In Fishtown

Philadelphia has certainly made some strides in the years since Men's Fitness declared us the fattest city in America. In the latest ranking, from 2014, we got a mid-pack ranking of 21st fattest (and therefore 30th most fit!) of the 50 most populous cities in the country. Perhaps our improving

Some properties out there don't make too much sense in terms of their dimensions, but sometimes those are the parcels that present the most interesting development opportunities. Take, for example, 1208-12 E. Susquehanna Ave., a large property that's just steps from Girard Avenue.Current viewThis close to Girard Ave.The property includes

At 1325 Beach St., next to Penn Treaty Park, sits an amazing building that was constructed almost a hundred years ago. The Delaware Generating Station was designed by John Windram, the same guy that designed the Franklin Institute. If the power plant were located in a similarly trafficked area, it

People have been buzzing about Philly Style Bagels ever since they started doing pop-ups on Sunday mornings at Pizzeria Beddia. But we never got to sample the goods because they always sold out before we found our way over there. But now they've opened a retail operation at 1451 E.

When we learned, a couple years back, that the Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ had moved from their longtime home at 1401 Marlborough St. and placed their property on the market, we immediately suspected that developers would step in with a proposal for demolishing the church and replacing it with

There's enough development in and around Fishtown that seeing the occasional boarded up building and Stop Work Order doesn't really give us much pause these days. Still, when a reader reached out recently, wondering about 2315-17 Sepviva St., we figured we could at least sniff around to see if we

While ambling through Fishtown on an unseasonably warm day last week, we spied some zoning notices at 1848-50 Tulip St., a vacant corner lot a couple blocks from Memphis Flats. Looking at an old listing and Google Street View from a few years ago, we discovered that there was a

About three years ago, we brought a large warehouse at 1027 Marlborough St. to your attention, letting you know that the property was listed for sale and encouraging you to buy it. The building sat next to I-95 and had been home to a printing company for thirty years, but given the

Last month, we told you about a seven home development planned for the 2300 block of E. Dakota Street. This block, you may recall, is pretty tough to find because the street comes and goes and this particular block doesn't even have enough room for a car to pass. Also,

Fishtown has gotten so many new homes in the last several years, and Shackamaxon Street will soon get fourteen more of 'em. Last month, developer Roland Kassis presented plans to Fishtown Neighbors Association for two projects on the same block, at 1114-16 Shackamaxon St. and at 1124-30 Shackamaxon St.1114-16 Shackamaxon