We've had our eye on a development at 1233-35 Bainbridge St. for over a year now, first telling you about the project when demolition began on a building that was a houseplant wholesaler in a former life. As the months passed, demolition begat construction, which begat finish work, which begat

We've told you about several new hotels coming to Philadelphia over the past few months, but today we're going to tell you about a rather old hotel. Well, the hotel itself isn't so old, but the buildings that house it are older than some dirt you'll find around town. Shippen

Perhaps inspired by the new zoning code, the Center City Residents Association (CCRA) has been working through a strategic planning process over the past year. They’ve conducted research and hosted numerous community meetings to accomplish this goal. But more than simply coming up with a vision for development, like parks and retail, CCRA

Last spring, developers presented plans to the SOSNA Zoning Committee to partially demolish two homes on the 2100 block of Saint Albans Street which had previously been rental units. After a little back and forth, they received zoning approval and recently began construction at the site. Currently, 2109-11 Saint Albans

Like any good Philadelphian, we love Sarcone's. We love the tomato pie, the cookies, and the seeded rolls at the bakery. And we love the enormous and delicious hoagies offered at the deli that's just a few doors to the north of the bakery.

You may recall, a few years ago,

The apple, it seems, was tempting, but not tempting enough. Now, the building is for sale, and the apple could end up falling very far from the tree.

After receiving strong community support, as well as some opposition (perhaps a one-man show style opposition, according to this City Paper story), developers from Iron-Stone got zoning approval back

While battening down the hatches and as the hunkering down has begun, we decided to poke around on the zoning dockets for the end of this month, and came upon a biggie. Last week, a developer presented a project to the ZBA at 810 Arch St., which has been a

So...

Hurricane Sandy.

If you've turned on a television, radio, or computer, or picked up a newspaper over the past several days, perhaps you've heard that this massive "frankenstorm" is poised to batter our fair city for the next couple of days. Walking around late last night felt like a normal breezy

A reader shot us an email last week, wondering about 431 E Girard Ave., a commercial space a few doors down from a branch of Bank of America that at least one neighbor could do without.

According to this individual, he's passed by a couple of times in recent weeks and

In the Spring, we noticed that the long awaited and then curtailed Stable Flats project, located on the 200 block of George Street, was finally underway. We spotted numerous Superior Wall foundations being installed. signaling the implementation of the first phase of this rather significant project.

If you recall, the foundations were