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Have you ever been to the SOSNA office? Just a few doors to the north and across the street, 813-15 S. 19th St. stands as one of the more unusual buildings in the area. It's double wide, extra tall, and white. It has tall, skinny windows, a curb cut, and

Somehow, the corner of 20th and Fitzwater Sts., home to neighborhood spots Beauty Shop Cafe and Raja Yoga, has become a nexus for new residential development in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood.

Directly to the east, Michael Carosella is finishing up the final house of his six home development at the site of

Today, we discovered a new South Street West business that apparently opened last week.

If you can't read the numerous signs, it's a new pharmacy! Located at 1735 South St., this new pharmacy desperately fills a need in the neighborhood.

Oh, wait.

Actually, this is probably the most unnecessary new retail addition that

When we last left you, the Bedford Café, a one-story café/restaurant offspring courtesy of Pub & Kitchen, was in real estate limbo. Back in March, we first reported that the owners of Pub and Kitchen had placed the corner property at 20th and Kater Sts. under contract, with plans to convert

Recently, we got tipped off that 2401 Washington Ave. has gone on the market for $2.7M. The huge, largely vacant parcel measures nearly 40K sqft, with over 200 linear feet of frontage on Washington Ave., according to the listing. The only notable feature for the lot at this time (aside

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about a new house going up at 1732 Kater St., on an oddly shaped lot. The foundation of the new house is set back, and almost comes to a point as it approaches the street. We found another lot in the neighborhood

In November, we brought 1009-1011 S. 21st St. to your attention, noting the effect that a new facade can have on the look and feel of a rehab. Well, the new facades are complete. Here's a look at the progression on this corner.

Sure, you might prefer the classic Philly row home look

A couple of weeks ago, a developer went before the ZBA with plans for three new construction homes at 1417-21 Fitzwater St., in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. After an initial proposal to SOSNA to have the homes set back from the street to accomodate two parking spaces, the revised plan

According to the SOSNA Zoning Committee Agenda for next week, change is afoot for two churches in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood.

Back in August, we wondered about the future of Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church, located at the corner of Fitzwater St. and Grays Ferry Ave., which had just been put

Yesterday, we told you about a smallish house being built on the 1700 block of Kater St., on an unusually shaped lot. Turns out, there are a couple of other construction projects just a stone's throw away.

At 626 S. 18th St., a single family home is replacing a duplex. It's