell and Ness. Well, it's been a couple of months now since Brü opened their doors in this space, but we confess we don't find ourselves in this neighborhood very often

Tendrilescence is the name of an early artistic lighting concept for the still-being-planned Spring Garden Connector. That and additional plans for streetscape improvements under the I-95 Spring Garden Street overpass were presented at a public meeting hosted by Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) on May 29th.

Like the Columbia Avenue Connector we told

Before the calendar turned to 2012, we first brought you news of Fitz4, an architecturally creative four-home project planned for some long-vacant lots on the corner of Chadwick & Fitzwater. Developed by Metro Impact, this development was to be the cherry on the frappe for a block that has experienced

As we briefly mentioned the other day, the folks from Philly Fringe and Live Arts Festival were recently awarded a $400K grant from ArtPlace America. This grant will contribute to the development of an outdoor plaza adjacent to the former pumping station now being renovated to serve as the Fringe Festival’s home at Race Street and Columbus

Yesterday, we presented an admittedly biased plea against Councilman Wilson Goode Jr.'s plan for altering Philadelphia's ten-year tax abatement. Not only did we suggest that Council should be focusing on other much more salient problems facing Philadelphia at this time, but we also issued a warning about the risks of

If you've wondered how some of the Community Design Collaborative's proposals, which are always only concepts and guiding points, become a reality, the 2nd Green School Makeover Competition, a nationwide contest to transform a school with an innovative green project, is one example.

The Henry. C Lea Elementary School at 47th

Back in the fall of 2011, Murray Development LLC built a new house at 1203 Ellsworth St., on the western half of a community garden. By the time spring rolled around, they had sold the 2,100 sqft home for a little over $400K, and what must have been a tidy profit.