In Francisville

A reader checked in the other day, wondering about a recent demolition of a long blighted home on 20th St., just north of Fairmount. Turns out, we told you that this was going to happen to 735 N 20th St. about a month ago.

Back in December, when we pointed out

When we last checked in on the 800 block of Opal Street in June, foundations were being dug for two new homes with a garage in the middle. We were in the area yesterday and the construction has definitely progressed.

As we told you back then, these homes were designed by

It's been a few months since we last checked in at 19th & Poplar, on the giant 35-unit project we first told you about over the summer. At that time, demolition was taking place on the site. In September, there was framing taking place. Today, the project looks to be

A triangular building located at 1722 Ridge Ave. has confounded us for quite some time. A reader recently reminded us about it, and we felt compelled to try to learn what we could about the history of this little spot.

The lot upon which this building sits is created by the

Last spring, we told you about plans for a nice new building on a long-vacant lot on the northeast corner of 19th & Fairmount. We hadn't seen any progress at the site in the half a year since. That is, until the other day.

Yes folks, ground has broken at 1833-39

It was almost a year ago that we told you, as part of a longer post about several projects on the block, about 809 and 811 N 15th St., two homes that had just been gutted. Looking back at a Google Street View photo from 2009, it seems likely that

Over a year ago, we attended a meeting in Francisville where representatives from People for People and Project H.O.M.E. presented details about a huge project which was to replace a vacant triangular loton the eastern end of the neighborhood. At the meeting, the neighborhood supported the project, by a roughly

Back in June, we told you about a project planned for 731 N. 20th St., a little home built as part of a PHA homeownership program a few decades back, that was to involve the home's demolition and replacement with a quadplex. One possible hiccup that we brought up at

For months now, we've been keeping you in the loop about the ten home project on the 1800 block of Ginnodo Street in Francisville, on a lot that was once home to part of the Ridge Avenue Farmers Market building. Thus far, four homes have been built in this development,

As the months have gone by, we've told you about the many comings and goings at 19th & Poplar, in Francisville. The most visible project on this corner is the line of duplexes on the southwest corner, which have risen where a church once stood. Built by the TBM Group,