Way back in August, we told you about plans for a new building on the southeastern corner of 15th and Walnut Streets. As you've probably noticed, not much has changed at this corner in the months since, with the exception of the recent closing of the Rite Aid that had

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MM Partners, probably the most active developer in the Brewerytown neighborhood, are at it again. We've covered numerous projects from these guys over the past several months, including North28, and the ongoing renovation of the MG Schweiker Building. This time, they've turned their attention back to Brewerytown's commercial corridor, cleaning

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A three-story structure is being constructed on a formerly vacant but groomed grass lot across the street from Clark Park and the University of the Sciences (USP) at the southwestern corner of the intersection of 45th Street and Woodland Avenue, right next to a landscaped green space on the corner.

Plumbers were working on the

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One way to shape one’s neighborhood is to communicate with developers, telling them what you do and do not want. If they listen, perhaps you’ve got an amicable arrangement on your hands.

Such may be the case in the Logan Square neighborhood, at the northwest corner of 21st and Race Streets next to

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A reader checked in, asking what's up with a newly dug hole at 2221 Coral St., at the corner of E Fletcher St., in East Kensington. We've mentioned development in this immediate area before, referring to a large, half-built modular project around the corner on Dauphin St., as well as

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A reader who was enjoying having the city to themselves on this holiday weekend sent us this photo of the Perelman Building at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, wondering how someone was able to yarn bomb this building without any interference from the, ahem, authorities.

It was only after a little

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In February, we brought 1901-03 Cecil B. Moore Ave. to your attention, noting that two quadplexes were on the way next door to a church that was once a theater. Nearly three months later, we see that these new buildings are well on their way to completion in time for

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Hey! Looking to rent a retail space on Frankford Ave.?

What? You prefer stucco? And you'd like it even more if half of the space is preexisting brick, covered in stucco, and the other half is newer construction, but with tiny windows?

Oh my, do we have the space for you. It's

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Ideas about how to green Philadelphia schoolyards, more specifically, the Henry C. Lea School at 4700 Locust St. in West Philly, were abound this month at Transforming Urban Schoolyards, a design charrette hosted at the Center for Architecture in Center City on May 10th.

Concepts focused around redesigning the schoolyard to serve as a front entrance,

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Like anybody else, we're always looking for nicer digs. Sure, we're entirely happy with our quaint, two story row home on a quiet block just outside of Center City, but the thought of moving to a new house in another part of town, or a place with more space, or

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