In Old City

A couple of months back, we told you of plans for three contemporary mansions at 240 Arch St., right across the street from the Betsy Ross House. Passing by recently, we discovered that foundations have been poured for these homes.FoundationsA reader gave us a heads up that the project now

We confess, we'd never set foot on the 100 block of Church Street before a couple of weeks ago. We were familiar with the 200 block of Church, where Old City Coffee has been doing their thing forever and we used to burn the midnight oil at Sugar Mom's. Oh,

Back in April, we told you that a fire had severely damaged the former Suit Corner building at 3rd & Market, and guessed that it would have to be demolished as a result. It was a real shame, especially considering that the iconic Shirt Corner building this was demolished earlier

You don't necessarily think of Old City as a place where lots of new construction happens. With a name like Old City, new stuff is pretty much the opposite of what you'd expect. But lately, we've seen a noticeable uptick in new construction, in locations both prominent and hidden. Remember,

On Delaware Ave. (or Columbus Blvd., whatever), just past the Ben Franklin Bridge, you've probably noticed the collection of large vacant lots that have seen numerous proposals over the years but little progress. But now, it seems, the lot closest to the bridge is finally on its way.Current viewAccording to

For years, international lighting company Artemide had a showroom on 2nd Street in Old City, just a block north of the Ben Franklin Bridge. For the convenience of their customers, the business also had a small surface parking lot at the end of the street. Somewhat recently, Artemide sold their

A couple of years ago, we brought the vacant 17-19 N. 2nd St. to your attention, noting that it had been empty for over a decade, since the closing of Synapse Cafe. We lamented the apparently deteriorating condition of the structure, especially considering its prime location in a major commercial

Recall, back in March we told you about plans for the Museum of the American Revolution, which would be replacing a vacant architectural disaster at 3rd & Chestnut. We passed by the site a couple days ago, and spied some progress.Much of facade is goneAwful tower is getting demoed tooMuch

It's always interesting to us when we see examples of developers cramming construction into unexpected places. For example, we were super impressed when a triangle-shaped home appeared on a triangle-shaped lot on the 1700 block of Kater Street a couple of years ago. Another example of a tight squeeze is

At 240 Arch St., a former surface parking lot across from the Betsy Ross House is experiencing a surprising transformation. In the last few weeks, a new hole has appeared in the ground in preparation for the construction of three mansions.Hole in the groundBetter lookAccording to the zoning plans, developers