VillageSq-04

We're not much into zombie movies, but it sure feels like a bunch of projects are coming back from the dead these days. One such project is Village Square on Haverford, a mixed-use project that we last checked on back in 2018. This project near 37th & Haverford in Mantua

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208EMtAiry-05

The property at 208 E. Mt. Airy Ave. is one that is surprisingly hidden, despite the presence of the now-closed Fred's Mt. Airy Motors along this main corridor. Sitting in the middle of a block surrounded by some of Mt. Airy's amazing historic architecture, what is now a surface lot

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735-626-cover

After watching the future MVP drop a 52 piece to beat the rival Boston Celtics last night, we surprisingly found ourselves having flashbacks to a younger, goofier Joel Hans Embiid. While the Sixers were diving headfirst into The Process, our injured superstar was playfully tweeting at Rihanna, creating a year's

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1608Walnut-Alo

The Laurel, the new residential, mixed-use tower on the north side of Rittenhouse Square, will soon be home to an exciting restaurant, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. A new Mediterranean concept will be coming from restaurateur Michael Schulson, with former Kanella chef Konstantinos Pitsilledes taking the reins. Knowing that

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2200ESomerset-08

After checking out a couple of projects on either side of Lehigh Ave. recently, we decided to take a jog north along Tulip St. to check out several others that are in various stages of progress. This is a very exciting area from a development standpoint, with four mixed-use projects

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1400 Foot Tall Tower

Update: Just kidding, this story isn't true at all. Happy April Fools everyone!We here at Naked Philly have always been fascinated by skylines, with a particular focus on the skyline here in Philadelphia, 'natch. It was an unforgettable experience seeing the spire of One Liberty pierce the invisible ceiling marked

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19thChestnut-21

We were swinging through Rittenhouse back in December to check on a skinny tower that will soon make its mark on the skyline, and at the time we touched upon a bit of a mystery project that was slated to rise at 1826 Chestnut St. over what is now a

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2300Market-08-2

On this gloriously sunny, blustery day, we decided to take a slight detour to revisit a recent trip we made, which included a very Opening Day-appropriate mural from artist David McShane. Before we get to our fun for today, we just wanted to throw out a big "GO PHILS!" as

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IMG_3774

It's no secret that development has been creeping further and further north, and 2046 E. Lehigh Ave. is a prime example of the shift from an industrial-heavy past to the residential/mixed-use present in East Kensington. We visited this site back in the Fall of 2020, when a building, which once

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Inno-04

At 2401 Washington Ave., beauty isn't exactly something that pops to mind at first blush. For over a century, the corner has looked a bit rough, with a dilapidated wood structure from the early 1900's giving way to a surface lot that saw little but piles of trash. There are

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