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We've wondered for years about 900-904 S. 11th St., a vacant lot on the southwest corner of 11th and Christian Sts., across the street from an auto shop we used once or twice. A gas station apparently once operated at this location, but we sure don't remember that far back.

The

We've covered a couple of different changes to the 1300 block of South St. in recent months, including a planned six-story building from Dranoff Properties, and a new mixed-use building with curvy bay windows.

With such exciting development taking place and coming soon, the case of 1323-25 South St. seems very

On the 700 block of Carpenter St., in the middle of the block on the north side of the street, sits 727 Carpenter St., a building we've wondered about for years. At four stories tall, it looms over the two and three-story homes that fill the rest of the block.

On the tiny 600 block of S. Delhi St., just south of the Whole Foods on the 900 block of South St., a home that was recently torn down is in the process of being replaced.

A home that, from the looks of it, had a small forest growing out front

Back in July, we wondered whether anyone would ever do anything exciting and/or interesting at the long-vacant Tong Tong Bakery space at 1001 E Passyunk Ave., at the intersection of Passyunk Ave., Kimball St., and 7th St. We were in the neighborhood today and noticed that something new has indeed

Want to live in a brand new LEED Gold certified house that's tucked away in a mini community? Just steps away from the Italian Market, Olive Townhomes will be exactly what you're looking for. The lot at 808 Carpenter Street has been prepped for construction for four new 2,540 - 2,690 sf

A few months back, we reported on a 19-unit development on the 800 block of Christian St. From the looks of it, this project should be moving forward in short order. Cars haven't been regularly parking on the lot for a couple of months now, and the old chain-link fence

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

We were heading north on 13th St. the other day and this construction site at 13th and Kater Sts. caught our eye. We shouldn't have been surprised- there's a ton of development activity in the immediate area, with a few new construction sites popping up recently. In recent weeks, we've

For years, 1300 South St. served as a spot for getting inked. South Street Tattoo opened its doors here in 1987, and shuttered them sometime in the past few years, closing for good after switching tattooed hands. A 1997 City Paper article quotes the shop's owner, Sonny Tufts, as giving