In Passyunk Square

Last year, we told you about a confusing building under construction at 1233 S Broad St., covering up a mural of "zombie" Frank Sinatra and immediately next door to a Lukoil station. Here's a shot of the building under construction:

Three condo units have been on the market for a couple

Rosa Court, a seventeen home development on the 1300 block of Federal St., has always mystified us. Built about five years ago and designed by Landmark Architectural Design, these homes stick out big-time in an area that has relatively little one-off new construction activity, let alone new developments of this

Last summer, we told you about a proposed large development at 12th and Latona Sts. where a once-handsome warehouse has become considerably less attractive over the years.

Over the past months, construction has taken place at 1216 S. 12th St., the previously vacant lot just to the south of the warehouse.

The other day, we told you about a neat program from the Passyunk Square Civic Association to address blight in the neighborhood. One of the properties featured in that post, 923 Federal St., sparked an email from a reader, wondering about the property. We did a little digging and, unfortunately,

The folks in Passyunk Square are chasing an interesting goal in 2012: proactively dealing with blight in an organized fashion.

Members of the Passyunk Sqaure Civic Association (PSCA) are asking people who, if they’re in the PSCA area—that’s bordered by Washington Avenue and Tasker Street on the north and south, and by 6th

You may have never even heard of Sears St., a narrow street that runs with numerous stops and starts between Wharton and Reed Streets. But on the 700 block of this street you may have never even heard of, you would discover one of the most pleasant and surprising places

Last fall, we told you about the then recently demolished 1133 Dickinson St., a blighted home on a triangular lot. Before it came down, it was looking pretty rough.

Though one commenter was concerned that this demoed house would be a vacant lot for the foreseeable future, we're happy to say

Last month, we told you about the efforts of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation to renovate properties on Passyunk Avenue. PARC rehabbed 1840 E Passyunk Ave., turning a T Mobile store into a comic book shop and an apartment. Construction had only just begun at 1911 E Passyunk Ave., another PARC property.

There's definitely been progress

Last fall, we told you about a project at 1324 Wharton St., where a garage was being converted into three residential units.

Obviously, the developers have made considerable progress since we last checked in over here. From the looks of it, this building isn't far off from being completed. Now if

When we were on our way to check out the auto garage that's turning into a bar at 9th & Passyunk, this green building caught our eye.

1301 S. 10th St. was sold at the end of 2011 for $195K. The building, which sits overlooking Capitolo Playground and ballfields, is a