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We were scanning the zoning calendar the other day, and discovered some upcoming development planned for the 1900 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Currently, 1913-1919 Cecil B. Moore Ave. is a vacant lot that's about 6,000 sqft in size with mixed-use zoning. Developers purchased the property a few years

We were making our way back to town from Manayunk and due to some (entirely expected) traffic on I-76, we decided to take the scenic route, Ridge Avenue. We've already told you about the supermarket coming soon to Ridge Avenue. And it's well known that PHA will be moving its

About a year and a half ago, we told you about an amazing old building available for sale at the corner of Broad & York and encouraged you to buy it, if you're into that sort of thing. And it's quite possible this story inspired somebody out there, as the building

With the closing of Saint Joseph's hospital back in March, we've seen North Philadelphia Health System try to improve their long standing budget problems by selling off property previously used by the hospital. For example, we told you about a former surface parking lot on the 1600 block of Cambridge Street which

We were taking a peek at the ZBA calendar for next month, and discovered a proposal for five triplexes on a large vacant lot at the northeast corner of 9th & Norris. In an effort to try to find out some more info about the project, we started doing some

Compared to the pace of construction from a few years ago, there's not much development happening in the neighborhoods around Temple these days. You can probably chalk that up to a combination of a shrinking supply of vacant land and a growing supply of new student housing which could translate

We haven't spent much time in the neighborhoods around Temple Hospital but there's a chance that could start to change. This area is in pretty rough shape, with copious amounts of vacant land, countless vacant homes dotting the landscape, and virtually no amenities. Nevertheless, there are still Temple Med students and

It looks like North Broad Street will soon get another residential tower. We saw Morgan Hall arrive on the scene in 2013, and the 27-story building at Cecil B. Moore Ave. now houses hundreds of Temple undergrads. While the Divine Lorraine isn't a new building, its renovation is nearing completion

Three new triplexes are under construction (and pretty far along, actually) on the 1900 block of Ingersoll Street. For those that don't know from this street, it runs east-west between Thompson and Master Streets, disappearing and reappearing intermittently on the west side of Broad Street. If you're at all familiar

We were quite shocked, four months ago, to discover a Habitat For Humanity affordable housing development under construction on the 2000 block of N. 16th St., in the vicinity of Temple University. Construction near Temple that's not student housing? Inconceivable!Vizzini can't believe it eitherThe project, which is being built in