Last fall, we told you about plans to replace the play areas at Seger Park at 10th & Lombard. At that time, the playground equipment had been torn out and the playground looked a little barren.

Well, the construction in the park finished up back in January, and the kiddies have

Another piece of Philadelphia history seems as though it will soon be demolished. A 25-story mixed-use high rise featuring apartments, retail and office space is planned for 38th & Chestnut next to the Philadelphia Episcopal Church in University City. Last summer, the Historical Commission granted the Church permission to demolish two historic brownstones located

Planners, architects, and neighbors these days seem more and more sensitive when it comes to the scale of a block. We've attended countless neighborhood zoning meetings where developers have sought a few feet of extra height than is permitted by right, and neighbors stand in opposition as a result. While

Perhaps there is something new and invigorating in the air down along New Market Street in Northern Liberties. No. It isn’t exhaust from I-95. Well it is, but that is not what we mean. We mean rather the string of projects that have recently been presented to the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association (NLNA) along this short strip

Over the last few years, forty-one homes have risen in the Point Breeze neighborhood thanks to funding from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), which was "established for the purpose of stabilizing communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment." With financing administered by the Redevelopment Authority, these homes have been

A year and a half ago, we brought 740 S. 18th St. to your attention. A giant mixed-use property on a prominent Graduate Hospital corner, this building once contained a funeral home and also had a bike shop on the first floor within the last twenty years. But for the

Tucked into a quiet pocket of Queen Village, a little jewel of a park pays tribute to Philadelphia’s most famous tenor.  Mario Lanza Park, named to honor the star of stage and film, occupies a lot between Catherine and Queen, just west of 2nd Street. Given that Lanza was born in 1921,

While developers can easily include sustainable elements in new projects, there exist various opportunities around Philadelphia for environmentally friendly retrofits. But what's the best way to alter old sites with new sustainable fabrications?

The Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up! design challenge was a call for innovation. As we told you previously, it was created

A vacant corner at 43rd & Sansom in Spruce Hill will soon be transformed when a four-story 32-unit mixed-use project will be constructed. Work may begin as early as this spring, with the ZBA having approved the project in last month. “It’s a very dark corner in Spruce Hill,” said

About a month ago, roughly 1,300 GlaxoSmithKline workers vacated the building at 16th & Vine that was specifically built for their company fourteen years ago. With their move to a new (and really nice) facility at The Navy Yard, they left behind 225K sqft of office space on the edge of