It's no secret that the life sciences industry in Philadelphia is absolutely exploding. In addition to the continued stream of venture capital money flooding into the region like never before, the investment into manufacturing and lab space for cutting-edge therapies is leading to a boom for real estate development, with

It was just about a year ago when we checked in on the Gretz Brewery at 1524 Germantown Ave. in South Kensington. At the time, developer The Rufo Companies had presented updated renderings for the revamp of the decrepit former brewery, a 200-unit, mixed-use proposal with 48 parking spaces. We

It was nearly a decade ago, in the fall of 2012, when we last checked in on 1525 Chestnut St. in Rittenhouse. Back then we noted that this mini-skyscraper was primed for redevelopment, when a restaurant proposal followed a hotel proposal that went to the wayside during the financial crisis.

Did you know that Philadelphia was one of the early centers for American horticulture back in the day? With John Bartram (of Bartram's Garden fame) an early leader of the movement, Joseph Meehan (along with his more famous brother Thomas) would form one of the largest commercial nurseries in the

Not only is the East Kensington neighborhood close to the Market Frankford line, but it boasts an interesting mix of older and historic structures thanks to the former industrial nature of the area. We recently covered one example of a potential reboot right along the tracks, and today we are

The Spring Garden corridor that unofficially designates the end of Center City is one that transitions drastically as it moves from river to river. Towards the west, the historic architecture and trees give a quieter feel to the stretch. To the east, huge projects are planned from the Delaware all

Stop us if you've heard this one before: an unremarkable former commercial building in a changing neighborhood is torn down and replaced by apartments. OK, we're aware that we tell this story about once a week or so, but we are here yet again to tell the tale of 909-17

It was less than a month ago when we returned to 160-64 N. 2nd St. in Old City, when new plans were revealed for the corner of 2nd & Race, which has had plenty of proposals over the years. When we last checked in, plans were still being finalized after a

It was little over a month ago when we brought your attention to 709 N. Penn St., currently an overgrown pier that has had several proposals that sadly never came to pass. At the time, we saw that preliminary plans were in place to redevelop the lot, with 61 units

We may have mentioned once or a thousand times all of the life sciences development taking place in the University City section of West Philadelphia. Relevant to that line of reporting, we are excited to share that there's some major movement for 3151 Market St., a new 14-story life sciences