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We've had our eye on the building at 2301 Grays Ferry Ave. for many years, suspecting that it would eventually get some major work done. The one-story building, long home to Old Towne Pizza & Sanna's, just doesn't seem to fit the bill considering the location.Old Towne & Sanna'sNaval Square

Neighbors in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood have been frustrated by 1942 Christian St. for years, wondering when the vacant building would come back into active use. We first wondered about this property four years ago, at which point it had already been sitting vacant for a couple of years. In

It's been hot for a week and we're past Memorial Day, so summer has officially begun in Philadelphia, calendar be damned. With "summer" now underway, we can look forward to all of the cool stuff that comes with the season, including trips downashore, John's Water Ice, and PHS Pop Up

If you use the Google Maps Time Machine function to turn back the clock to 2007 and visit the 2200 block of League Street, you'll find a block that was in pretty rough shape. At that time, a smattering of blighted homes and vacant lots were bringing down the block. The

If you've passed by 21st & Webster at any point in the last few weeks, you've probably noticed a new home under construction. Had you visited this corner just a few months ago though, you wouldn't have considered this possibility since every other property on the 2100 block of Catharine

922 S. 19th St. is a mixed-use property at the northwest corner of 19th & Carpenter which has been listed for sale for much of the last year, most recently at a price of $675K. The first floor of the property has been a barber shop for years, though we

The southwest corner of 17th & Christian has been a mess for as long as we can remember. It was over four years ago that we first brought this property to your attention, lamenting its persistently blighted condition and enormous tax delinquency. We urged the owners of the property to

Things sure have changed in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood in the last decade. Back then, vacant homes still dotted the streets and some large parcels remained, ripe for redevelopment. There were a few more churches, too. Today, but a handful of vacant lots remain and we can't think of too

From groundbreaking to certificate of occupancy, it usually takes about six months, give or take, to build a new home in Philadelphia. If the home is really large, perhaps it will take a little more time, and this makes sense. More house should mean more time is needed for construction.

A few people have reached out of late, wondering about the new building that's recently arrived on the southwest corner of 17th & Fitzwater, next door to the Marian Anderson Rec Center. Just looking at it, you can easily see it's not a new home. For many years, this space