The historically designated Church of the Assumption, located at 1123-33 Spring Garden Street, is under agreement, according to the website for realtors Colliers International.

Colliers director Michael Barmash told Naked Philly it was a sensitive issue and too early to release any further information, but according to the Inquirer, the new

We've covered these types of projects ad nauseum, but developers continue to build 'em. We're referring, of course, to new construction, privately owned student housing in the vicinity of Temple University. Recently, a couple of the projects we've brought to your attention have been perhaps a little further from campus

Sometimes, we like to waste half a day at sheriff's sales. Mortgage Foreclosure, Tax Lien, Tax Delinquency, it doesn't matter the flavor, it's always the same shtick; a well air-conditioned room on the third floor of 3801 Market St. that's teeming with realtors, developers, contractors, speculators, slumlords, flippers, onlookers, and so forth,

Philadelphians purchase almost 600 million kilowatt-hours (kwH) of renewable energy each year, the equivalent, according to a City press release, of removing 80,000 passenger cars from the road.

As such, Philly has been designated a Green Power by the EPA. It is the largest city in the country to receive said designation which requires

A new housing development is being proposed for the edge of Old City, on a vacant lot at Front and Willow Streets (just north of Callowhill).  The huge lot in question, 412 N Front St., sits on the western side of Front Street, and sits in the shadow of an onramp to I-95.

A few months back, we told you about 1107 S 2nd St., a mixed-use building that was on the way on a stretch of 2nd Street that was notable for new construction houses as well as stalled construction. Take a look at the site back in February, as a new

A few months ago, we reported that Cafe Bookz-n-Beanz filled a vacant coffee shop space at 10th & Carpenter in Bella Vista.  Not long before that, we noted that Filter Cafe had taken over the very same space. It seems that at some point, between Filter converting to the colorful Bookz-n-Beanz, it was changed

Starting in the mid-19th century and lasting for over one hundred years, Philadelphia’s garment sector boomed.  The city was home to the so-called Big Six—the Milwaukee-founded Gimbels, the Pittsburgh-based Frank & Seder, and the Philly-based Wannamaker’s, Strawbridge & Clothier, Lit Brothers and Snellenburg’s.  Of the four chains founded in Philadelphia, Snellenburg’s (more…)

A reader tipped us off that two homes were in the process of being torn down on adorable Saint Albans Street, in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. We went over and took a peek, and it's true- 2026 and 2028 Saint Albans St. are pretty much gone.

At least one if not

As Philly.com has reported, a four-alarm fire struck an abandoned factory on Front Street, just south of Girard Avenue, early this morning. The fire caused problems for commuters this morning, disrupting service on the El; shuttle buses are running between Spring Garden and Huntington Stations. This fire brings back memories