In Point Breeze

We've visited the 1500 block of Manton Street in Point Breeze a few times over the years, most recently to tell you about a DIY mural on some plywood covering the front of a vacant home on the block. Passing by today, it looks like the plywood might fall off at

The other day, before the sidewalks turned to snow and the streets turned to ice, we spotted an impressive ongoing demolition effort at 1400 Ellsworth St., a former school. A couple years back, we recall hearing about plans to build an addition onto this building to create something called the

Almost a year ago, we told you about the possibility that three homes on the 1900 block of Titan Street would be demolished and rebuilt. One in particular, 1944 Titan St., seemed like an attractive candidate as it was sitting vacant and blighted at the time. All three are owned

Last week, a reader email tipped us off about ongoing demolition at the corner of Cleveland & Tasker. We made our way over there the other day and watched on for a couple of minutes as a crew continued their demolition work, likely started a week or so back.DemolitionIn the

It was almost two years ago that we first looked at a double-wide property on the corner of 18th & Wharton that formerly contained a medical office. Back then, we learned of a zoning application to renovate the building and build out a cafe/gallery/music venue in the first floor. By

A few years ago, we presented the 2000 block of Annin Street as one of the worst in Philadelphia. Blighted propertied outnumbered inhabited homes. Vacant land overwhelmingly outnumbered anything else. But times have changed indeed.Back in 2011. See what we mean?As the years have rolled on, ten new homes have

In Point Breeze, many long-vacant lots have been turned into community gardens over the years, replacing blight with plantings and greenery. Some of these gardens are carefully maintained once they're established, while others become overgrown after a time. Still others disappear when the vacant lots are redeveloped. At the corner

In Point Breeze, much of the redevelopment we cover takes place west of say, 18th Street. The reason for this is simple- in general, this area reached a more blighted state than the section of the neighborhood immediately west of Broad Street. Taking a trip down 15th Street paints a

Over the summer, we first told you about plans for the construction of twelve new homes on the 1300 block of Chadwick Street in Point Breeze. This string of lots, 1307-29 Chadwick St., has been vacant for many years, and the block as a whole, which sits between 16th & 17th,

Over the summer, we told you about plans for two new three story homes for the 2000 block of Titan Street. 2002 and 2004 Titan St. have been vacant lots for decades, and developers recently received zoning clearance for the construction of new homes which will replace these lots. Look for