In Francisville

Last month, we told you about a demolition notice at 1522-24 W. Girard Ave., a building which was previously used as a day care and medical office. We mentioned that the property changed hands earlier this year, as did the adjacent surface parking lot. With about 33K sqft of combined space

Over the winter a reader living on the 1500 block of Brown Street emailed us, frustrated about the condition the blighted properties on Ridge Avenue abutting the back of her home. We had some good news at the time, that three of the worst buildings, 1526-30 Ridge Ave., had been listed

A long vacant building at 1654 Ridge Ave. changed hands a few months ago, and the developers will soon go to the ZBA for permission to build an addition on the existing structure, with plans for ground-floor retail and seven apartments above. This building once contained a pharmacy and a

We're not telling you anything you don't already know when we state that Francisville has seen an explosion in development in the last few years, but there are certain blocks in the neighborhood that put almost too fine a point on it. Take, for example, the 1700 block of Cambridge

We bring development opportunities to your attention on a fairly regular basis, and it's always satisfying to see a developer jump on one of our recommendations. The most recent example can be found at 1711-15 Fairmount Ave., a parcel that sits between a mixed-use building and Stone's Beverage Center. We told

A couple weeks ago, we told you about a church on the 1500 block of Cambridge St. that will soon get torn down and replaced by five triplexes. At the same time, we wondered whether this project might result in the renovation of some rougher looking homes on the street.When

This past winter, we told you about plans to demolish a two-story garage at 1817 Wylie St., a plan that was on its face a good thing. With all of the residential development that's taken place throughout the area in recent years, the garage simply didn't fit into the fabric

Francisville will soon get five new triplexes, but it will come at the expense of a church. We happened to pass by the 1500 block of Cambridge St. the other day and noticed a zoning notice at 1510 Cambridge St., the home of the Church of God Through the Truth.

The 700 block of N. 19th St. has changed some in recent years, with developers demolishing one-story homes built by PHA in the 1980s and replacing them with modern buildings. Most recently, we told you about some demolition on this block, and plans for a six-unit building. That project, at 742 N.

The 1700 block of Folsom Street sat mostly vacant for many years but the Folsom Powerhouse project has brought amazing new life to this street. This project from Equinox Management & Construction and Postgreen Homes and designed by by Interface Studio Architects is getting built in phases. We last checked in on this project around Thanksgiving when the