In Point Breeze

We hinted at it in the comments section of a previous post, and yesterday it became a reality: Munson Manor, the bar/restaurant space at the corner of 20th & Federal, has been leased! By the same guys that opened up the coffee shop on the same corner! And the same

In neighborhoods going through a wave of redevelopment, you see all kinds of builders constructing all kinds of homes. You may have to wade through a torrent of Home Depot specials before finding the home that fulfills all your hopes and dreams. Likewise, you may run into a situation where

We were in the neighborhood yesterday, and spotted two construction sites while heading down 17th Street, between Federal and Wharton. This block has seen quite a bit of construction in the past year, with affordable housing units going up on 17th Street near Manton, on the end of the 1600

A week ago, we told you about a plan from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to condemn and seize thirty-one privately owned properties via eminent domain in the Point Breeze neighborhood. Reaction to that story has resulted in 749 signatures (and counting) on an online petition in opposition to this plan. Today, both the

Six weeks ago, we told you about excavations in preparation for two new foundations on the 2000 block of Ellsworth Street. These lots, in the middle of a block that's seen plenty of new construction and rehabbing in the past few years, had sat vacant for many moons.

We swung by

Across the street from a somewhat controversial lot-turned-garden, fencing went up around another long-vacant lot a few weeks ago, ostensibly in preparation for new construction. As you may have supposed from the signs that are up on the fence, this project will come from OCF Holdings, a sister company of

A couple of weeks ago, 2327 Ellsworth St., an occupied home in Point Breeze, collapsed. Remarkably and thankfully, no one was injured, even though a few people were inside when this occurred.

Within a few days, the remnants of the home were torn down by the City and according to several

The hits just keep on coming from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.

Today, we'd like to share a plan from the PRA to condemn and seize forty-three properties via eminent domain in the Point Breeze neighborhood. This list was finalized at the PRA's July meeting, and has an acquisition budget of nearly $1.7M.

A week ago, we first brought you the story of local realtor and developer Ori Feibush's efforts to green 1138-42 S. 20th St., a formerly blighted lot that's been owned by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for nearly four decades. Over the past seven days, the story, first broken by the Philadelphia

Last week, we covered a story about 1138-42 S. 20th St., a Point Breeze lot owned by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority since 1976, which has garnered national and even international coverage in the days since. To briefly summarize: Last month, realtor and developer Ori Feibush spent between $20-$30K to clean up and green this