In West Philly

As plans for one large-scale development at 43rd & Baltimore in West Philly finish winding their way through the community process, Phase II of another is concluding several blocks away. By June 1st, the northern wing of the Orens Brothers redevelopment of the previously derelict squatter's paradise Croydon Hall at

On Woodland Avenue in West Philly there's a solid amount of reinvestment happening now, and there's more on the horizon.Under constructionAt 4619 Woodland Ave., HOW Properties plans to build a 16-unit three-story residential complex with a ground-floor retail spot. Three-bedroom units will rent from from $1850 to $2100 a month, with

Last summer, we told you about a a shuttered deli on the corner of 42nd & Chester and three vacant lots next door, noting that the collection of parcels seemed like a nice development opportunity. Back then, University of the Sciences owned the corner building and had it on the market for

Along Baltimore Avenue in West Philly, the time has come for developers to move forward and officially apply for zoning for their proposal for a 132-unit mixed-use building with a fitness center at a vacant lot at 43rd & Baltimore across the street from Clark Park. Until 2009, a historic building

If you've spent any kind of time in West Philly, it's possible you've noticed the former Christ Memorial Church at 43rd & Chestnut. This historic building was constructed in 1887, according to Hidden City, and was severely damaged by a lightning storm in 2004. The storm caused the building's stunning

A once-stalled new construction project along the 3300 block of Spring Garden Street near Drexel has been completed, but its next door neighbor is still a boarded up and blighted building.In the pastWhen we passed by 3309 Spring Garden St. early this month, a new structure with a stucco exterior, as

Over the years, we've beaten you over the head with stories about redevelopment just north and west of Penn, near Lancaster Avenue. Baring Street in particular has been an unprecedented source of Naked Philly stories, from the slow and steady transformation of the 4000 block to the recent news of

Early this morning, we were passing through Mantua and spotted a construction fence on the south side of the 3400 block of Wallace Street. Across the street and down the block, we then saw formwork, announcing another project nearby. This made lots of sense to us, as vacant land in

In Powelton Village, tucked amongst a row of older row homes, three new single-family homes are currently being constructed where once stood a vacant unkempt lot for many years at 42nd & Baring. The lots were owned for decades by Drexel University, which wisely decided to unload them in 2012.In

Two years after a Christmas Eve fire at Elenas's Soul toppled three businesses along the 4900 block of Baltimore Avenue, Gary's Nails, the third business that closed due to the fire, is now undergoing renovations to reopen.After the fireWhen we passed by a couple of days ago, we saw new