In Point Breeze

A week ago, we told you about plans for four buildings with fifteen condo units to replace a vacant lot at 21st & Federal. Today, we have some info on a much more straightforward project a block to the west that will transform a lot that's just as vacant as

Yesterday, we told you about plans from developer Roman Mosheyev to build fifteen new apartment units on a long-vacant lot at 21st & Federal. After Mosheyev's presentation last night at the South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S. meeting, we have some clarifications and some thoughts to share on the matter.

Change number one: According to the

It seems that every week or two we have news about the disappearance of another vacant lot in Point Breeze. With few exceptions, most of those projects have involved single-family homes. Offhand, we can only think of the two duplexes coming to 20th & Wharton as a recent example of

Over two years ago, we first brought you news that CHOP would be crossing the river and constructing a huge new facility on Schuylkill Avenue. At that time, some older buildings near the South Street Bridge were being demolished, ostensibly setting the stage for a groundbreaking at some point in

We were in the area the other day and noticed that two new foundations have appeared on the northwest corner of 20th & Wharton. You may recall (though we forgot), we wrote about this project about a year ago, after the developer presented to the community.

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A few months back, we told you about a new hole we'd discovered at 1244 S. 17th St., next to a church that was for sale. Checking back on this corner last week, we discovered that a new single family home has gone up, with some dark colored bricks and a

A reader was heading up 22nd Street the other day, and noticed three homes under construction just south of Wharton Street. They tipped us off, so we figured we'd try to get to the bottom of what's going on.

As you can see, 1303, 1305, and and 1309 S. 22nd St.

In Point Breeze, there are blocks that have stood the test of time, and there are others that have almost completely disintegrated. The 1300 block of Chadwick Street is one example of the latter, with over half of the block overtaken by vacant land. If, however, the twelve new homes

Last week, we told you about a proposed development on the 1300 block of Chadwick Street from OCF Holdings. This block is currently about two-thirds vacant, with a staggering amount of empty space on the eastern side of the street. Should this project get neighborhood support, we'll see twelve new