In Point Breeze

We've covered ad nauseum the dramatic improvement that's taken place at 2001 Federal St., where a coffee shop and four apartments have replaced a building that sat blighted for many years. Now, three other properties surrounding this intersection will soon see dramatic improvement, significantly improving one of the most important

This week, two readers have checked in, giving us the heads up about ongoing demolition at 1501 S. 20th St., on the southeast corner of 20th & Dickinson. We've visited this area previously, as three of the Northstar Point Breeze affordable housing homes were built on the southwest corner of

Just about anyone who's walked around Philadelphia for a day would agree that we live in a city of murals. Whether they're sprucing up blank walls downtown or serving as placeholders until vacant land can be developed, these works of public art make our city more vibrant, more interesting, and

Heading through South Philly the other day, our attention was grabbed by four different projects over a mere three blocks on 17th Street in Point Breeze. All are residential developments, with one that makes an aesthetic statement that really catches the eye.

First, an update on three homes at 17th &

We got an enthusiastic email the other day from a reader who noticed two homes getting rehabbed on her block. We made our way over to 1407-09 S. 21st St. and found that this is indeed the case.

Looking at public record, we see that the two homes were purchased by

Every few weeks, it seems that there's another residential development to tell you about in Point Breeze. But to this point, relatively few new businesses have sprung up in the area to take advantage of the swelling ranks of folks looking for a bite to eat or a tasty beverage

As the development activity continues in the Point Breeze neighborhood, it's continuing to spread to the south and to the west. We came upon two projects on the 2300 block of Federal Street the other day, around the corner from six homes that were built in the last couple of

A year ago, we told you about plans to build a duplex on the vacant corner of 18th & Reed. At the time, we noted that most development going on in the area was taking place north of Wharton Street, but speculated that this could be a sign that more

Over the last few years, forty-one homes have risen in the Point Breeze neighborhood thanks to funding from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), which was "established for the purpose of stabilizing communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment." With financing administered by the Redevelopment Authority, these homes have been

In Point Breeze, large parcels are hard to come by these days. So when one becomes available it's worth noting, even if the asking price makes redevelopment very challenging. Take 1153-61 S. 15th St., currently an auto body repair shop, for example:

A month and a half ago, this property came