In Logan Square

Development plans that include the rebirth of a historic building are underway in Logan Square, where two summers ago, Pearl Properties had a proposal on the table to build up to 12 stories on top of the Granary structure at 411 N 20th St. Some members of the Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) were not into
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Though you may have already heard about this one, we're telling you about it anyway. Very soon, a parking lot on the northeast corner of 18th and Vine Sts. in Logan Square will be replaced by a very large Mormon temple.
It still may be many months before workers break ground
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Last summer, we updated you on the progress on phase 1 of Mode7, four ultra-high end, ultra-fancy, and ultra-pricy homes right around the corner from Coxe Park.
We were in the area just the other day, and noticed that the second pair of homes, merely framed out last summer, appear close to
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In Logan Square, the issue of whether historic preservation trumps safety is on the table. Or is it?
Recently, two individuals who live nearby nominated Coxe Park, located at 2136 Cherry St., to be considered for the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.
Interestingly, Friends of Coxe Park (FOCP), oppose this nomination. According to their website, historic designation
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Across the street from Trader Joe’s, a vacant retail location is available for rent on the not-so-commercially- thriving-yet-still-enticing 2100 block of Market Street.
Hoagie City has gone the way of see-ya at 2136-38 Market. It goes without saying that they were no Sarcone’s, but what will come next in this 4200 sqft
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The Museum Towers at 1801 Buttonwood St. in Center City offer city views that could be taken as photographs and hung on walls in slim quarters. Now its owners, Forest City, have plans to develop Museum Towers II.
Towers II would mean the erection of a similar 16-story building, according to Logan Square Neighborhood
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The other day, when we snapped some photos of the ongoing construction of the new Family Court Building, we caught an in-person glimpse of Grumman Greenhouse for the first time.
Artist Jordan Griska has taken a decommissioned Grumman Tracker II, a Cold War era submarine bomber, and bent the nose of the
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The construction of the new Family Court Building at the corner of 15th and Arch Sts. is progressing, with a giant hole currently occupying the tract across from LOVE Park and next door to 1515 Arch St., home of the ZBA, along with numerous other city agencies. It's actually a pretty impressive sight (and site)
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Since last May, Sister Cities Park, the easternmost patch of green space that makes up Logan Square, has been under construction. As we told you about back then, this renovation project is part of Mayor Nutter’s Green 2015 initiative as well as a part of a plan to spruce up
Read MorePatriot Parking Turning into Homes, Eventually, Probably
11 January, 2012 | No Comments | Logan Square
The development of six five-story town homes on 22nd St., just north of Race St. can now move beyond the earliest planning stages, since the developer and neighbors have sat down to discuss neighbors’ concerns, via the Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) Zoning Committee.
Since 2003, Patriot Parking has occupied prime real
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