In Queen Village

Traveling up 5th Street on a lovely day last week, some construction caught our eye on 5th Street, about half a block south of the Queen's Walk project. The work was particularly notable because it was taking place well beyond the street, with the foundation looking like a bit of

The large building in the middle of the 400 block of South Street has gone through some ups and downs over the last few years. In 2011, Pearl Art & Craft Supplies closed their doors at 417 South St. after a lengthy run, as part of the entire company going

We first brought 112-20 Christian St. to your attention several years ago, noting that the property had gone on the market for $1.5M and was under agreement in about two weeks. At that time, the huge parcel was home to a large one-story garage and some office space for the Scandinavian Shipping Supply

Oh this one hurts. Back in 2012, we went to a sheriff's sale with the hopes of purchasing 312 Monroe St., a one-story garage on a wonderful Queen Village block. But the property was either stayed or postponed and our hopes were dashed.312 Monroe St. in the pastWe passed by

Raise your hand if you hate surface parking lots in downtown Philadelphia.<looking around> Good, us too.It's with no sadness then, that we share the news that a new project will soon replace the surface parking lot at 519-23 Bainbridge St., a property that stretches all the way to Kater Street.View on

The Bridgeview project is moving along, and it's hard to miss the progress. We were making a Home Depot run the other day, traveling down Columbus Blvd., and were struck by the changes just north of Catharine Street. Remember, this parcel was a huge vacant lot for a really long

In Bella Vista and Queen Village, Bainbridge Street has seen some changes of late. Most recently, developers have come on the scene with plans to build seven new homes with parking at 711-15 Bainbridge St., a surface parking lot that extends to 7th Street. This lot is actually right across the

A little over a year ago, we told you about Fabric Lofts, an exciting plan for an old warehouse located on the southeast corner of 5th & Monroe. At the time, the building was home to Fleishman Fabrics, a business that has since moved, logically, to Fabric Row. As you might

The other day, a reader gave us the heads up about demolition at 1014 E. Moyamensing Ave., a former nursery on a block that's entirely residential aside from a pet store/record store a bit to the north. The building that disappeared served as a nursery/day care for twenty-five years, and before

Society Hill Beverage is getting a roommate, er, nine of them to be exact. Assuming the ZBA says yes, soon they'll have new upstairs neighbors, as developers plan to build an addition on top of the warehouse at 129-43 Washington Ave. that currently houses the beer distributor. Plans are to build a second