In Queen Village

About a year ago, we first brought 112-120 Christian St. to your attention, noting that the former home of the Scandinavian Shipping Supply Co. had been on the market for $1.5M but was already under contract. At the time, we wondered whether the buyers would go with town homes on this huge

Last week, we learned from Plan Philly about plans for seventy-five new homes on a currently overgrown lot bordered by Columbus Blvd, Catharine Street, and I-95. JKR Partners did the design work for this new mini-neighborhood, which would clearly be a step up from the current situation on this lot.

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About six months ago, when we last checked in on 817-19 S. 5th St. in Queen Village, the old buildings that had stood at this address for almost  two-hundred years had been demolished and a new structure had risen in their place. Passing by the other day, it appeared to us as

Two summers ago, we wondered about 718-24 S. 2nd St., a blighted string of properties that stuck out on a charming Queen Village block like a sore thumb. These homes represented part of a stalled project that finally went to sheriff's sale last year,

The 1000 block of Reese Street is a carriage-sized road just north of Washington in between 5th and 6th Streets. The entrance to this teeny block is on Carpenter Street, across from a string of new row homes. And about three quarters of the way down this block is where a

While you can debate the virtues of gambling dens in downtown Philadelphia until the cows come home, you can't argue with the fact that Sugarhouse is trying hard to make a name for itself outside the world of slot machines and blackjack. One such effort is the Sugarhouse Outdoor Summer

The baroque-styled structure at 615 S. 6th St. has long attracted the curiosity of passersby.  Until just this past month, the building housed a modestly-sized mall of antique vendors.  By far the most intriguing relic was the building itself though.  According to Phila Place, the building was built in 1905 as Chevra B’nai Reuben,

Christian Street Lagoon. It sounds like a place for teenage lovers. What it is actually is the birth of a two-year Queen Village art project to raise awareness about stormwater management and educate residents and passersby about how water travels under our streets and into our streams.

If you walk along

The Sparks Shot Tower on the 100 block of Carpenter Street is easily the most recognizable feature of the Queen Village skyline, rising up above all of the buildings in the neighborhood for over two-hundred years. About a century ago, the land surrounding the shot tower was converted into a

In Queen Village, current construction will transform the Nebinger School into a citywide model for stormwater management improvements at Philadelphia public schools.

“Nebinger is unique in that it's essentially a model,” said Tiffany Ledesma Groll of the Philadelphia Water Department.

Improvements to the school are planned to be completed by the start