In Point Breeze

We were passing through the neighborhood today, dodging cement mixers and pickup trucks, and spotted two new homes going up at 1712 and 1714 Manton St., in Point Breeze. These two homes will make it six new construction homes in a row on this block (not counting the still-vacant lot

Readers have tipped us off about more construction in Point Breeze, all within earshot of the American Sardine Bar. You may recall a few weeks ago, we pointed out a couple of homes under construction directly across the street from the bar, and speculated that this new business could spark

Back in February, OCF Holdings presented two projects to the ZBA which garnered both significant support and opposition. First, the developer presented a mixed-use development at the corner of Point Breeze & Titan, with thirteen residential units and a pharmacy on the first floor. After three hours of discussion, they

Driving up 20th Street yesterday, we noticed a new home going up at 1946 Titan St., right on the corner. Looming quite large from the south, we were surprised to find that the home is apparently being built by right, as the owners have appeared for no variances for the

A reader tipped us off that a house we covered back in the fall was nearing completion at 1116 S. 19th St., just a half a block south of Washington Avenue. Take a look at the progress here over time.

This new home has a unique look for the neighborhood, and

Just a block south of the proposed cafe/music venue/artist space that we told you about last month, and a couple of blocks west of the former Childs Elementary building, 3027 Darien St Llc has proposed building a duplex on the corner of 18th and Reed Sts.

The new building will be

Yesterday, we noticed two new homes being framed out at 1205-07 S. 18th St., replacing two vacant lots. Take a look at what the area looked like up until recently:

Yesterday, things looked a little more exciting:

Developer Neal Rubin, who has done a few other projects around town, purchased each of

It seems appropriate, on the day after E.M. Stanton and Isaac Sheppard Elementary were spared closure by the SRC, to wonder about the fate of the former George W. Childs School. Located at 17th and Tasker Sts. in Point Breeze for over a century, the school moved to 16th and Wharton Sts.

Last Fall, we told you about a new development project on one of the most depressed blocks in Point Breeze. Last week, we discovered that those six new homes on the 2000 block of Annin St. are either finished or awfully close, as some 'For Rent' signs have been hung

Earlier this week, we spotted a 'For Sale' sign on the newly rehabbed 2147 Ellsworth St., a property we originally brought to your attention last month, with concerns that its renovation was a threat to the mural on its party wall. To refresh your memory, this mural was originally painted