In West Philly

Construction at a former vacant lot in Powelton Village shows how development in University City is beginning to spread block by block. Just down the street from the recently completed 2.0 University Place, a three-story structure has risen at 332 N. 41st St., a block north of Powelton Ave.

The new

Over the summer, several new developments took place on Lancaster Avenue and more improvements are planned.

At at 3835 Hamilton St., twelve new apartments have replaced an ugly warehouse. University Reality bought the building in August 2012 for $300K and now the end results of that investment are on show. When we

Spruce Hill in West Philadelphia just got a little more wet, as the state store at 43rd & Chestnut opened on September 10th in the space formerly occupied by Risque Video. The new store will take some pressure off the lines at the nearest store in Cedar Park at 50th

The first L.E.E.D. Platinum pre-certified building in Philadelphia opened its doors last month in West Powelton. 2.0 University Place houses U.S. Community and Immigration Services, as well as offices for Shraga Studios, the firm that designed this structure, which meets its visitors with a glass face at 41st & Powelton.

The

The Lord is out and Dunkin' Donuts will be in this spring at 40th & Sansom, across the street from Fresh Grocer, right near Penn's campus. That is where the lovely stone Methodist Episcopal Church will be demolished to make way for an uber-contemporary one-story all-glass structure.

And thank god it will be

Between Farragut & Market Streets in West Philly, onions and tomatoes will soon be joined by people relaxing. That's where a community park is just about finished being constructed by The Enterprise Center, where it will couple with the already existing Walnut Hill Community Farm.

According to the West Philly Local, new features include

A reader emailed us recently, wondering about a tiered four-story building at 51st & Walnut. This huge property appears to be vacant, but would look wondrous if it could be restored.

The building, 5052-54 Walnut St., was acquired for just $5,000 back in 1995, according to public record. At the time

A longtime vacant lot along the 4800 block of Baltimore Avenue in Cedar Park will soon be home to a four-story mixed-use property with ground-floor retail and five new apartments. We first told you about the project at 4812 Baltimore Ave. in February. At the time, developers from Diversified Realty Ventures

Bartram's Mile is a plan to connect neighborhoods in SouthWest Philly to the Schuylkill River waterfront and amp up the area's green amenities via a riverfront trail and new green space. The residents in the area have long been disconnected from the water due to industrial sites and generally unkempt

If you're out in West Philly and looking for some quality morning hash browns, Cedar Park Cafe at 49th & Baltimore has reopened.

The cafe welcomed eaters back through its doors on August 15th. It was forced to close early last winter after a Christmas Eve fire at Elena's Soul caused damage