We stumbled upon some new construction the other day, on a block we've visited several times in the last couple of years. Back in 2009, the 1200 block of Mount Vernon Street looked like this:

After three projects filled in some of the vacant space on this block, the largest remaining

The wolf, the turkey, the turtle and William Penn are all part of an infrastructure improvement project down by the waterfront in Fishtown. In addition to creating a streetscape that includes tree plantings, rain gardens and other sustainable elements, the Columbia Avenue Connector will feature public art that pays tribute

A couple of years ago, we spent a weekend in Montreal and came away totally impressed with Bixi Montreal, their wildly successful bike share program. For those unfamiliar with the concept of a bike share, the idea (at least in Montreal) is that Bixi places corrals of bicycles around town,

In Squirrel Hill, new improvements to a healthcare facility will coincide with demolition on the 4700 block of Chester Avenue. The Renaissance Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, a 123-bed short and long term care facility, will undergo improvements, and a vacant twin Victorian with a third floor exterior facade that resembles a

A reader checked in the other day, and told us that the former Advance Auto Supplies at Girard & Marlborough was finally sold. The building has been on and off the market a few times over the years, originally listed at $1.5M back in 2007 when the store first closed.

A couple of weeks ago, we gave you the good news that Lorenzo and Sons Pizza would soon be making its glorious and greasy return to the late-night South Street scene. You may recall, the business near 3rd & South was lost in a fire last summer, leaving after-hours revelers

One of the best things about South Kensington is the Crane Arts Building. Built in 1905 as a plumbing warehouse and later used as a frozen seafood processing plant, the restored building is currently an arts hub in Philadelphia, hosting events and containing numerous studios and arts organizations. Its existence

Last November, we wrote about a blighted building at 50th & Pentridge, just around the corner from the recently opened Little Baby’s Ice Cream at 49th & Catharine. A couple of weeks ago, we noticed that a full-scale renovation job is happening at that location. When we wrote about the site last fall,

Last week, we checked in on several ongoing new construction projects in the Brewerytown neighborhood. Some of these houses were replacing vacant land, while in other cases blighted homes were demolished to make room for the new construction. In either case, these projects represent important progress for an area that

We last checked in on the Mode7 development at 134 N 22nd St. over a year ago, noting that a second pair of homes had been framed and sheathed, and were undergoing interior construction. At that time, we suggested that a second phase of construction was yet to come, directly