Passing by the formwork on the 1400 block of Bainbridge Street, you may get the impression that the Artisan Homes are simply continuing their inexorable trek toward Broad Street, with only a check cashing place at the corner to thwart their progress. But you would be mistaken indeed.

1413 and 1417

Since relocating to a building five times larger than the entire lot it used to be located on, The Mariposa Coop has near doubled its membership, and greatly increased sales, according to a store manager. With the uptick in commercial activity at this location, the City recently installed a bike corral with six

Over the last several months, 229 Arch St. has been experiencing some serious renovations, inside and out. Most recently a Rehab Center and originally built as a home to the Berger Bros. tinnery (like a tannery but better smelling), the building will soon be home to dozens of new Old

Oh Girard Avenue, the plight of your blight is like a slow jazz song, like at these two locations just outside Northern Liberties just a block apart. At the southwest intersection of Franklin and Girard Avenues, a large building has sat unoccupied and rundown for years. Meanwhile, a block to the east,

Two days ago, a large warehouse at 2nd & Wharton burned, and the big story was that a Mummers group using the building for storage may have lost their New Years props. Yesterday, members of the Fralinger String Band were relieved to learn that most of their equipment was saved

1507 and 1515 Catharine Street have been blighted and vacant for years, according to our memory. They were acquired by Universal Companies back in 2004 along with numerous other properties in the neighborhood, and sat undeveloped and rotting for years under Universal's stewardship. Though Universal pulled permits for alterations to

The properties overlooking Washington Square in Philadelphia have always been among the more coveted in the city. In the mid-19th century, the sunlit green-space was largely encircled by private homes.  This was the case for the stretch running north between Locust and St. James Streets on the park’s west side.  Hexamer & Locher’s 1858 Philadelphia

The City is selling two large long-time vacant overgrown lots just about underneath I-95 at Front and Wildey Streets through Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC). The deadline to submit an RFP is February 8.

The two lots, 1049-69 N. Front St. and 1101-19 N. Front St. total just shy of

We were in the area yesterday checking out the terrible fire at 2nd & Wharton, and were on our way back across town, and noticed two homes apparently under construction in Queen Village. 919-23 S. 3rd St. includes two buildings and a vacant lot, all of which have been poorly maintained

Less than a week ago, we told you about the sudden end for the Forum Theater and Les Gals, two vestiges of a bygone era of when people actually used to leave their homes for their smut. At the time, we wondered whether these shutdowns near 22nd & Market were