Way back in February, when pitchers and catchers were just reporting for the NL-pennant-winning Phillies, we shared renderings of two new towers that were part of the UCity Square life sciences campus that were slated to rise at 38th & Market in booming University City. We didn't have many details at
Read MoreBella Vista is such a quintessential Philly neighborhood, with rows of rowhomes running up against neighborhood businesses. Dante & Luigi's might be the archetypal South Philly small business, as the oldest Italian restaurant in the city, proudly gracing the northwest corner of 10th & Catherine. As much as we'd love
Read MoreIf you follow real estate even a little bit, it comes as no surprise that living habits and preferences have changed greatly over the last several years. With technology and work-from-home shifts providing folks with more flexibility to be where they prefer, the increase in short-term rentals we've seen in
Read MoreWhen you think of a "manufacturing facility," you may imagine a small or large factory producing widgets, probably located somewhere off the beaten path. Not so much for project at 3001 Chestnut St. which we covered back in December of last year. This surface parking lot was once home to
Read MoreNew Apartment Tower at 21st & Ludlow is Most Definitely a Home Run
25 October, 2022 | No Comments | RittenhouseWoooo boy, has it been a good week for the City of Philadelphia, thanks to those underdog Phillies making their way back to the World Series for the first time since 2009. As we were walking around town humming "Dancing on My Own" and de-greasing poles, we stumbled across the
Read MoreApartments and Homes Moving Forward on the Edge of Port Richmond
24 October, 2022 | No Comments | Port RichmondIt isn't often that we find ourselves on the Port Richmond-Kensington border, having last been to the area all the way back in 2017 to report on a small townhouse project that is long since completed. However, we find ourselves back in the area again as a big project that
Read MoreVenice Island Project Brings 213 Units Along the Canal in Manayunk
21 October, 2022 | No Comments | ManayunkThe word "Venice" automatically transports us to the canals and waterways of the Italian city famous for its aquatic transportation. Venice Island in Manayunk, while not quite as famous, also sits along a canal, which once was one of the key shipping channels for the region. However, we only have
Read MoreJust last month, we took you to the corner of 41st & Walnut at the edge of University City, where we reported that some handsome buildings would be demoed to make way for... something. We knew that developers Campus Apartments had plans for the site, but it wasn't until a
Read MoreThere has been a huge amount of action along the border of Northern Liberties and East Poplar, especially around the 7th & Fairmount intersection. On the Poplar side, we visited the Franklin Court rowhome project back in 2016 that is now wrapped up. On the NoLibs side, a laundromat has
Read MoreFor over five years, we've been following the up and downs at 800-30 Vine St., where a city-owned parking lot bound by Race, Vine, 8th, and 9th Streets was tapped for redevelopment. Years ago, we told you that the Equal Justice Center was planned at this location. Had it happened,
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