In Spring Garden

A reader tipped us off to some construction activity at 1508-16 Brandywine St., former home to the School of Rock. With the school moving to the Electric Factory back in 2010, property owners The Regis Group crafted a plan to convert the large warehouse-like building into apartments. Though zoning approvals came

Back in July, we gave you the lowdown about a new residential development at 1244 Ridge Ave., pointing out some ongoing demolition activity at a fairly unique looking property. Here are some shots of what the property looked like in 1960, from PhillyHistory.org.

The years have not been kind to this

The area between 10th and 11th Sts. on Spring Garden St. has seen quite a bit of light in the past six months. In June of last year, Llama Tooth came about in a space that's had a revolving door for past establishments. While we can't comment on the level of success

If you frequent the Spring Garden neighborhood, you've probably noticed this horribly blighted property at some point over the years. The dismay that we feel about the poor condition of 1601 Mount Vernon St. is only heightened by the fact that it has tremendous historic value.

In 2009, the Preservation Alliance listed

A mere two months ago, we brought the Spring Arts Condos to your attention, located at 603 & 605 N. 12th St.

Checking back in on this project, we were very impressed with just how quickly things are moving along.

At some point since we last mentioned this project, the condos have gone on

We were in the neighborhood yesterday and spotted a newish construction site at the southwest corner of 10th and Green Sts. The former vacant lot, owned by CJ Property Investment, was purchased about a year ago for $40K and according to the zoning application, will eventually include a commercial space and

As things start to level off at the former Wilkie dealerships at 600 N Broad St. (full story coming later this week), we've spotted some action at the former Wilkie Auto Body at 449 N. Broad St., a structure that's been empty for a few years now. We passed by

It's somehow been over two weeks since we've mentioned the Spring Arts/West Poplar/Spring Garden neighborhood (call it whatever you wanna call it, we give up), and that just seems wrong, considering how much development is going on over there these days. As you may recall, we wrote about some new

On the corner of Percy and Green Sts. sits an interesting looking warehouse building that was most recently on the market $850K.

The building, which has definitely seen better days, is apparently in the process of being purchased, with the new owners appearing before the ZBA last month. From we we

A couple of weeks ago, developer Mei Chen went before the ZBA to propose a new building for the currently vacant southwest corner of 11th and Green Sts.

The proposed building is a duplex, with a commercial space on the first floor and a single family home in the three floors