Last week, we told you about a vacant lot on Thompson Street that was potentially getting twelve new residential units. Today, we have some info on a development a block away, just on the other side of the El, that's much further along.

Duplexellence is a new project at 110 W.

A less talked-about provision of the new zoning code implemented at the end last summer is a new restriction on three story homes on blocks that predominantly feature two-story dwellings. For developers who wish to construct three story houses on two story blocks, the code requires an eight-foot setback on

We were in the area and happened upon three new homes going up on the 2100 block of E. Hagert, pretty much across the street from Philadelphia Brewing Company. This was, until very recently, a vacant lot.

In the past

Now, however, there are three homes that are well on their

When we last checked in on the 800 block of Opal Street in June, foundations were being dug for two new homes with a garage in the middle. We were in the area yesterday and the construction has definitely progressed.

As we told you back then, these homes were designed by

We last checked in on the Northstar Point Breeze homes at 20th & Dickinson almost a year ago, when they had just been framed out. As you can probably guess, these affordable homes have been finished in the time that's passed, and have been on the market since April. All

A large brick structure occupies half a block on 11th Street in the Bella Vista neighborhood, quietly serving as a conveniently located self-storage facility.   While the nondescript building, bound to the northwest corner of 11th & Catharine, does nothing to distinguish the location today, history does attach to it some distinguished

It's been a few months since we last checked in at 19th & Poplar, on the giant 35-unit project we first told you about over the summer. At that time, demolition was taking place on the site. In September, there was framing taking place. Today, the project looks to be

A reader tipped us off that a developer had finally broken ground at 2301 Montrose St., a former vacant lot previously owned by PHA for many years. Zoning approval came from SOSNA and the ZBA over a year ago.

When complete, the snug home will have 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms over

Last July, a fire destroyed the blighted warehouse that occupied part of 1108-30 N. Front St. Previously owned by Tower Investments, Wilmington based 1118 Front Street LLP purchased the property in September with plans for redevelopment. They first presented plans for 30 three-story homes to NLNA in November, though some criticism arose about parking

A reader recently tipped us off about the still-being-planned Philadelphia Wax Museum, a tribute to Philadelphia's most famous and influential. The vision behind the museum is, as you may imagine, to represent such luminaries as William Penn, Bill Cosby, and Reggie White in full-sized waxy glory to educate visitors about their