In Graduate Hospital

The Graduate Hospital neighborhood is one of the most desirable neighborhoods in town these days, offering close proximity to Rittenhouse but not commanding Rittenhouse prices. Yet. As recently as fifteen years ago though, this was a neighborhood in transition and you could still buy a shell for well under a

1004 S. 20th St. has been an eyesore for as long as we can remember. For at least a decade, this home has been rotting from the inside, with foliage visibly growing out of the facade since at least 2009. Until they were torn down by PHA in the summer

We were meandering through the neighborhood a couple weekends ago and happened upon an 'Open House' sign at the corner of 18th & Carpenter. The sign pointed us toward 1715 Carpenter St., a building we've wondered about for many years.Home for saleThis home, listed for sale for $850K, certainly doesn't look

A little over a decade ago, Victor's Tavern turned into Sidecar Bar & Grille on the northwest corner of 22nd & Christian, giving the gentrifying Graduate Hospital neighborhood a gastropub to call its own. The years have gone by and the surrounding neighborhood has improved significantly, though some vestiges of

For years, the large warehouse at 1923 Washington Ave. was home to a building supply company which included a tool rental rental place where we once snagged a floor nailer for a home improvement project. And this made sense, as Washington Avenue has been the place to go for building

South Broad Street between South Street and Washington Avenue is on the rise, though its ascent has been rather slow and uneven. When 777 South Broad arrived on the scene a little less than a decade ago, bringing almost 150 apartments and a number of new retail spaces to the corridor,

After we told you about the ongoing renovation for a building at the corner of 15th & Fitzwater last week, we made our way south down the block, pointing out a vacant lot, a rehabbed home, and some new construction at the corner of Clymer Street. And now we know

Several readers have reached out to us over the last few months, wondering about the Frankford Chocolate Factory at 2101 Washington Ave., and specifically asking us what's up with the 'X' signs that appeared on the building of late. We're sorry to say that these signs are not an indication

A decade ago, when the Graduate Hospital neighborhood still had more than its fair share of blight, the sight of a vacant building didn't really cause anybody to think twice. Today, it's a different story, with demand for homes in this neighborhood at an all time high and developers vying

We aren't exactly sure what brought us to the 2400 block of Kimball Street the other day, but when you consider that there was snow all over the place at the time and it was like 70 degrees yesterday, perhaps you can forgive us for not remembering- it feels like