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

There's a certain charm in being afforded the opportunity of walking a block or two to the local coffee shop for your morning coffee, bagel, or tasty pastry. In our urban environment, cafes represent a detached sphere. They remain the same and are moved neither by the rites of spring

It's true that Frankford Avenue has come a very long way in the last few years, with new construction, renovation, and new businesses opening all the time. There are, however, still a number of vacant lots remaining on Frankford in Fishtown, with some of those lots being massive in size.

Along North Broad Street, things are looking better than they have in decades, and more changes are coming. There’s construction near Temple, numerous condo and apartment conversions, and the award-winning Osteria. It’s as if Broad Street blight, once as rampant as morning traffic, has become a Broad Street boom.

The west side of the 800

If you've spent a summer in Philadelphia, it's likely you've ended up at Penn's Landing at some point, perhaps perusing a flea market, catching a concert, or simply visiting with the purpose of lamenting its inaccessibility, its unfortunate design, and its spectacularly wasted potential. Yes, Penn's Landing coulda been something special,