In Point Breeze

We were in the area the other day and noticed that two new foundations have appeared on the northwest corner of 20th & Wharton. You may recall (though we forgot), we wrote about this project about a year ago, after the developer presented to the community.

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In case you don't recall,

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A few months back, we told you about a new hole we'd discovered at 1244 S. 17th St., next to a church that was for sale. Checking back on this corner last week, we discovered that a new single family home has gone up, with some dark colored bricks and a

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A reader was heading up 22nd Street the other day, and noticed three homes under construction just south of Wharton Street. They tipped us off, so we figured we'd try to get to the bottom of what's going on.

As you can see, 1303, 1305, and and 1309 S. 22nd St.

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In Point Breeze, there are blocks that have stood the test of time, and there are others that have almost completely disintegrated. The 1300 block of Chadwick Street is one example of the latter, with over half of the block overtaken by vacant land. If, however, the twelve new homes

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Last week, we told you about a proposed development on the 1300 block of Chadwick Street from OCF Holdings. This block is currently about two-thirds vacant, with a staggering amount of empty space on the eastern side of the street. Should this project get neighborhood support, we'll see twelve new

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We imagine that at one point in its history, the 1300 block of Chadwick Street was complete, with dozens of homes on both sides of this little street that runs between 16th & 17th, Wharton & Reed. Today, however, this block is about two-thirds vacant, with almost the entire eastern

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A couple of readers have reached out in recent weeks, asking if we knew the lowdown on the northwest corner of 18th & Latona. A rather unattractive three story building was torn down here about a month ago, and a zoning notice recently appeared on the construction fence. Looking at

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Before today's hearings, the ZBA ruled on cases held for discussion from previous weeks. A lot line relocation and a plan for the construction of four homes at 20th & Annin was among those to receive rulings today- we went through that application and its opposition in great detail a

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A couple of months ago, we made our way down 17th Street in Point Breeze, and told you about four projects in different stages of completion. Today, we have an update on one of those developments, and news about two more coming down the pike. Looking back to May, the

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