In Point Breeze

The 1700 block of Point Breeze Ave., which goes from Morris St. to Moore St., is a tough one to love. Shuttered storefronts, blighted buildings, and vacant lots litter the streetscape, with only a church and the Point Breeze Performing Arts Center providing some hope to this depressed stretch.

Despite this,

Some of you may have missed the Fox News report last night, which questions whether City Council candidate Kenyatta Johnson actually lives at 1818 Manton St., in the 2nd Council District. If you did, here's a link:

Does Council Candidate Live In District?: MyFoxPHILLY.com
If you don't feel like watching the whole

Over the weekend, we spotted an unusual looking rehab ongoing at 1523 Ellsworth St.

According to the zoning application, developers Urban Real Estate Investments, who purchased the property about a year ago for $70K, are adding a one-story addition to a two story portion, a two story addition to a one

We were in the neighborhood and spotted this row home under construction on the 1100 block of S. 19th St.

This property looks like it's going to have a very different look than the standard South Philly home, and almost could have been teleported from Northern Liberties or Fishtown. But that

Today, 1443 Dickinson St. doesn't look like much. It's a double-wide vacant lot in Point Breeze on a block with several blighted properties, and you probably wouldn't give it a second look if you walked by.

Earlier this year, Charles Giunta purchased 1441-43 Dickinson St. for $63K, and according to a

Back in August, we wrote about six foundations on the desolate 2000 block of Annin St., and may have also launched into a short rant about property taxes. Based on the progress that's taken place on the site in the past two months, no one can accuse developer Roman Mosheyev

We got a tip from a reader about a newly poured foundation on the 2000 block of Ellsworth, and we discovered said foundation at 2040 Ellsworth St.

The builder, Quaker City Properties LLC, is out of New Jersey and also has a couple of other properties in Pennsport. They purchased the

We got a tip from a reader about some construction activity on Federal St., and we found crews working at two different sites.

At 2027 Federal St., workers recently started framing what will soon be a three story house. The developer, Harte Investments, built 2029 Federal St., the house next door,

We got a tip from a reader that the former laundromat on the southwestern corner of 16th and Federal Sts. is currently under construction. We went down to the site and saw a decent looking building with one gentleman working on the commercial space.

The property looks significantly better than it

We were going on our merry way through Point Breeze and noticed a little work being done at 2016 Ellsworth St. And by a little work, we mean they've ripped half the facade off of the building.The building, which sits on a 16x65 foot lot, has been on and off