With another steamy summer coming to an end, we can certainly understand the appeal of living in leafy West Mount Airy. As some of our recent coverage of new projects in the area has mentioned, the zoning code severely curtails where multi-family buildings can be built in Northwest Philadelphia. So

At today's meeting, along with approving the controversial Washington West Historic District, the Historical Commission also gave final approval to the latest plans for a seven story mixed-use building at 1423 Spruce St., in the Rittenhouse Fitler Historic District. While the existing building is non-contributing, the Commission still has jurisdiction

We've spent plenty of time covering development in Brewerytown over the last decade, but it's worth remembering there are still a fair number of vacant lots in the neighborhood, particularly on the northern end of the neighborhood. Some of those lots have been vacant for decades. Others have only become

While quite a bit of multi-family development has occurred along the Market-Frankford Line corridor over the last decade, very little of that construction has occurred toward the northern terminus of the route. So it grabbed our attention when we noticed zoning permits issued for a pair of affordable housing apartment

We've been covering the Northbank project for a few years now, tracking its progress and also noting its evolution in real time. For example, the initial phase 1 plans called for 4 apartment buildings, joined by homes and duplexes. Over time, the developers eliminated two of the apartment buildings, then

Germantown is a walkable neighborhood with access to parks, shops, and restaurants without all the hustle and bustle of Center City, so it's not surprising we've been seeing residential projects pop up here recently. At this week's Civic Design Review meeting we got a chance to learn a little bit

Zoning Board of Appeals hearings can often be the first time the public learns about new proposed buildings in Philadelphia. Last week though, the exact opposite thing happened when we learned that a much discussed mixed-use project in West Philly won't be proceeding, at least for now.When we last checked

We've been at this blogging thing for the last dozen or so years, and have happily seen several white elephants disappear during that time. The Chocolate Factory at 2101 Washington Ave., got demoed a few years ago and a mixed-use project is now under construction in its place. Then there's

Whether it's for a trip to Wegman's, a visit to the beach, or the purchase of a controlled substance that's aggressively advertised on local billboards, we all need to go to New Jersey from time to time. Fortunately, we have a number of ways to get across the Delaware River

Things have changed in a big way on the 1600 block of Point Breeze Avenue over the last several years, which is quite consistent with what we've seen in the surrounding neighborhood. This block in particular was pretty awful as recently as 2017, with a mix of vacant lots and