In Loft District

We couldn't tell you what purpose 334 N. 13th St. was originally built for, all we know is that this two story building has been home to a custom framing business for many years. At some point in its history, its windows were either eliminated or greatly reduced in size, but the

Do we ever love a good zombie project. When we use this term, we're referring to projects that we covered long ago that never happened, and then years later they suddenly move forward, and it's as if they rose from the dead. Zombie project. Get it?But let's not get distracted

The Callowhill neighborhood is loaded with potential, and it's definitely heading in the right direction, but there are still some areas that look pretty awful. The point where Ridge Avenue hits Callowhill Street is one such location, with some old warehouses, a tire store that tried to dress itself up

We brought you to the 1000 block of Wood Street a couple years ago to tell you about plans for several new apartment buildings, noting at the time that the block didn't seem like such an intuitive location for development. With a location mere steps from the Vine Street Expressway,

It has come to our attention the a row of vacant lots in the Callowhill neighborhood could soon get developed, pretty much around the corner from the office/creative space reuse project we told you about the other day. Developers purchased 430-444 N. 9th St. earlier this year, paying half a million

When we called your attention to 448 N. 10th St. a few years back, we assumed that somebody would eventually step forward to purchase the impressive structure, especially considering its proximity to the eventual Rail Park on the former Reading Viaduct. The other day, we passed by the building, which

The building at 990 Spring Garden St. was built almost ninety years ago, initially functioning as a warehouse for the Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Company. In its last incarnation, the interior of the building was chopped up into a collection of small office spaces, though the outside maintained a certain gravitas

A couple years back, we told you about a blighted former auto repair shop at 1200 Spring Garden St. and wondered whether it could get redeveloped at some point in the near future. Oh, for a detailed history of this property from the profound and profane GroJLart, click here (RIP City

Even if you don't follow the real estate market, you've surely noticed the Goldtex Apartments building, a former shoe factory at 315 N. 12th St., a block away from I-676. If you do follow the real estate market, it's likely that you recall the battles between developers Post Brothers and

A year and a half ago, we visited the intersection of 12th & Spring Garden and noted the vacancy at both the southeast and southwest corners. Today, it's pretty much the same story. On the southwest corner, there's a burned out gas station. On the southeast corner there's a huge