In Point Breeze

In March 2011, developer Mial Incorporated went before the ZBA with plans to construct five new homes at 1910-18 Alter St., in Point Breeze. The block, as it's currently constituted, has mostly two-story homes on the south side of the street, along with a couple of large, vacant lots. On

A large warehouse space in Point Breeze could become the newest and most exciting development in the neighborhood in the very near future. We know, it's tough to believe that someone could be planning something more exciting than a mixed-use development property with a pharmacy on Point Breeze Ave. or

A reader tipped us off to a zoning notice on this out-of-the-ordinary building on the corner of 18th and Wharton Sts., and we were surprised by the variances being requested.

This building, 1300 S. 18th St., was purchased a little less than a year ago by Kirk Vs Inc for $115K.

Last summer we told you about the case of 1402 Ellsworth St., a blighted property with a hope for redevelopment. At the time, a developer was attempting to build an addition onto the building and convert the crumbling and overgrown property into three apartments with one parking spot.

A couple of

A reader tipped us off about seeing a strange sight on the 2200 block of Alter St. yesterday. Terry writes 'I was driving down 23rd Street and saw this big blue thing on Alter Street out of the corner of my eye. I sped around the block to come back

There she sits, on the southwestern corner of Broad and Wharton Sts., a classic gem frozen in time. For years, we've wondered about 1400 Wharton St., drawn like a moth to an open flame by its wonderful neon sign, confused by its oddly preserved storefront, apparently changed little since the

Back in January, we told you about the ZBA's approval of ReNewbold, the exciting LEED Platinum project from LPMG that's planned for the corner of 16th and Moore Sts. Tonight, at South Philly Tap Room, from 5pm until 8pm, you can get some first hand information about this new project, and reserve your

Back in December, we told you about six affordable housing units going up in Point Breeze, right around 20th and Dickinson Sts.

At the time, a large hole was all that indicated the future development.

Developer NorthStar Point Breeze is behind the development, which is being subsidized by NSP2 funds. The project

Yesterday, OCF Holdings presented two projects to the Zoning Board of Adjustments: A proposal for a mixed-use development at the corner of Point Breeze Ave. & Titan St., and a proposal for a coffee shop at 2001 Federal St.

Over two dozen people showed up in support of the project, and

Back in 1987, as part of his CityKids Foundation program, Keith Haring collaborated with kids from the Brandywine Workshop to produce a mural on the western facade of 2147 Ellsworth St., in Point Breeze. According to the Keith Haring website, a garden was subsequently planted at the corner lot next