In January, Michael Loonstyn of MJL Properties (the guy who did the condo conversion of the Calvary Church) went before the ZBA requesting a number of variances for 831-53 N 19th St., just south of the bustling corner of 19th & Poplar. The large development will include, as we read the

To reduce water impairments caused by stormwater runoff, the EPA developed the Clean Water Act: Stormwater Strategy Summary of 2008 – 2010.

To comply with these regulations, the Philadelphia Water Department has drafted Green City, Clean Waters. It’s a 25-year plan with a goal aimed at reducing the amount of pollutants in our

Last summer, we told you about Hawthorne Park, the new public green space planned for Hawthorne, right in the middle of 245 new homes built in the last decade. In case you're unfamiliar with the history of the immediate area, PHA built towers here in 1960 that contained about 600

It seems no corner of Philadelphia is safe from the blight of bandit signs, which are plastered on utility poles and chain link fences across the city. From “Cash for Diabetic Test Strips” to “Junk Cars” to “Moonbounce Rentals,” these illegal advertisements keep appearing without consequences from the authorities.

The law

Members of the Fairmount Civic Association are focused on bringing traditional corner commercial spots back to the neighborhood streets both on and away from Fairmount Avenue, the main thoroughfare for the neighborhood.

And while this project, located at the corner of 26th and Poplar Streets, across from Lazo’s Pizza, should it matriculate, remains situated in

The affordable housing homeownership development on the 1700 block of Federal Street, which we've told you about in the past, is nearing the finish line. Built by Community Ventures and funded with NSP2 dollars, these homes, like many affordable housing developments started in this neighborhood in the past year, look

Way back around last Thanksgiving, we told you about plans to covert the former Saint Charles Borromeo school building on the 2000 block of Montrose Street into twenty rental apartments. Here's a look at the building, from back then:

In recent weeks, carpenters have been busy at this site, framing the

Around town numerous old churches are for sale. These sites often represent a portal of local controversy, or at least a talking point for preservationists and those interested in seeing the buildings razed and the modern era built in its place.

And here’s another one, this time at 27th & Girard in

In the Fall, we told you about a proposed development at 2304-2310 N Broad St., the home of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College from 1968 until 1982. At the time, the buildings were in a terrible state of disrepair, and demolition was just getting underway.

Despite the horrible condition of the buildings, you could tell

Last month, the East Passyunk Crossing zoning committee heard a presentation for the conversion of 1646-8 S 12th St., the longtime home of Artisan Boulanger Patissier, from a pastry shop into a full-fledged restaurant with a liquor license and possible outdoor seating. Though this address is on 12th Street, the building is