In Logan Square

A number of new projects are buzzing in Center City right now, but before another one happens in Logan Square, duty may call.The owner of 1531-33 Cherry St. has entered into a neighborhood development agreement with members of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association to raze the current structures to make

Broad & Race has seen its share of construction in recent years. The western end of the Convention Center addition can be found here. Half a block to the south, Lenfest Plaza was built a couple of years ago next to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. And now,

When the Spring Garden Deli, located in the Parkway House at 22nd & Spring Garden, closed its doors in October of 2012, we were under the impression that the retail space would be eliminated and turned into additional apartments. We lamented the loss of the corner commercial space, but figured

In 1985, the "gentleman's agreement" to not build anything taller than William Penn's hat atop City Hall was broken when construction began on One Liberty Place. Twenty years later, work started on the Comcast Building, which eventually rose even higher. And three years after that, plans were announced for the

It's been a year since work got started on the new Mormon Temple coming to the huge lot 17th and 18th, Vine and Wood Streets. Back then, all we saw were piles of girders at the site. As the time has passed, we knew that there was action on the

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway cuts diagonally through Center City, offering a stretch rich with museums, hotels and high-rises.  Case in point, the 16-story building at 1600 Arch Street, just south of the Parkway, is situated perfectly at the intersection of all this culture and commerce.  But before the Parkway’s initial

A couple of years ago, plans emerged for the I. Brewster & Company Gallery to move from an extremely unimpressive building at the corner of 22nd & Market to a new space at 21st & Race in the former home of the Please Touch Museum. In the time that passed

Over the summer, we gave you the lowdown on Rodin Square, the excellent looking mixed-use development planned for 22nd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. For many years, this location has been home to a Best Western Hotel whose appearance didn't exactly inspire wonder in the architecture fans among us. Today, we passed

Earlier today, we got a tweet from Precision Realty Group which pointed us to the renderings you see below. Precision are the folks doing the leasing for 1900 Arch St., a project we last visited over the summer. At that time, steel was beginning to rise from the site, and in the

Several projects in the Logan Square neighborhood have progressed some since we've last visited, so we figured it was time for some updates. Here we go!

Back in June, the Patriot Parking building at 206-12 N. 22nd St. was being demolished. The old structure is long gone, and construction has been going on