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There's a row of seven town homes at 2700 South St. which catch our eye every time we cross over the South Street Bridge, mostly because looking at them is a much more enjoyable experience than looking at the monolithic AT&T Building across the street. These homes are also very

The Graduate Hospital neighborhood is home to three garden blocks, the 2300 block of Saint Albans Place, and the 2200 and 2300 blocks of Madison Square. If you live in the area, you're probably aware of these blocks simply from walking around the neighborhood, and if you don't live nearby

Graduate Hospital has experienced a nearly complete transformation over the last twenty years, from a neighborhood with over five hundred vacant lots and buildings to a neighborhood today where developers have eliminated almost every vacancy. The neighborhood has become safer, the schools have improved, and businesses have filled in within

The SRC had marked the EM Stanton School at 17th & Christian for closure back in 2012, but thanks to the hard work and advocacy of parents, students, and neighbors, the school has remained open. And it's a good thing it did, as Stanton students have performed well academically and along with

Turn back the clock a little more than decade, and the 1000 block of S. 17th Street was an urban wasteland. On both sides of the street, almost every property was either a vacant lot or a blighted building. As the Graduate Hospital neighborhood was gentrifying, these properties were sitting

The Frankford Chocolate Factory at 2101 Washington Ave. has been sitting empty for over a decade, and its potential redevelopment is of interest to a whole lot of people in the surrounding area. So it was no surprise that last night's community meeting regarding this property was incredibly well attended. We counted

Because our office is on Washington Avenue, we have the pleasure of seeing the Frankford Chocolate Factory just about every day. This building, located at 2101 Washington Ave., has been sitting vacant since Frankford Candy's last chocolate rabbit came off the line over a decade ago. A few different development plans came come

The intersection of Grays Ferry Avenue and Carpenter Street is a funny one, with several different points of interest. At the southwest corner are some large tanks associated with the Veolia plant that covers a huge swath of Devil's Pocket. On the northwest corner is a large single family home next to a

It was almost exactly a month ago that we told you about a plan to spruce up the public pool at 17th & Catharine at the Marian Anderson Rec Center, a project inspired by successful pop-up pools in other neighborhoods. We told you that SOSNA had pledged $6,000 to the cause and that Friends

We've seen a smattering of projects improve the 700 block of S. 16th St. over the last several years, as some new homes have replaced vacant lots and blighted buildings. Developers came before the community last month with a plan for another incremental improvement for the block, looking to demolish