Next month, developers will present to the ZBA for a project to build two triplexes in a part of South Philly that doesn't really see a whole lot of new construction.

According to the zoning applications, which have been continued at the ZBA a couple of times already this year, the

Last week, a large, vacant warehouse located at 1835-61 E. Madison St., collapsed. Located paces away from Kensington Avenue and on a block with primarily two-story homes, this event surely spooked the neighbors when the large building came tumbling to the ground last Wednesday afternoon. And it's a real shame,

We were on our way to snag a quick dozen at South Street Bagel this weekend and nearly fell over when we passed the intersection of 5th & Bainbridge. On the northwest corner, John C Paul and Sons has been selling paper goods and cleaning supplies for decades and now

A few weeks ago, developers went before the ZBA with a proposal to redevelop 2024-26 E Fletcher St., a large vacant lot in East Kensington.

Their plan for the site, which was approved by the community at an East Kensington Neighbors Association meeting a few weeks prior, is for a six-unit

We were in the Northeast yesterday and passed by one of our favorite establishments in Philadelphia. Stein, Your Florist Co. is located at 7059 Frankford Ave. and has been operating (but not at this location per se) since 1887. Surviving a 2001 fire and tough economic times in the past

Months ago, we told you about some new construction rentals on the corner of Lawrence & Poplar, in Northern Liberties. Over time, we've provided an update or two, showing the progress at the site. When we passed by the other day, the homes appeared complete.

The materials are an interesting mix,

We got an email yesterday from a concerned neighbor on Titan Street in Pennsport, telling us about another threatened pocket park in this neighborhood. We immediately flashed back to the situation we told you about last winter, when Manton Street Park was on the verge of being built over before

Developer Birds Eye Development has a project coming to 1206-08 N 7th St., on a kind of dodgy block just north of Girard Avenue. Currently, these addresses include a large vacant lot and a large vacant shell.

According to the zoning application, the plan for this location is to rehab the

Members of the Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA) have been busy lately. And if their numbers are indicative of anything, it's that Fishtown’s real estate market is gaining momentum. As FNA zoning chair Matt Karp puts it, “there’s no letting up in sight.”

We’ve covered a number of recent Fishtown projects, and a couple of weeks ago

The other day, we got an email from a reader, inquiring about some demolition activity on the 1300 block of S. Howard St., a little block with views of the rear of the Freda Corporation building on Front Street. We took a jaunt over to scope it out, and we