According to this story from the Daily News, a new, six story building will soon rise at 249-57 S 13th St., currently a vacant lot and a two story parking garage owned by the RDA. As you can see in the photo below from 1959, the garage once had four

We stopped for a tasty salad at One Shot Cafe the other day and noticed two different, unrelated projects taking place in the vicinity. Immediately next door at 215 W George St., an empty lot that we've wondered about for quite some time is on its way to becoming a

When Rocky ascended the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1976, he assured the iconic structure’s permanent place in pop culture lure.  Had the Italian Stallion attempted the feat 80 years prior, he might have drowned . . . and sullied our water supply to boot.  Where the majestic Greek-revivalist building now

At last night's SOSNA zoning meeting, developer Harvey Ostroff presented plans for a new three story home at 1418 Pemberton St., a currently vacant lot on one of the less desirable blocks in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood.

The southern side of this block not ideal, with (present and future) Artisan garages occupying

2nd Street, between Spring Garden and Girard, transforms from a standard city street into an extra-wide, Nascar track for most of its length in Northern Liberties. Only one block in the neighborhood, between Spring Garden and Fairmount, retains its original width. Not surprisingly, there's quite a bit of retail on this

A couple of months ago, we broke the news that vacant eyesore 1612-16 South Street was under agreement, and that the buyer intended to build something that included both residential and commercial units. Last night, representatives for the developer (including a representative from OCF Realty) presented an information session for

When you live in a Philly row home, the sun could be hanging like a medallion outside, and the streets alight like a storybook photograph and you can enter your home and sit by the front window and almost be convinced it’s raining outside. Darn neighbors blocking your light! We

Back in November, we gave you the heads up about First Steel, a new Postgreen project at 1703-05 N. Howard St., in Kensington. At the time, this was still an empty lot, and the project was still in the planning stages. We were in the area a few days back,

A large, vacant commercial space at 1222 Walnut St. was, for years, home to Stapler Dress N Drape. A large space in Center City, with a friendly staff, its existence allowed folks hunting for fabric to avoid the shlep down to Fabric Row. After it closed in 2006, the building

We were passing through the neighborhood today, dodging cement mixers and pickup trucks, and spotted two new homes going up at 1712 and 1714 Manton St., in Point Breeze. These two homes will make it six new construction homes in a row on this block (not counting the still-vacant lot