In West Philly

Back in 2014, we first covered an interesting development case at 245 S. 45th St., where an old derelict Victorian rowhome was being torn down and replaced with a fifteen unit building, taking up another vacant parcel next door. We then checked back in on the project last summer to

Passing by the Hub buildings the other day, we happened upon a vacant lot that we weren't expecting to find. Until very recently, you'd have seen two Frank Furness designed Victorian twins at 3935 and 3937 Chestnut St., sitting in the shadow of the newer Hub building.View in the past

Cross the South Street Bridge these days and you'll notice that Penn Tower is slowly shrinking.Penn Tower, view from South Street BridgeThis building, winner of no architectural awards, has been a part of the West Philly skyline for four decades, first functioning as a Hilton hotel and slowly turning into

Meandering around West Philly the other day, we noticed a relatively fresh looking hole in the ground on the southwest corner of 41st & Ludlow. The lot at the corner has been empty for quite some time but a 3-story building stood next door until relatively recently. That building, clearly,

The trolley portal at 40th & Baltimore is extremely important, as it marks the spot where four of West Philly's trolley lines converge as they make their way east and split as they make their way west into the neighborhoods. Despite the fact that it serves as such a crucial

A couple weeks ago, Drexel University and Brandywine Realty Trust, two of the main real estate powers on the west side of the Schuylkill, announced that they would be teaming up to develop some of the valuable, yet largely underutilized properties owned by the university near 30th Street Station. Drexel had

It's been almost half a year since we told you about Perry World House, a project at 3803 Locust Walk on Penn's campus, and as you can imagine there's been some considerable progress since then. A reminder, this building will be a great resource for International Relations majors and will

Our coverage of the new student housing in West Powelton has been long running and extensive. We've seen, over the last few years, as the 4000 block of Baring Street has changed from a largely open field into a collection of new apartment buildings targeting Penn and Drexel students. We've

New student housing in Powelton Village is hardly news these days, but a reader reached out to us recently, wondering about the construction now taking place at 409 N 41st St., just a little to the north of Baring Street. We visited to see what was going on, and while

Way back in 2013, we told you about a 5 story mixed-use building planned for 121 S. 43rd St., then a vacant lot. The building was going to include 32 residential units, and a pair of commercial spots on the ground floor, at Spruce Hill Civic Association's behest. For some reason (certainly wouldn't