And he's paying for it with Promise Neighborhood grant money?

Okay, we made that last part up.

And the title of this post is pure speculation based on rumors.

<The lawyers say we can now continue>

Here's what we know: Over the past couple of weeks, crews have torn down four and a half

A space that we fondly remember as Circa and/or the Sharper Image is currently available for lease, and is being listed by the Michael Salove Company. Located at 1518 Walnut St. in the Rothenberg Building (or Merlin Tower), this space is very desirable for any high end retailer or restauranteur

Until the listing was removed a couple of months ago, the huge red building at 1406 Fairmount Ave. was on the market, listed for $1.4M. Most recently an Apostolic church, the building is 56' wide by 115' deep, and the interior square footage is about 20K.

While it seems that no

Poring over the zoning dockets as we often do, we noticed a complicated list of variance requests for 2313 Frankford Ave., and quickly realized we were on to something huge. Pizza Brain, the planned concept for this space, has been getting quite a bit of buzz this year, and deservedly

According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, the former Please Touch Museum site at 21st and Race Sts. was purchased last week by Isen Trust. According to the brief article, the buyer's plan is to turn the enormous building into an art gallery and store.

According to a source at Binswanger, the

We've gotten numerous emails about 1318 South St., a double-wide building currently under construction that looks different from just about every other building in the neighborhood.

The developers, Michael and Mario Carosella, own C&R Building Supply, and have gotten some (virtual) ink on our site for their upcoming project at 18th and

So let's say you're a talented artist looking for a venue with a built-in crowd to perform before or exhibit your work? What’s this? You want to live in a space rent-free while you prepare for and host the show? Hold the phone, there’s a bar and food too?

If Cornell-,

After a significant amount of time on the market, 629 S. 19th St. was finally purchased last year by 3521 Haverford Ave LLC at sheriff's sale. A large, multi-unit building on a prime corner, it sold for $400K- a reasonable price considering the significant amount of work that was needed

A few months back, the Olde Richmond Civic Association heard a request to turn a motorcycle shop at E York and Cedar Sts. into a restaurant on the first floor with a vacant space next door. From what we understand, the applicant, Samantha Maguire, received approval at ORCA and went

Last week, we wrote about a couple of new homes going up on Mount Vernon St. in the West Poplar neighborhood. Things are really hopping in this area, and another residential building is going up at 622 N. 12th St., right around the corner.

The developer, Carmel Developments Inc. acquired the