In Bella Vista

The busy intersection of 10th and South Sts. currently houses a Superfresh, a Whole Foods, a florist, and a residential building with a couple of apartments. Change is coming to the residential building, on the southeast corner.

OCF Realty, currently located at 21st and South Sts., is opening a 2nd office

Last night, at the Bella Vista Town Watch Zoning Meeting, representatives from South Realty LLC presented a plan to demolish the existing structure and build new buildings at 640-42 South St. The project includes the rear section of the lot, which is currently off-street parking on Kater St.

The developers are

This 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom house offers about 1250 sqft. of living space right in the middle of Bella Vista. First floor has a living room, eat-in kitchen, and access to the rear yard. On the second floor, the master bedroom has a unique Rais wood-burning fireplace along with a

Santucci's has opened their seventh location at the southeast corner of 10th & Christian, their first location outside of Northeast Philly. Back in 1959, Joseph Santucci, Jr. and his wife Philomena reinvented the traditional square tomato pie by adding slices of mozzarella cheese under their homemade special sauce,

Al Zaytouna is the newest BYOB to open in Bella Vista at 906 Christian Street, just next door to the extremely famous and popular Sabrina's Cafe. The former Mew Gallery space has been transformed from a crafty art boutique to a dark wood paneled restaurant decorated with travel agency-esque

According to Philaplace.org, the Fante-Leone public pool at 837-39 Montrose St. was constructed in 1905 as a swimming and bathing place for residents and workers at the 9th St. Market. One of the two surviving original public pools constructed by the City in the early part of the 20th century,

Over the past ten years, the Philadelphia Housing Authority has transformed Martin Luther King Plaza. Located on the edge of Center City, this development runs roughly between 12th and 13th Sts., from Bainbridge to Christian St. At this location, public housing towers built in 1960 once contained about 600 units

A building that previously contained a houseplant wholesaler is changing completely and will hold new residents and their cars once some additional stories are added to the structure.
A look to the recent past. Image from Google
The facade remains, but the inside appears to be gutted

The other day, we got an email from Bella Vista Town Watch about a Zoning Meeting regarding an upcoming nineteen home development project at 8th and Christian. BVTW is holding a meeting to discuss this project on July 12th at 7:30pm at the Palumbo Rec Center. For what it's worth,

Located at 1001 E Passyunk, also known as the corner of Kimball St., 7th St., and Passyunk Ave., Tong Tong Bakery has been closed for at least five years. Purchased by John and June Tran in 1996 for 55K, this oddly shaped building occupies a little more than 1300 sqft.