In Washington Square West

The Parker Spruce, at the northeast corner of 13th & Spruce, was built as a "bachelor hotel" in the 1920s, but as the decades wore on, it transitioned to a seedy hotel of ill repute. A Philadelphia Weekly writer spent a night there in 2006 and found the accommodations to

The controversy sparked by a Toll Brothers plan to demolish a row of buildings on the eastern side of Jewelers Row could encourage a different developer to move forward more aggressively with another development on this corridor. In case you haven't been following the saga, Toll Brothers owns 702-710 Sansom

When news emerged last summer that Toll Brothers had acquired 702-710 Sansom St. on Jewelers Row and had plans to demolish the buildings and replace them with a 16-story building, many people were apoplectic that the developers would be compromising the integrity of the oldest diamond district in America. Unfortunately, while the

Fare thee well, Society Hill Playhouse.Society Hill Playhouse, last summerFrom the south, also from last summerBack in the summer of 2015, we first heard the rumor that Toll Brothers would be purchasing the Society Hill Playhouse at 507 S. 8th St., and many people were apoplectic about the prospect of

We don't usually call out individual properties listed for sale, but every now and then a particularly special one comes on the market and we feel like we'd be remiss if we didn't bring it to your attention. Such is the case with 1221 Pine St., a historic home in

The Inquirer reported yesterday that Toll Brothers has a plan in place to demolish 702-710 Sansom St., five buildings on Jewelers Row, and replace them with a new 16 story building with 80 apartments and retail on the first floor. Regular readers of this blog know that we're very supportive

Ah, the picturesque 1000 block of Lombard Street. Wonderful Seger Park fills up the entire southern side, and on the north side we see a mix of homes that date back over a hundred years and a row of not-entirely-offensive garage front homes that look like they were built in

Given its prominent location, it's amazing that 208 S. 13th St. has been sitting empty for several years- the building's last tenant was Letto Deli, which closed in 2009. According to Hidden City, a one story building was constructed here in 1955 as a Dewey's Famous, and got remodeled after

The northeastern section of the Wash West neighborhood has an embarrassment of health care riches, with Jefferson, Pennsy, and Wills Eye Hospital all bunched up in the same general area. As you're surely well aware, the rest of the neighborhood features some of the most expensive residential real estate in

About a year ago, we shared the news that the Society Hill Playhouse was closing its doors after half a century at 507 S. 8th St., and Toll Brothers intended to demolish the structure and build condos in its place. The developers also had their eye on a parking garage