On Saturday, the Inquirer reported that the owners of the Divine Lorraine, a gorgeous yet blighted treasure on North Broad Street, are working to sell the property to a local developer. Tremendous news.

For the uninitiated, a brief primer on the building:

It was constructed in the last decade of the 19th

Months ago, we gave you an update on PHA's Norris Apartments, a fifty-one unit development on the  2000 block of N. 11th St. that's replacing an unfortunate high-rise building.

We were in the neighborhood the other day, and the exteriors of these homes look like they're very nearly done. No clue

A couple of months ago, we told you about two homes replacing a large garage at 2305-07 Carpenter St.

In the months that have passed (more…)

On the 2000 block of E Dauphin St. in East Kensington (between Emerald and Coral St.), we got a tip about some partially constructed buildings where a warehouse and garage once stood.

As it turns out, this stalled project stretches all the way to Fletcher St.

At first glance, we assumed that

A week ago, we wondered what new business would be taking over 1940 Pine St., a long-vacant commercial space. At the time, we speculated that a sandwich shop/cafe would likely be the new tenant, and even threw out a guess about who that tenant might be.

Turns out, we were way

A reader gave us the heads up about a new project that's just getting underway at the corner of S. Marshall & Clymer Sts., in Bella Vista. This neighborhood is full of narrow streets such as these, which sit between 6th & 7th Sts., and Fitzwater & Catharine Sts., respectively.

Currently,

Back in 1987, as part of his CityKids Foundation program, Keith Haring collaborated with kids from the Brandywine Workshop to produce a mural on the western facade of 2147 Ellsworth St., in Point Breeze. According to the Keith Haring website, a garden was subsequently planted at the corner lot next

Stop us if you've heard this one:

Last Monday, South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S Inc. organized a community zoning meeting, originally scheduled (but subsequently cancelled) for the week prior. On the agenda were seven projects for neighborhood residents to learn about, consider, and vote for or against. As many media outlets reported last

Back in December, we told you about the possible restoration of a long abandoned but could-be-good-looking building located at the intersection of 49th & Locust Sts. in West Philly. That project has gone from having legs to putting on clothes, if you will, as the ZBA approved it on January 4th.

Now, a

Back in October, we told you about plans for twenty new homes at 1102 Hope St., on one of the few remaining rough patches in Northern Liberties. In the intervening months, considerable construction activity has taken place at this site and these homes are going up fairly quickly. Here are some