In Logan Square

Over a year ago, we wrote a post titled 1919 Market Should be Moving Forward Soon. Soon being a relative term, this technically wasn't an incorrect assertion even though the site has sat dormant since we wrote the post. That is, it was dormant until very recently when earth finally

When it's finished, the new tallest building in Philadelphia will be something like the second child outdoing the first. In 2007, when the 57-story 957-foot Comcast Center was completed, it was like the communications giant announcing its arrival as a dominating media lord. A huge building befit a huge company,

Back in December, when we last visited 22nd & Pennsylvania, the Best Western Hotel had closed its doors, suggesting redevelopment of the parcel could be on the way. This property, in case you've forgotten, is slated to become Rodin Square, an exciting mixed-use development that will be quite an upgrade

On the 2100 block of Race Street, just south of the former home of the Please Touch Museum, an eight home project has been in the works for a couple of years. When we last checked in here in May of 2013, a former School District building had just been

Two summers ago we were worried about how the Made in America Festival had impacted the local grounds, specifically at Von Colln Memorial Field at 22nd & the Parkway. The ball fields at the park that usually serve as home field for youths instead served as space for trucks and stages

Across the street from the Wawa at 21st & Hamilton and behind the Rodin Museum, perhaps you've noticed a rather large pit with cars parked at the bottom. This section of the former City Branch could someday be part of a sunken rail park. And some of that space could also

We last checked in on the new Family Court building at 15th & Arch a year ago, when the steel structure has been erected and the first facade panels began to appear. Passing by the other day, we saw that, not surprisingly, considerable progress has been made.View from the northAs

At the Art Museum end of The Parkway, a parking lot in the middle of Eakins Oval once represented a missed opportunity in a wonderful location. Last summer though, the Parks and Recreation department transformed and animated that parking lot into a public park complete with games, food trucks and events.Site plan

In yet another example of why Twitter is super cool, today an interesting image came up on our feed from @EricClayWarner. Check it out:Image we saw on TwitterJumping down the rabbit hole afforded by the response from our old friend @GroJLart, we were able to find out some more info about

A reader gave us the heads up recently that 1924 Arch St. is being demolished. Passing by yesterday, we can indeed verify that this is the case. Until a few weeks ago, there was a stately brownstone here. Now, the building is suffering a slow and painful death.In the pastFacade