At the end of August, years of intense effort, healthy debate, and deep thought were rewarded when Philadelphia's first new zoning code in decades officially became the law of the land. Now here we sit, just three months later, and some members of City Council are attempting to unravel certain

Last summer, we first told you about the Goldtex building at 12th & Wood, a vacant and blighted industrial building that was set to become 168 loft apartment units. As has been covered ad nauseum in the papers, the developers, Post Bros., had a battle from very early on with

Soundgarden Hall is a new music and entertainment venue now operating on the waterfront at Spring Garden Streets and Columbus Boulevard, near Festival Pier.

Members of the Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association (NLNA) voted recently to support a proposal for a two-year request for a special assembly license for this music venue for 900 underage music lovers and

In July, we told you about 2016-20 Annin St., three new construction homes proposed for the block that we once (appropriately) characterized as one of the worst in the entire city. The other day, a reader gave us the heads up that the developers had finally broken ground, so we

The aesthetically pleasing townhouse at the corner of Bainbridge and American Streets is a private residence today, listed as 221 Bainbridge Street.  However, in its earliest incarnation, as 625 Guilford St. (today American St.), this corner has seen a host of occupants, both in the commercial and public capacities.  Its history

We spotted a building draped in a blue tarp yesterday while enjoying the unseasonable warmth, and figured there might be a story to tell about said draped building. We'd never noticed the tarp before (though we're not in Fishtown nearly as much as we should be), so we're guessing that

Two summers ago, Olive Restaurant opened its doors at 518 S. 3rd St., a space that housed Ava for some time. Earlier this year, the Mediterranean BYO closed its doors for good, and the property went on the market, originally for an asking price that approached $500K.

You can't argue with

Over the summer, we broke the news that the Church of the Assumption, the classic structure built over 150 years ago, was under contract with developer John Wei. The church is architect Patrick Charles Keely's oldest remaining building, and the subject of its demolition has tied up in the courts since it was

We were in the neighborhood the other day, and about to stop for a quick slice at Ianelli's when we noticed a sign advertising three lots for sale on the 1300 block of E. Passyunk Avenue. Doing a little investigating, we learned that these three lots, 1312-16 E. Passyunk Ave.,

A retail opportunity is available on the northeast corner of 48th and Chestnut Streets at the former site of Strauss Auto. The company declared bankruptcy in June forcing a vacancy at the site, now available for lease for $18/sqft from Triad Realty.

“A typical mechanic can’t afford that kind of space,” said Steve Giannascoli