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We've been incredibly vocal about our hopes and dreams for the western side of Washington Avenue over the years. The corridor has historically been industrial, and building supply companies have operated as the overwhelming majority of businesses on the corridor for the last few decades. But when you consider the location of

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A few days before the calendar switched from 2017 to 2018, we got a hot tip about a new business coming to Washington Avenue. The tipster directed our attention to a two-story building at 1719 Washington Ave. with a day care on the first floor. For a stretch of time,

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It's been over half a year since we last checked in on the Lincoln Square project on the northwest corner of Broad & Washington. A reminder, this project will eventually include 322 apartments, over 100K sqft of retail space, and more than 400 parking spots. A mini-Target and a Petsmart are

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Halloween might have come and gone over a month ago, but we're going to scare you this morning with a spooooky zombie project. Yes folks, it seems that the project at the northeast corner of 18th & Washington, which we first covered over six years ago, is back from the

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The Frankford Chocolate Factory at 2101 Washington Ave. is proof positive that even a neighborhood with homes selling for seven figures can enjoy the occasional white elephant. This building has a fascinating recent history, but has sat vacant for over a decade, leaving neighbors wondering if and when it will finally

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If things break right, change will soon be afoot for two corners of the 22nd & Christian intersection. We already told you before about plans to demolish the one-story building at the northeast corner and replace it with a four-story mixed-use building with a vegan pizza place on the first floor. That project went

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Over the summer, we directed your attention to the northwest corner of 17th & Bainbridge, where we found a demolition notice affixed to the New Light Beulah Baptist Church. We noted that the building was constructed around 1870 as the First Church of the Covenanters Presbyterian Church, but made the observation that

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As surface parking lots go, the lot on the northeast corner of 15th & Bainbridge is rather innocuous. It's got a relatively clean look, with two rows of cars with a drive-aisle in between, it's fenced-in, and there's landscaping to blunt the impact of a vacant lot full of vehicles.

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A few readers have reached out to us over the last few weeks, passing along the news that construction is finally moving forward at Graduate Square. What is Graduate Square? We're glad you asked.The folks at Hightop Real Estate & Development have been working on this project, located at 2501

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Have you always dreamt of owning your own eating and drinking establishment? Don't lie, you know you've thought about it at least once or twice. If such a thing grabs your fancy, you have options. You could find yourself a location, procure a liquor license, and build out the bar of

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