Headhouse Square is the historic section of the historic Society Hill neighborhood, encompassing the extra-wide blocks of 2nd Street that run from South Street to Pine Street. Way back in the day, like in the days before America was a country and Betsy Ross was still walking these cobbled streets,

It's a profoundly odd thing that the southwest corner of 3rd & Christian has been sitting vacant for over a decade. After all, Queen Village is a highly desirable neighborhood where new construction homes, such as they're built, are selling for seven figures on most blocks. But the past and

In the last couple weeks, we've shared news about three big projects in the works in Northern Liberties, south of Spring Garden. First we told you about a pair of towers from National and KRE, with 14-story building planned at 2nd & Spring Garden and a 23-story building coming to 2nd &

A reader reached out to us the other day, wondering about a little building that had recently appeared on the 1700 block of Montrose Street. Historically, 1703 Montrose St. was home to a single-family home, but we see some L&I violations from 2019 which indicate that the home became structurally

We've been at this blog writing gig for a long time, and with all the years that have gone by, we've seen numerous properties go through different iterations, warranting multiple stories over time. With today's post, 23-29 W. Girard Ave. will join that exclusive club, perhaps setting the record on longest time between

It was a big week (on Zoom) for members of the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association interested in big projects in the neighborhood. As we've already detailed, the community group saw presentations for a pair of game changing projects this week, with a 14-story building planned at 2nd & Spring Garden and a

We were making our way through South Kensington recently, and some active construction on the 2100 block of N. 2nd Street drew our attention. Historically, the properties at 2130-36 N. 2nd St. were used for housing. In recent decades though, property values sank in the neighborhood and old buildings were demolished

Last week, we gave you the heads up about plans for two sizable new buildings on the southern side of Northern Liberties, in an area currently dominated by light industrial and commercial buildings. To refresh your memory, those plans call for a 14-story building with 355 units and 105 parking spots

We've said it over and over again that we don't much care for surface parking lots. Whether it's in the heart of downtown Philadelphia or in the farthest reaches of the city where land values aren't so high, there's pretty much always a higher and better use for a property

Market East has, for years, been the redheaded stepchild neighborhood of Center City. Despite its terrific location in the core of downtown Philadelphia, it's traditionally been lacking in terms of housing and amenities, compared to say, Logan Square or Wash West. It always puzzled us that numerous tourists would stay