In Logan Square

Construction was recently halted temporarily when developers came upon bed rock while excavating the southwest corner of 19th and Arch Streets where initial work on a 14-story mixed-use apartment building is underway.

Instead of blasting the rock, developers decided to compress the underground garage. In addition, because developers had to slightly

Developers from Liberty Property Trust met with representatives of the Planning Commission, Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) and the Kennedy House last month, about a proposal for a 22-story, 370 foot office tower to be constructed at the northwest corner of 19th and Arch Streets.

LSNA zoning chair Ed Panek said it’s too early to

According to a recent thread on Philadelphia Speaks, Spring Garden Deli/Super Market/Restaurant shut its doors for good last week. Peeking in the windows yesterday, we can confirm that the business has closed. Located at 2200 Spring Garden St., on the northeastern corner of the Parkway House, this establishment has been

A few days ago, we wondered about the failed Cherry Street West development on 23rd Street, between Race and Cherry. In that post, we shared a photo of the long-closed sales office, in a building just to the south of the surface parking lot that was supposed to be home

A reader checked in the other day, wondering about Cherry Street West, a large development that was once proposed for a surface parking lot at 23rd & Cherry. The sign on the site is faded and graffitied, and our first guess was that the project was probably dead.

As you might

The trend of super-high-end homes in Logan Square seems to be continuing, as plans for eight new million-dollar plus four-story luxury custom town homes for 21st and Race Street next to the old Please Touch Museum, move onwards through the neighborhood process. You may recall, we originally brought this project to

Jay-Z's Made in America concert last weekend was a huge success, bringing thousands of locals and visitors together to rock out on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. A week later, the ringing in our ears has disappeared, but at least one reminder of the concert remains:

Von Colln Memorial Field, located at

Rumor has it that Trader Joe's at 22nd & Market will be expanding in the near future.

The other day, a talkative cashier was impressing a patron not only with his knowledge of the best Trader Gioto products, but also with information about plans to enlarge the size of the store

With Brandywine Realty Trust unloading their entire Exton portfolio in late July in a move that resulted in a gain of $9.9M, the group now has a bit more capital to undertake the construction of a mixed-use retail and residential development at 1919 Market St. next to the Blue Cross Blue Shield building.

A reader checked in, wondering about the ongoing demolition of two buildings at 138-140 N. 17th St., just off the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. We swung by the location, and discovered that one building was already down and the other wasn't much longer for this world. A cursory inquiry with the