In Logan Square

For a vacant lot in the middle of our central business district, 1919 Market St. has a fascinating history over the past few decades. The last building on this lot, the Penn Center Inn, was torn down over twenty years ago in anticipation of a twin to the Blue Cross Blue Shield

In recent months, we've detailed a number of upcoming projects in western Center City, which together comprise a residential building boom the likes of which we haven't seen in years. 110 apartments at 2017 Chestnut St., 309 apartments at 2116 Chestnut St., and 281 apartments at 2040 Market St. will add seven hundred new

In the heart of Philly's CBD lies the glass-faced former AAA Mid-Atlantic Headquarters building at the southeastern corner of 21st & Market. 2040 Market St was purchased by PMC Property Group in early 2011 and they have pretty grand plans for this part of Market West. This five-story building, built in 1968, will be converted

The Franklin Institute is expanding, thanks to a generous $10 million donation from Nicholas and Athena Karabots. According to Philly.com, the Karabots were inspired to give to the Franklin Institute when Nicholas made a visit several months ago and saw four inner-city kids who are spending the year learning astronomy.

About three years ago, fondly remembered Naked Chocolate Cafe opened a flagship store at 31 S 18th St., bringing its Naked Chocolatey goodness to the business crowd. At the time, it was a sign of great success for owner Tom Block, who was experiencing tremendous popularity at his 1317 Walnut

We were at 18th and Market Sts. earlier today and noticed cones everywhere.

After an initial moment of confusion, we remembered hearing about the Complete Street program, a joint effort of the Center City District and the Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities. The creators of this program are proposing changes

According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, the former Please Touch Museum site at 21st and Race Sts. was purchased last week by Isen Trust. According to the brief article, the buyer's plan is to turn the enormous building into an art gallery and store.

According to a source at Binswanger, the

In 2008, the Please Touch Museum moved to beautiful new digs at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park after delighting children at their location at the corner of 21st and Race Sts. for twenty-five years. Since that time, the building has sat vacant, waiting for a new owner to take advantage

According to a report today on Philly.com, the American Commerce Center, planned to be the tallest building in Philadelphia, ain't gonna happen. The 60K sqft lot on which it was to have been built, 1800 Arch St., was purchased earlier this month by Liberty Property Trust. Liberty, who developed the

On Saturday, Lenfest Plaza took one step closer to completion with the installation of Claes Oldenburg's sculpture, Paint Torch. From the looks of it, considerable progress has been made at this site since our last update. Check the our mini-gallery of the installation. Photos are by Sean Tucker.

We can't wait