In Francisville

We've drawn your attention to Ridge Avenue several times over the last few years, as developers have built new buildings on properties that were sitting vacant and/or blighted for as long as anyone could remember. A fine example of this phenomenon can be found at 1526-30 Ridge Ave., where developers

When PHA built and sold a collection of low slung affordable housing units on the southern side of Francisville in the early 1980s, they surely didn't anticipate that these homes would become incredibly hot commodities to market rate developers several decades later. Slowly, over the course of the last few

We were on North Broad Street just a couple days ago, telling you about an eight story building planned for the 800 block, and we reminded you that the amazing and beautiful Metropolitan Opera House was getting renovated at some undetermined point in the near future. Yesterday, we got an

A couple of readers have reached out over the last few days to give us the heads up that some new permits have appeared on a chain link fence on North Broad Street, in between Uhuru Furniture and the appropriately named Tire Shop. We made our way to 836 N.

We woke up today feeling rather depressed. And when we're feeling down, we find that the best way to get past it is with a distraction, ideally some kind of project. If you're in the same boat, might we offer up 839 N. 20th St. as the distraction the doctor

A little less than a month ago, we told you that the vacant former church at 1734 Ridge Ave. would soon be demolished, but we didn't know for sure what would rise in its place. A reader tipped us off, having attended a community meeting last week where Loonstyn Properties

For those living in Francisville, it isn't news that the eastern side of the 700 block of 20th Street is a mess, architecturally speaking. A handful of hundred year old homes are still standing on this block and those homes are owned by PHA and go all the way up to the

When we spied a 'For Sale By Owner' sign at the New Macedonia Church at 875 Corinthian Ave. this past spring, we called the number to arrange a tour to see what the property had to offer. Having redevelopment in mind, we considered the possibilities for the property, including reuse or

15th Street in Francisville has seen all kinds of changes over the last few years, with numerous vacant lots turning over as developers have built new homes and apartment buildings. But there's still plenty of vacant land remaining, so opportunities remain for additional construction. About half a year ago, we

We've said numerous times over the last few years that Ridge Avenue is on the rise, and you can find two fine examples of this situation on the 1700 block. The most obvious change to the status quo is at 1731 Ridge Ave., where a new building is under construction