In Brewerytown

We were peering at the L&I Map last week, and that's how we discovered the plans to demolish the warehouse at 30th & Thompson and replace it with a 40-unit apartment building. Shortly before or after, we spied some additional permits on the 2900 block of Master Street and figured

In the summer of 2013, we told you about a one-story warehouse at 2940 W. Thompson St., and expressed that it would be an attractive real estate investment. We weren't so enthralled with the building itself, we instead imagined the building's demolition and 7 new townhomes or a creative multi-family

We've had our eye on the northeast corner of 26th & Poplar for some time, and now it appears that the property is finally getting redeveloped in earnest.We first visited the property a little over two years ago, when we noticed that the owners had pulled permits to add roof

We didn't even know where to find the 1200 block of N. Etting Street as recently as February, yet a few days ago, we visited the block for the third time this year. A couple of readers had tipped us off about some heretofore unnoticed construction in the area so

A reader tipped us off the other day about some impending construction on the 1200 block of N. 25th St. and we couldn't shake the feeling we'd visited the block before. But we couldn't quite figure out when or why. Looking at the Google Street View of the block from

There's a neighbor in Brewerytown that's been helping us out tremendously in recent weeks, pointing us in the direction of just about every project in the neighborhood. Today we'll direct your attention toward one of the many projects he's brought to our attention, this time across the street from Girard

A little over a week ago, we shared news about two large projects on the horizon for the east side of the 1200 block of N. 27th St., just around the corner from the improving Girard Avenue commercial corridor and across the street from the church-turned apartments North Abbey project.

A reader tipped us off about three buildings currently under construction at 2337-41 W. Thompson St. on the Brewerytown/Sharswood border, and we had a funny feeling we'd been to this block once before. And it just so happens that we have been here! A couple years back, we covered some

We last checked in on the 1200 block of N. 27th St. a little over a year ago, noting that a new duplex was under construction at 1210 N. 27th St., next door to the North Abbey residential conversion at 27th & Girard. While the renovated church to the south

In the interest of hearing about projects happening all over the city, we subscribe to just about every community group's newsletter. A recent email from the Fairmount Civic Association revealed info about an upcoming project for 903-905 N. 30th St. even though the property is technically just outside of the