Over five years ago, Passyunk Pharmacy, formerly a Rite Aid, at 1804 E Passyunk Ave., closed its doors. As the years have passed, the space has been on the market, gotten a new facade, come off the market, gone back on the market, and come off the market again this

A reader emailed us last week about a new construction site at 2411 Christian St., across from the former W.S. Peirce School, vacant since 2007. While Christian St. in this neighborhood has numerous houses under construction at the moment, we haven't seen nearly as much redevelopment or new construction on

A few months back, we took a look at examples of bay windows in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, one of the most actively developing areas in the city over the past decade or so. Stucco bay windows, often utilized and commonly criticized, are definitely prominent in this neighborhood, though we

We've passed by the Gretz Brewery at 1524 Germantown Ave. (basically at 4th and Oxford Sts.) many times over the years, admiring what remains of its glory, and lamenting its poor condition. This building, a link to Philadelphia's deep rooted brewing past, becomes more and more relevant as our brewing present continues

Back in September, we gave you the heads up about a project on the 600 block of Poplar St., with four large homes going up on the Northern Liberties border. At the time, the homes looked like this:

The homes, once complete, will feature elevators, underground parking, and roof decks. As

It’s been a while since there has been any news about the vacant Provident Life Mutual Insurance Company building, located at 4601 Market St. Its cupola hangs in the West Philly sky like an imperial spire. The structure looks something like the Capitol building in Washington, but with a smaller

If you've walked or driven through Point Breeze lately, you've probably noticed an impressive amount of construction activity, which might lead you to believe that developers are going hog-wild in the neighborhood, bidding up vacant lots and barely meeting buyer demand. Unfortunately, this is not exactly the case.

About forty properties that

May 2012 be the best year ever.

Yaaay!

A mere two months ago, we brought the Spring Arts Condos to your attention, located at 603 & 605 N. 12th St.

Checking back in on this project, we were very impressed with just how quickly things are moving along.

At some point since we last mentioned this project, the condos have gone on

Earlier this week, we profiled an eleven-home development coming to the 2500 block of Montrose St., developed by Metro Impact. That project was presented for a second time to the SOSNA Zoning Committee a couple of weeks ago, and the re-imagined project has a look that we don't see enough of in