Many blocks in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood have improved dramatically in the past decade, with hundreds of properties renovated and hundreds more built from the ground-up. There are few blocks that have been so completely transformed, however, as the 2100 block of Carpenter St., especially in the past few years.

We were heading back to Center City after another maddening sheriff's sale and noticed that the front of Matheson Hall has been removed.

And then we went around the back and saw that the whole building is coming down. Demolition is expected to be completed in the coming months, and then

Back in August, Spring Arts Condo LLC purchased 603 & 605 N. 12th St. for $230K.

These two properties sit on a short block of N. 12th St. between Green St. and Clay St., and are surrounded on both sides, inexplicably, by city owned lots. On the plus side, the wonderful

When we last reported on the St. Clare's Monastery site at W Girard & Corinthian Ave., the last vestiges of the building were still standing. In the last month, the facade of the monastery has been taken down and put into storage until new buildings are constructed on the site.

Owner Jonathan Reimer is in the middle of a somewhat complicated renovation of 104 Federal St., in Pennsport. The property is huge- it stretches between Federal St. and Manton St., and sits on a lot that measures 21.5' x 120'. The current setup at the property is a three story

The Franklin Institute is expanding, thanks to a generous $10 million donation from Nicholas and Athena Karabots. According to Philly.com, the Karabots were inspired to give to the Franklin Institute when Nicholas made a visit several months ago and saw four inner-city kids who are spending the year learning astronomy.

As we reported back in April, PHA is constructing fifty-one new units on the 2000 block of N. 11th St., which are replacing the demolished Norris Apartments high-rise, a 179-unit building originally constructed in the 1950's. The new Norris Apartments are located a block from the North Philadelphia Septa station,

We were out and about in South Philly and noticed an addition being built at the corner of Juniper and Wharton Sts., on top of a sizable garage.

You'll notice that the garage door in the front of the building has been transformed into two windows, and the height of the

We got an email from a reader over the weekend asking about a recently demolished parking lot on the 1800 block of Ludlow St., and we were initially excited about new development in a very central location, albeit on a block with some sketchy history. You may remember a Hertz

Better Blocks Philly is all about making the streets we use everyday a little friendlier. A result of the partnership between SOSNA, Wallace, Roberts & Todd, and Brown & Keener, and part of DesignPhiladelphia, Better Blocks has constructed temporary installations on a couple of streets in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood