Olde Glory Builders are transforming a Lawrence Street lot that has sat vacant for years into two new single-family homes featuring elements of sustainable development. When they’re finished this summer, the structures on the 15' x 45’ lots at 835 Lawrence Street and 842 Leithgow Street will feature green roofs,

This 1905 townhome at 2108 Locust Street was renovated three years ago, in a way that incorporates Main Line luxury (known nationally as French country) with original detailing (as opposed to the complete modern revamp that seems to be trending with renovators and flippers).The four-bedroom, three-bath and 1,954-square-foot building has

While it may look like a public library, this attractive piece of architecture was actually the home of the Western Market back in 1859. After a city ordinance (instituted in the same year), market sheds were banned from the center of Market Street in between 15th and 17th Streets; this

We're sorry to admit, but we were always more a fan of Spaceballs than Star Wars (except for those cute Ewoks). But tomorrow is the unofficial Star Wars day (May The 4th Be With You), and to celebrate, Philly's Please Touch Museum will be full of "live" Star Wars characters,

Leaving behind a gravelly patch of land on the corner of 11th and Berks Streets right off of Temple University’s Campus, the main location of the  Temple Community Garden will be transposed to a bigger, better spot on the corner of Broad and Norris Streets.

Temple Community Gardens was a project

It's been eight years since Rudolph Giuliani was knighted and Italy adopted the euro. It's also been eight years since the Old City property at Second and Arch Streets had a mom (NakedPhilly reminder: Mother's Day is this Sunday). The former Trenton China Pottery building (actually, nine of them, totaling 55K

Last week The Department of Licenses & Inspections initiated its pilot program to zero in on many of the city’s estimated 25,000 unoccupied, neglected properties. The task isn't as easy as sending a letter to the owners; finding the correct owner information is what's been holding L&I back from taking

Horse-drawn carriages and dusty streets describes the scene in 1870 where Chestnut and 6th Street met at the Public Ledger Building. The Public Ledger began as the first penny paper sold in Philadelphia in 1836. The paper was later purchased by George William Childs in December of 1866, when

Right south of Poplar on a cobble stone street sits 468 Myrtle Street in Northern Liberties, the freshly renovated (early 2011) multi-level home. The 3775-square-feet of space include custom steel-and-glass stairs, hickory flooring Vikin and Bosch appliances, custom stone detail and a unique floor plan that gives you a view

When the city and absentee owners take no action on derelict vacant homes, one way to turn a building that is falling apart into an almost half-million-dollar investment is to do it yourself. In August 2008, when Truman Gilbert bought 2011 W. Girard Avenue for $38K, the structure was in