
It was little over a month ago when we brought your attention to 709 N. Penn St., currently an overgrown pier that has had several proposals that sadly never came to pass. At the time, we saw that preliminary plans were in place to redevelop the lot, with 61 units
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We may have mentioned once or a thousand times all of the life sciences development taking place in the University City section of West Philadelphia. Relevant to that line of reporting, we are excited to share that there's some major movement for 3151 Market St., a new 14-story life sciences
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Given the recent holiday weekend, we couldn't help but think of N. American Street, one of many patriotically named streets in the city. This street in South Kensington has seen an influx of development that is rivaled by few other areas in town. North American Street north of Girard Ave.
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If you've been to the east end of Washington Avenue, you're likely aware that you're not in Society Hill. But if you used to purchase beer at 129 Washington Ave. at Society Hill Beverage several years back, you may have been fooled if you weren't familiar with your surroundings. We
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One of the true victories of real estate development in Philadelphia over the last decade or so has been the emergence of The Navy Yard. This industrial area has transformed during these years, as companies have moved in to rehabilitate historic buildings while ground up lab, office and manufacturing space
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Real estate development often comes with its ups and its downs, with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, for reasons that are sometimes anticipated and sometimes seemingly out of nowhere. What seems like a slam dunk project can turn into a horrific brick (sometimes literally), and it
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The properties at 4746-48 Spruce St. sit in the middle of a few converging neighborhoods, with Garden Court, Walnut Hill, and Spruce Hill mixing together along this stretch. Several blocks to the west is the busy 52nd Street corridor which we visited a few months ago. An equidistant walk to
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There's a funny little nook at the north end of Old City thanks to the criss-cross of off-ramps and nearby highways, and separated from the rest of the neighborhood by the Ben Franklin Bridge. This area is typically pretty sleepy, consisting of a mix of historic rowhomes, apartment conversions in
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We've brought it up over the years, but school buildings are among the hidden gems of Philadelphia architecture that can be found throughout the city. In fact, the school district had its own architect back in the day, with Irwin T. Catherine handling duties as lead architect from 1920-1937. His
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Our travels take us all over the city, but 2201 E. Tioga St. is located in a corner of Port Richmond that we confess we haven't explored much. The vacant lot at this site sits in a hard-to-define area, where a mix of industrial sites, single family homes, and the
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