Possible Renovation for Unique Ridge Ave. Property Coming at Last?
11 February, 2013 | No Comments | Spring Garden
Projects, both exciting and mundane, stall all the time. One such project is 1244 Ridge Ave., a property we last checked in on a year ago- and hasn't changed a bit since. This building lost its fourth floor somewhere along the way, but will someday be restored with an eye toward its
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Last week, we looked at a couple of items of interest on Carlisle Street, a side street that lies immediately to the west of Broad. First, we looked at some blight on the 1300 block, purchased from the PRA ten years ago but never developed. Then, we considered the lack
Read MoreSunday is the Last Day for the Philadelphia Home Show
10 February, 2013 | No Comments |
Are you trying to figure out what to do with the first of what will be over two dozen Sundays without football? Have you been thinking about how you can make your home a little prettier, fancier, or energy efficient? Are we asking too many questions for a Sunday morning?
Today
Read MoreUpdate: Progress at Unique Unfinished Graduate Hospital Home
9 February, 2013 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
Exactly a year ago, we brought 813-15 S. 19th St. to your attention. This double-wide home looked like no other we'd ever seen, and featured many unique architectural features inside, including a glass-enclosed courtyard in the middle of the house. Unfortunately, the original owners fell victim to the financial crunch in 2008,
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Yesterday, we learned from @Foobooz that the long awaited Corner Foodery had opened its doors at last. Located in the former Petulia's Folly space at 1710-12 Sansom St., this new establishment takes the Foodery concept to a whole new level.
As you may already know, the first Foodery, located in the
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Last month, after footage from a privately owned security camera helped catch a murderer, we posited that privately owned cameras are far more cost effective than the small network of extremely expensive City owned cameras. We suggested that Philadelphia could benefit from the installation of more cameras, and that City Hall
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Earlier this week, developers presented to a very small crowd at Weccacoe Playground Building for the monthly QVNA zoning meeting. On the agenda was the redevelopment of 512-14 S. Front St., a long-vacant lot that's been used for parking for years. The lot wraps around the building next door, extending
Read MoreShould a New Building in Cedar Park Fit in or Stick Out?
8 February, 2013 | No Comments | West Philly
In West Philly, particularly on the blocks surrounding the Baltimore Avenue commercial corridor, we’ve talked more about large scale mixed-use development, business openings and community planning than smaller scale new construction projects. Think Apple Lofts and Croydon, or the unique West Philly stories about projects about the Dirt Factory and saving Saint Bernard Garden. Or questions about
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Back in the summer of 2011, we told you that the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale would be making a move from their home in a building on the edge of Drexel's campus to a repurposed warehouse building on the 1500 block of Parrish Street. At the time, it seemed like a nice addition
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A little less than a year ago, we first told you that Pearl Apartments would be bringing the old granary building at 20th & Callowhill back to life, and would also be building a new eight story mixed-use building next door. About ten months after groundbreaking, the project is definitely progressing.
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