One way old, expensive, yet interesting buildings are saved from demolition and preserved is through the Federal Historic Tax Credits program.

It’s what preserved the Art Deco 30th Street Main Post Office building, constructed when the style was as much in swing as swing music, located across from 30th Street Station. The program offers

A few years ago, 17th & Page, just a couple of blocks from Temple's Main Campus, was pretty bleak. Sure, a few units were built near here back in 2008, but vacant land ruled the intersection for the most part.

The southern points of this intersection were (and remain) vacant as

Last spring, we told you about Midwood Development's plans to demolish the three buildings on the southeastern corner of 15th & Walnut and replace them with a contemporary building. We'd heard rumblings that tenants would include the gross but extremely popular Cheesecake Factory, a Sovereign Bank branch, and Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo.

Back in the dark ages (2011), the area now known as The Porch at 30th Street Station was 34 parallel parking spaces. It was a chance for Philadelphia’s finest drivers to display their parking prowess. Now, the half-acre strip of land located along the Market Street side of the nation’s third busiest

Oh Philadelinquency, we think you're swell. Not only are you remarkably capable when it comes to digging up dirt on deplorable landlords and bad actors in this city, but you've also been a strong government watchdog since you've been doing your thing. And now, as tax delinquency is again on

A decade ago, if you skateboarded in downtown Philly you might have well sewed a scarlet letter (or skateboard?) across your chest. The Street administration implanted metal cleats on railings and benches at Dilworth Plaza to deter skateboarders in March 2004. A couple of months later, the Street administration declined

A couple of months ago, 2146 Catharine St. was momentarily on the monthly SOSNA zoning agenda, only to be crossed off in advance of the meeting. The agenda referenced a new mixed-use structure, which would replace the rough-looking building we see today.

The large building covers a relatively large lot at this

In Queen Village, the handheld civic group has arrived. Well, kind of. This month, members of the Queen Village Neighbors Association (QVNA) launched a free mobile app for Android and Apple phones.

Community members receive a monthly QVNA newsletter, delivered door to door. Therefore, one would imagine that many Queen Village residents know

If you've ever walked, driven, or biked around the northern end of Temple's campus, perhaps you've marveled at the beautiful and surprisingly intact architecture of Diamond Street. In an area that's seen more than its share of vacancy and blight in recent decades, many of the Victorian townhouses on Diamond

In West Powelton, the construction of Philadelphia’s first LEED Platinum pre-certified building is nearing completion. Builders broke ground last spring on University Place 2.0, a building design by Shraga Studios that features a glass-panel front. Construction hasn't been terribly swift, but nevertheless, the southwest intersection of 41st & Powelton now sports a significant facelift.

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