
A few months ago, we wrote about the anticipated reopening of the Trestle Inn, a former go-go bar at the southeast corner 11th and Callowhill Sts. The bar opened a couple of weeks ago, keeping the old name and the go-go dancers, too. The new place, owned by Ian Cross
Read MoreFour Houses on the Way at the Corner of Lawrence and Poplar
29 October, 2011 | No Comments | Northern Liberties
Developer PH Properties is building four houses at 424-28 Poplar St. in Northern Liberties. They broke ground in the past week or so, and we spotted the formwork for the foundations today.
Once built, the homes will be of the single-family variety and will have rear access garages. There will be
Read MoreFormer Corner Store Being Rehabbed in Graduate Hospital
28 October, 2011 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
We got a tip from a reader about a rehab at 2154 Webster St., a run-down former store across the street from the Sidecar Bar & Grille. We took a look at this property a few years back, and the inside was pretty much in the condition you'd expect, looking
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At Front & Girard, in a former KFC that looks like it was once on fire, a 7-11 will soon welcome customers with slurpees and weird hot dog varieties.
It's perhaps not the most intuitive addition to this area, which is seeing tremendous residential and retail development from local builders and
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Continuing our coverage of the boom in Francisville, we've spotted a new foundation on the way at 812-14 N. 15th St.
According to the zoning application, the developer is consolidating two lots into one large six-family home with no parking. Though we don't know what the new building will look like,
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As we've mentioned in the past, the Philadelphia Department of Public Property is selling off a small number of individual lots and vacant buildings owned by different city departments. One such lot, 1121 Catharine St., was purchased about a year ago for $65,100 by Metro Titan Acquisitions.
The lot had some
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The Center for Art in Wood, formerly known as the Wood Turning Center, has relocated to the former Old City Iron Works Gym space at 141 N. 3rd St.
Opening was originally slated for this Friday, but construction has pushed the opening back a week, which we don't mind because it'll be
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A former seafood warehouse at 1424 Fairmount Ave. is being transformed by a developer who will be turning the building into thirty apartments with car and bicycle parking.
The zoning application states that the developer will be adding three stories onto the existing building, which has a footprint of nearly 10K
Read MorePinky’s is replaced by Pinky’s but with a new name
27 October, 2011 | No Comments | Graduate Hospital
Many locals were pretty upset when South Street institution Pinky's at 1824 South St. closed a few months back. Though the space was getting creaky, the breakfast offerings remained a popular and affordable choice for both neighborhood residents and employees at Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse across the street. We've seen
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Around the corner from the new and chic Arrow Swim Club, a project that's been stalled for five years seems to have some new wheels.
Last month, developers presented their plans for the construction of 20 homes with 20 parking spots at 1102 Hope Street to the members of the Northern
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