In Point Breeze

A couple of weeks ago, 2327 Ellsworth St., an occupied home in Point Breeze, collapsed. Remarkably and thankfully, no one was injured, even though a few people were inside when this occurred.

Within a few days, the remnants of the home were torn down by the City and according to several

The hits just keep on coming from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.

Today, we'd like to share a plan from the PRA to condemn and seize forty-three properties via eminent domain in the Point Breeze neighborhood. This list was finalized at the PRA's July meeting, and has an acquisition budget of nearly $1.7M.

A week ago, we first brought you the story of local realtor and developer Ori Feibush's efforts to green 1138-42 S. 20th St., a formerly blighted lot that's been owned by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for nearly four decades. Over the past seven days, the story, first broken by the Philadelphia

Last week, we covered a story about 1138-42 S. 20th St., a Point Breeze lot owned by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority since 1976, which has garnered national and even international coverage in the days since. To briefly summarize: Last month, realtor and developer Ori Feibush spent between $20-$30K to clean up and green this

In today's Daily News, Natalie Pompilio tells the story of 1138-42 S. 20th St., a 1500 sqft lot that was originally acquired by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority in 1976. The lot has been vacant, so far as we can figure, since at least 1992. In the early 2000s, the City

Yesterday, we told you about a SPHINC meeting where we learned about two duplexes planned for the corner of 20th & Wharton. Also at that meeting, the same architect presented plans for another development in Point Breeze, this time a single-family home at 1902 Alter Street.

The lot that's pictured above

The other night, at the monthly South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S. zoning meeting, developers presented a proposal for two duplexes at 1256-58 S. 20th St., the northwest corner of 20th & Wharton. Looking at the corner currently, you see a large vacant lot. This project will only fill about half of this

Over a year ago, we told you about plans for a second OCF Coffee House at the corner of 20th & Federal, in Point Breeze. And tonight, after several delays, the cafe will finally be opening its doors. In case you don't know anything about this building's history, here are

We've mentioned the 2000 block of Ellsworth Street a couple of times over the past year, most recently bringing construction at 2050 and 2052 Ellsworth to your attention. Today, we noticed two more homes are on the way on this block, thanks to developer Carriage Investments LLC. A large hole

Last December, we told you about the efforts of Wilson Drake Development LLC, a developer and landlord that owns a few properties in Point Breeze, to rehab 1148-50 S 15th St., two terrible-looking homes on a rough block. At the time, their proposal for two four-unit rental buildings had gotten support