In Grays Ferry

A reader reached out to us last week, having noticed some zoning notices at the southwest corner of 29th & Wharton. For those of you that have never visited this corner, the property at 2900 Wharton St. has served as a little neighborhood green space for at least a decade, along

We were perusing the zoning calendar the other day and were suddenly reminded of a project we'd heard about half a year ago, next to the 25th Street Viaduct. The project in question is planned for 1500 S. 25th St., a roughly 30K sqft parcel that runs for the 400

Every six months or so, we direct your attention to the Forgotten Bottom neighborhood, optimistic that it will soon experience a development boom. So far though, it's been a pretty measured pace for development in this little neighborhood west of 34th Street and south of Grays Ferry Avenue. We still

We've found ourselves in the Forgotten Bottom neighborhood a handful of times over the years, most prominently when the Dupont Crescent section of the Schuylkill River Trail opened back in 2011. As the name suggests, this small neighborhood is off the beaten path, and it covers only a handful of blocks

We needed to make a run to the Post Office today and happened upon an unexpected zoning notice at the southwest corner of 27th & Federal. Developers bought the property a little over a year ago, paying a mere $22K for the long vacant parcel, and now they're looking to build

A reader reached out last week, wondering about the opportunity represented by a large property listed for sale in the Grays Ferry neighborhood. 2844 Tasker St. is indeed sizable, with a 61' depth and running 280' along Dover Street. The 17K+ sqft lot is listed for sale for $900K and relatively little creativity a

A reader reached out recently, bringing our attention to a rather unique rehab that's for sale on the 2500 block of Ellsworth Street. 2515 Ellsworth St. previously wasn't exactly a welcoming abode, with worn stucco on the front and a 'Keep Out' sign in the window.Developers bought the property last fall for

Every now and then, we find ourselves on a block for the first time. And that's what happened today after we got a tip about some ongoing demolition on the 2500 block of Alter Street. This block is accessed from 26th Street but dead ends before it gets to 25th

We were cruising through Grays Ferry the other day and some construction caught our eye at 30th & Dickinson. We don't spend so much time in this neighborhood so we confess, we didn't remember what had been here before. Thanks to the magic of Google Street View though, we quickly

We probably noticed the Triad Realty sign on the car wash on 34th Street just south of Grays Ferry Avenue a couple months ago, but didn't think much of it. But the thought of the sign stayed with us. We started wondering just how much ground the sign covered. Did