In Passyunk Square

Nearly a year ago, we told you about 1412-14 S. 7th St., a surprisingly large and totally unattractive former auto shop that's been vacant for years. At the time, we wondered whether someone would eventually purchase it and perhaps turn it into a giant house or perhaps apartments.

Whelp, according to

Perusing the zoning dockets for the month, we came upon a project that will soon be coming to the 1200 block of Alter Street. Though we've covered a few Alter Street developments in Point Breeze in recent months, this particular block of Alter Street differs from those that we've previously written about.

The

A reader checked in recently, wondering what's going on with Gianna's at 721 Wharton St., in Passyunk Square.

Quickly glancing at the building, you could think that a restaurant could be quietly (and with no street presence) operating out of this space. Yet from what we can tell, there hasn't been

A couple of months ago, we noticed a sign on the closed Annunciation BVM School at 12th & Wharton, announcing the building's availability for purchase. The school was shut down after the 2011-12 school year, along with numerous other Catholic schools in the region. The building, located across the street

Speaking of Annin Street, a construction site caught our eye the other day when we were in the Passyunk Square neighborhood. 600 Annin St. was a vacant lot for awhile, and now a new house is rising at this address.

This particular block of Annin dead ends halfway down the block

Last week, a reader tipped us off that this Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at 1235-37 Federal St. was available for sale.

As opposed to numerous other religious buildings that have gone on the market recently, this building doesn't have any particularly compelling architectural or historical features that make it crucial

Last week, we wrote about the surprising vacant lot next to Pat's Steaks, and in response, a reader checked in with some questions about another nearby lot. If it's been a little while since you've been to Cheesesteak Row, you probably remember the southwest corner of Passyunk & Wharton looking

A handsome building that, until this summer, was home to the Annunciation B.V.M. School, is on the market. We've known that the school was closing for months, but only noticed the sign on the building last week.

The building is located at 1150 Wharton St., and is listed for a cool $3.1M,

We were in the area, noshing on some delicious Franco Luigi's pizza, and noticed 1544 S. 13th St., a home that looks like it's been under construction for a couple of months. It's common that we see facades taken off the front of houses, but it's not often that we see

A reader checked in, asking about the curious vacant lot that's next door to one of the more prominent (non-historic) tourist attractions in Philadelphia. If you've ever visited Pat's Steaks at any hour of the day or night, you've probably noticed the murals that surround the vacant lot directly to