Developers and members of the Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association (NLNA) have compromised on a project that will turn a building that some considered a nuisance property into nine residential units.

338-40 Brown St. and 723-25 N. 4th St. most recently hosted Media Bureau, a company that produced film and music as well as hosted some (occasionally loud

If you're nuts about planning and/or development, you surely followed the process over the last few years that resulted in the establishment of a new zoning code last summer. Thankfully, our city leaders have had the wisdom and foresight to make some rapid amendments to the brand new zoning code,

Just a couple of weeks ago, Cafe L’Aube opened a new location on the 2000 block of Washington Avenue, in the lobby of the excellent new NextFab Studio. You may recall, this creperie/cafe/coffee roaster has a home base at 17th & Wallace, and had a storefront for a couple of

Move out of the way, way. Now is the time for more park, and less way along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Various improvements have been made to the Parkway in recent years and more are coming. The Action Plan for the Parkway will be unveiled during a public meeting tonight at

About a year ago, we told you about plans for two duplexes at 410-12 Olive St., in Northern Liberties. Well, the project has been built, but it appears to have changed considerably since then.

From what we can tell, the developer made a significant compromise through NLNA and agreed to reduce

Over the summer, we wondered whether Royal Sushi & Izayaka could finally be on the horizon. This new Japanese pub/restaurant from the talented folks behind Royal Tavern and Khyber Pass Pub has been talked about for almost two years, but still hasn't opened its doors on the corner of 2nd &

Over the summer, we told you about an ambitious plan from developer David Perlman to construct new homes on Front & Willow, in the shadow of I95. This location, a short but dodgy walk from the Spring Garden El station, seems like a but of a risky place for any

Most Francisville residents are familiar with the Bell Telephone Company Exchange building at 17th & Poplar. The tall, skinny building stands in complete contrast to just about everything that surrounds it, and doesn't really have a good analog around town that immediately comes to mind. For decades, the building sat

A couple of years ago, Baring Street existed unaware to our development consciousness. Now the 4000 block of Baring St. in West Powelton is a block in the midst of a complete transformation. Can we say it’s like a redevelopment butterfly, emerging from its cocoon?

In the last eighteen months, we’ve written about

Back in August, we first told you about a plan for twenty-two new homes on 5th Street in Northern Liberties. We were in the area the other day, and can tell you that there has been quite a bit of progress on this project, with many of the homes already