In Pennsport

Have you ever noticed 1301 S. 3rd St.? For some years, it held a health center, which seems appropriate for a one-story, vinyl covered building. Soon, though, it will have an entirely new tenant.The unattractive buildingNotice the dumpster out front? The orange sign in the window? Both are signs that

Boy, the corner of 2nd & Wharton has changed big-time in the last few years. In December of 2012, a fire ravaged a warehouse that would have made for a wonderful residential conversion, ultimately resulting in the building's demolition. In its place, two rows of new homes have appeared, which

In fits and starts, the 100 blocks of Alter and Ellsworth Streets have been under construction for over a decade. It started around 2006, when five homes went up on Alter and another five rose on Ellsworth. Then there was nothing for a few years. Over the last couple of

If you're relatively new to Philadelphia, you probably think of Bart Blatstein as the developer who built the Piazza, or maybe as the businessman who's proposing a casino on the northern end of Center City, or perhaps as the guy who will finally, possibly, theoretically build something on the northeast

In November, when we checked in on 1440 S. 5th St., the a new home had been framed out and bricks were being laid. We passed by about a week ago, and the home looked to be mostly finished. Previously, there was a vacant lot at this site.The new homeAccording

We understand if you're a little sick of hearing about different development opportunities in Pennsport. And we promise, this is the last one for awhile. That is, until we discover the next one. You may recall, in recent weeks we've told you about a relocating auto shop that will likely

Last week, we told you about a probable new development coming to the 200 block of Tasker Street replacing an auto shop. We also covered a missed development opportunity across the street, where only two homes will apparently be rising on an 11K sqft lot. Today, we will speculate about

A couple months ago, we checked in on the project at 2nd & Wharton and spotted new foundations, behind the five new homes that replaced a warehouse that burned a couple years back. Passing by last week, we saw that the second phase of this project is pretty much framed

You may recall, the other day we told you that Phil's Battery Service was moving from their location on the 200 block of Tasker Street to a new spot deeper in South Philly. We speculated that another large development could soon replace this business, which occupies about 8,000 sqft of

A few years ago, we found ourselves in Pennsport with a flat tire. Thankfully, the good people at Phil's Battery Service, at 238 Tasker St., were kind enough to patch us up. They didn't even charge for their trouble. We passed by their location yesterday and two different signs indicated