In Point Breeze

Over the past century, the chunk of land bordered by Wharton Street, Capitol Street, Reed Street, and Woodstock Street, collectively known as 2012 Wharton St., has had a great many uses. According to the Geohistory map, the Philadelphia Traction Company had a warehouse here back in 1895. By 1910, John

Almost a whole year ago, we told you that OCF Realty had signed a lease for 1200 Point Breeze Ave., most recently home to the fabulously named Munson Manor. At that time, we told you that the concept had not yet been finalized for the space, and over the summer

Almost two years ago, we told you about the ongoing renovation of a building behind a tarp on the 1500 block of Manton Street. At that time, the facade of the building next door was, well, plywood.

The other day, when we were investigating a new home on this block, we

If you read this blog with any sort of regularity, you already know that the Point Breeze neighborhood has been on the rise in recent years. Along larger streets like Federal and Wharton, and particularly on smaller streets like Manton and Latona, little pockets of development have popped up on

Sure, it seems like every week we have reports on some new project in Point Breeze. But be that as it may, there's still a tremendous supply of vacant land in the neighborhood over which the inexorable tide of development will surely flow in the years to come. Take the

Back in January 2012, the ZBA approved Renewbold, a bold sixteen-unit development planned for the corner of 16th & Moore. Located at the former site of the Drexel School, this project comes from LPMG, the folks behind the SPTR and American Sardine Bar. Postgreen has done the design work, and Hybrid Construction is building it.

A week ago, we told you about plans for four buildings with fifteen condo units to replace a vacant lot at 21st & Federal. Today, we have some info on a much more straightforward project a block to the west that will transform a lot that's just as vacant as

Yesterday, we told you about plans from developer Roman Mosheyev to build fifteen new apartment units on a long-vacant lot at 21st & Federal. After Mosheyev's presentation last night at the South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S. meeting, we have some clarifications and some thoughts to share on the matter.

Change number one: According to the

It seems that every week or two we have news about the disappearance of another vacant lot in Point Breeze. With few exceptions, most of those projects have involved single-family homes. Offhand, we can only think of the two duplexes coming to 20th & Wharton as a recent example of

Over two years ago, we first brought you news that CHOP would be crossing the river and constructing a huge new facility on Schuylkill Avenue. At that time, some older buildings near the South Street Bridge were being demolished, ostensibly setting the stage for a groundbreaking at some point in