In Point Breeze

For a narrow block with homes on only one side, the 1900 block of Alter Street has seen quite a bit of change in recent years. Perhaps the biggest change occurred about three years ago, when a row of five new construction homes replaced a vacant lot. Remember, across the

Maria Pandolfi, a former art teacher at Childs Elementary, is partnering with Ron Kustrup and opening an after-school arts center for children in the ground floor space of the new building at the intersection of Point Breeze Avenue & Titan Street. This building has been a long time coming, as

A construction fence appeared last summer at the southeast corner of 20th & Reed, a corner that's been vacant for quite some time. We were pleased to tell you about plans for a mixed-use building at the corner and a home next door, but we weren't exactly confident that a

We've visited the 2300 block of Ellsworth Street several times over the years, each time bringing news of new construction (except for that one time a home collapsed on the block). Today seems like as good a day as any to check in.Most recently, we covered two new homes at

The former Abbott's Alderney Dairies building at 1715 McKean St. first caught our eye a couple of years ago, when we noticed zoning notices on the property and mentioned that the first floor space was available for rent. In the years since, the owners of the building have lovingly restored it

If you live in Point Breeze, you've probably noticed that the large warehouse at 20th & Wharton has come down over the last couple of months.In the pastCurrent viewRemember, OCF Holdings presented a project for this parcel over a year ago for twenty-two homes which got denied at the ZBA.

When we visited the 1200 block of S. 24th St. over three years ago, we were hopeful that the construction of three new homes might spur redevelopment nearby. The 2400 block of Manton Street was particularly in need, with vacancy stretching halfway down the block on both sides of the

Sydenham Street, which runs between 15th & 16th Streets, is one of those random north-south streets in Philadelphia that comes and goes as you move through town. If you're at all familiar with it, it's probably because you've been to the incarnation near Temple University, or the one-block stretch between

A couple years back, we told you about a community meeting where developers presented plans for new homes at 1341-45 S. 20th St., attempting to get support for a variance triggered by too-small-rear-yards. The community meeting didn't go great, but they eventually got the variance they were seeking. Somewhere along the

When the new zoning code came out a couple years back, it included a provision that required a setback on three-story homes constructed on two-story blocks. The reason this happened is up for debate. Some would say it was intended to impede gentrification. Others would argue that it was meant