In Rittenhouse

For over a decade, the Boyd Theater has sat vacant and blighted on the 1900 block of Chestnut Street. Since it was last in active use in 2002, several possible plans have come and gone for this deco beauty, but all have fallen by the wayside for one reason or

Back in December, we passed by Walnut Square, a mixed-use historic building on the northeast corner of 22nd & Walnut, and spotted somebody power-washing the bricks.Back in DecemberGoing by the other day, we noticed that the power-washing was finished and its results were very apparent.Recent viewThe bricks on the second

For 133 S. 18th St., it's been a rough couple of years. For quite some time, Leehe Fai called this space on the corner of 18th & Moravian home. After that business closed, plans emerged for a Dunkin Donuts to open in its old space. The community wasn't so into

As locations go, you can't beat the Aria, located at 15th & Locust. It's close to shopping on Walnut Street, only three blocks from Rittenhouse, near public transportation, and nightlife to boot. While the building would be a perfect place to live, it's been a rougher go for two commercial

Nobody likes a gas station in the city. Low-slung and stinky, they're a necessary evil in our ever-more-car-dependent society. If you're in Center City, and you can't get to Jersey for your gasoline needs, you're probably visiting one of the handful of gas stations scattered around our downtown cityscape. One

In the past, major projects in Center City have often been announced only to wither away, but in the past couple of years Center City has realized its share of redevelopment. For example, 1900 Arch is currently rising, replacing a surface parking lot. Across the street, the Comcast Innovation and

Weeks ago, we shared the good news that a Demolition Notice had appeared at 2017-23 Chestnut St., the former YWCA annex. This building has sat vacant since 1990, and became a blighted nuisance to the adjacent Freire Charter School over the last several years. Thankfully, over two years after we first

Over the weekend, we told you that a collection of buildings at 19th & Lombard were nearly demolished, and plans for ten new luxury homes were in full swing. After seeing that story, a reader sent us an email detailing the surprising history of these now-vanished buildings. He pointed us

When we last checked in on the corner of 15th & Walnut, we learned that the plans to tear down the existing structures and replace them with a new building designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson was a go. Over the last year, old tenants have cleared out and moved to new locations,

Over the summer, we told you about plans to demolish a collection of apartment buildings on the corner of 19th & Lombard and to replace them with ten new luxury homes. The same developers who built the ultra-high-end Lombard Estates on the 1800 block of Lombard had similar plans for