In Point Breeze

Someday, when we get around to learning much more about the history of Philadelphia's streets, perhaps we'll understand why certain streets in disappear and reappear as they make their way through town. Bonsall and Bucknell Streets run north to south between 23rd and 24th Streets, disappearing and reappearing seemingly without

At a South Philadelphia HOMES meeting last night, we learned about plans for three new homes on the 1300 block of S. Dorrance Street.The lotsThis block is a bit tricky to get to by car, as it can only be accessed via Earp Street, which can only be accessed from

Coming soon to 17th & Annin, five new homes! This project came onto our radar recently when a realtor sign appeared at 1136 S. 17th St., an old warehouse. The property is zoned for commercial use, which is appropriate given the building that we see today. But when you consider

Remember a few years ago, when development in western Point Breeze pretty much stopped at Wharton Street? It feels like a distant memory these days, with construction activity all over the neighborhood, occasionally extending south of Tasker Street. Five years ago, 3 new homes under construction on one side of

Point Breeze has clearly experienced a major development bump in recent years, with projects spread all over the neighborhood. It's at a point now where it's tough to find any block that doesn't have at least one project ongoing at the moment. Some blocks even have multiple projects under construction

If you've traveled down South Broad Street lately, perhaps you've noticed the relatively new steel structure that's appeared between Morris Street and Castle Avenue. That structure is, of course, the new Community Health and Literacy Center that we told you about last fall. This site was previously home to the South Philadelphia Neighborhood

For a narrow block with homes on only one side, the 1900 block of Alter Street has seen quite a bit of change in recent years. Perhaps the biggest change occurred about three years ago, when a row of five new construction homes replaced a vacant lot. Remember, across the

Maria Pandolfi, a former art teacher at Childs Elementary, is partnering with Ron Kustrup and opening an after-school arts center for children in the ground floor space of the new building at the intersection of Point Breeze Avenue & Titan Street. This building has been a long time coming, as

A construction fence appeared last summer at the southeast corner of 20th & Reed, a corner that's been vacant for quite some time. We were pleased to tell you about plans for a mixed-use building at the corner and a home next door, but we weren't exactly confident that a

We've visited the 2300 block of Ellsworth Street several times over the years, each time bringing news of new construction (except for that one time a home collapsed on the block). Today seems like as good a day as any to check in.Most recently, we covered two new homes at