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We've said it several times, but there just aren't that many quality, buildable lots remaining in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. As a result, developers are increasingly finding themselves drawn to whatever they can find, and coming up with creative ways to make development work on inferior lots. Take, for example,

Over the years, many readers have asked us about the southwest corner of 23rd & South, which sits adjacent to a triangular mini-park centered around the recently reactivated Catharine Thorn fountain. Right on the corner is a surface parking lot which may or may not have ever been legalized. Along

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about plans for two new homes to rise at the corner of 23rd & Carpenter, the long-time site of a surface parking lot. In either direction on this street, there's construction activity worth mentioning, though all of the one-off variety.

First, 2342 Carpenter

We were driving west on Washignton Avenue the other day, on our way to grab some lunch at Moe's Hot Dog House, and new and temporary-looking sign caught our eye. Years ago, we purchased a used sawzall at the Center City Home and Tool Center at 1931 Washington Ave., but

In the Graduate Hospital neighborhood, the number of vacant lots that remain undeveloped can probably be counted on your fingers and toes. That's one reason we've seen several churches demolished in this neighborhood in recent years. And it's why a growing number of developers, hungry for any projects in this

Anyone who lives near 20th & Kimball is surely not a fan of the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Very few expressed any sort of pleasure when PHA built an unattractive two-story building on the northeastern corner of this intersection a couple of years ago. But much more damning to PHA is

Back in March, we wondered what the renovation of the former check cashing place at 22nd & Saint Albans would ultimately look like when complete. At the time, we worried that the rear and third-floor addition would receive some sort of sheathing that would clash with the original brick which

Before the calendar turned to 2012, we first brought you news of Fitz4, an architecturally creative four-home project planned for some long-vacant lots on the corner of Chadwick & Fitzwater. Developed by Metro Impact, this development was to be the cherry on the frappe for a block that has experienced

Just about everyone agrees that South Street West has undergone an impressive transformation over the last several years. Numerous buildings have been renovated. Vacant land has been filled in with new construction. Dozens of new businesses have popped up, bringing a new vitality to this strip that separates the Rittenhouse

A few days ago, we told you about a lovely garden on the 1700 block of Kater Street that almost forgives the monstrously ugly parking garage that sits in front of it. In response to that post, a reader shot us an email with some info about possible improvements on