Baltimore Avenue you keep making us smile, and you may soon make us nod to a little bit of jazz. On the heels of the new businesses opening between 49th and 50th streets along Baltimore Ave. this past year, including Little Baby's Ice Cream this month, we had been wondering and waiting

Yesterday, we were walking down 21st Street and were surprised to discover some serious interior demolition taking place at 2064 Saint Albans St., a corner property. This home seemed to be in decent condition, though perhaps a little worn down, and now it's been thoroughly gutted.

Our first thought was that

On the recommendation of a reader, we made our way to Brewerytown the other day to check in on some ongoing residential projects that we've covered in the past few months. First we stopped at 31st & Baltz, where last month two foundations sat, waiting for new houses to be

It's clear that South Street West has experienced a tremendous rebirth in recent years, with a plethora of new businesses appearing on the corridor. Much of the momentum, however, has been limited to the stretches of South Street that have a critical mass of businesses, leaving some other blocks lagging

It's been about a year since we checked in on Queen's Walk, a sixteen-home development at 5th & Montrose that was built to sell, but ended up as rentals in the end. These homes were built where a dessert-topping manufacturer once stood, and across the street from where several blocks

A phased green redevelopment of Penn’s Landing is edging ever closer as the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) announced this month its selection of international and domestic award-winning firm Hargreaves Associates to perform preliminary design work on the area defined by a stretch that runs between Market and South Streets

We got an enthusiastic email the other day from a reader who noticed two homes getting rehabbed on her block. We made our way over to 1407-09 S. 21st St. and found that this is indeed the case.

Looking at public record, we see that the two homes were purchased by

On our way to grab some delicious and honest tacos in West Philly, we happened upon an unexpected construction site at the corner of 45th & Pine. The Sedgley Apartments have stood for one-hundred years, far longer than the adorable Earth Cup has held down the retail space across the

While ground-breaking may be a year away, plans for Edgewater II, a 20-plus-story 300-foot tower at 23rd & Summer are moving along. Some changes have been made to the plan since Realen first presented to Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) last year, and these must now be officially incorporated into a Neighborhood

A hundred years ago, 1917-45 E. Hagert St. was home to a gigantic hosiery mill. For the last several years, it's been a vacant lot, like many other parcels in the immediate area. But this will not be the case for long.

Months after EKNA gave their support to the project,