In West Philly

Just the other day, we went to check on the progress of Schuylkill Yards, where the recently completed Avira apartments have started to welcome residents to this formerly empty pocket of University City. But this is far from the only project happening in the area. In fact, you have to

Despite spending countless hours traversing the streets of West Philadelphia, we haven't spent much time exploring Brandywine Realty Trust and Drexel's Schuylkill Yards as of late. This mixed-use neighborhood was announced several years back, with plans for soaring towers featuring residential, office, lab, hotel, and commercial space across the 14

Pop quiz: who is the United States Ambassador to Germany? If you said Amy Gutmann, you're a winner! We bring up the former president of the University of Pennsylvania as her namesake building at 3317-33 Chestnut St. is currently rising in University City. When we last stopped by the site

It's no secret that the University of Pennsylvania has been building like crazy, with an upcoming performing arts building at 33rd & Chestnut the latest to come down the pike. The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology at 3200 Walnut St. is another example of a new Penn project,

While we often think of West Philadelphia as one of the leafier, greener spaces in the entire city, some of the roads that cut through this section of town are far from green. 48th Street, which makes a turn at Baltimore Ave. as it makes its way through multiple neighborhoods,

These days in University City, there's construction in every possible direction and for every type of project you can think of, from residential to lab to office. One of the major drivers of all of this action is the University of Pennsylvania, which has been inexorably building and renovating in

Parkside is one of the best looking and positioned neighborhoods in West Philadelphia, fronting the verdant Fairmount Park with some of the best examples of Victorian architecture in the entire city. However, not every property on this stretch is a prototypical example of period-specific design. Unfortunately, there are several empty

Back in February, we covered a massive new project which could rise near the Provident Mutual Campus at 46th & Market. This has long been a controversial site, ever since the City and the Police Department abandoned plans to transform the historic structure into a new PPD HQ, before pivoting

Market Street, as it bisects Philadelphia on its east-west axis, covers just about every possible urban environment you can think of, with skyscrapers, historic buildings, and elevated rail lines mixing with everything else you can possibly imagine. One of the more unusual parts of Market in our opinion, is the

While the massive uCity Square campus is making the biggest change to the area, there is plenty of other activity in the gorgeous Powelton Village in West Philadelphia. At 3727 Baring St., a bit north of the uCity Square action, we find ourselves at the former home of Catalyst Church.