In Washington Square West

Jose Garces has little need to prove he's a good chef—heck, he's an iron chef—but he'll soon be showing off some additional culinary versatility. And where better than along 13th Street, where the Philly restaurant explosion is in full swing like Glenn Miller.

His German sausage and beer hall project Frohman’s Wursthaus (you

According to a zoning application, Ling Zhang hopes to construct a new building at 528 S. 13th St., on a currently vacant lot. Mr. Zhang has proposed a four story duplex for this site. The future duplex sits around the corner from the 1300 block of South St., which we've

Perhaps most commonly noticed as the building next door to the shuttered Letto Deli, the Gramercy Building, located at 210 S. 13th St., has recently undergone a significant renovation. The six story building was constructed in 1915, and designed by Clarence Eaton Schermerhorn.

Developer Leo Korein, Pinard Architects, and contractors Marc Kaman

At the corner of Juniper and Chancellor Sts., a historic building has sat vacant for the past few years.

Most recently a divey gay bar/club called Key West, the former carriage house has a fascinating history, according to Philly Bricks. The building, constructed in the mid-1860's, was converted to architectural offices

Last month, we did some speculating on the renovation of a building on the western end of the 1100 block of Sansom St., a block that's got little to offer aside from parking (of the non-free variety). Turns out, there's something else on this block worth talking about.

Yes, this block

The northeast corner of Broad and Chestnut Sts. has sat empty for months now, since Borders liquidated its inventory and closed up shop, another victim of the information age. Borders moved into 1 S. Broad St. almost a decade ago, according to the Inquirer, after years at a location on

A couple months back, we told you about the impending redevelopment of the Lincoln Apartments Building at 1222 Locust St., with construction expected to begin in the springtime. While we were over there, snapping photos of the handsome yet neglected building, a vacant commercial space next door at 1234 Locust

Back in August, Milkboy Coffee opened a new location at 1100 Chestnut St., replacing a beauty supply store and reinvigorating a corner property that looked terrible. Recently, the Pizzeria next door at 1102 Chestnut St. closed down, and the 1400 sqft space is currently available for rent.

This location has seen

In 2006, 1122-24 Chestnut St. and 1126-28 Chestnut St. were purchased by a company called Allied 1122 for $10M. Within two years, Petra Capital Management, not expecting to get back the $16.5M they lent the developer for the purchase and renovation of these buildings, took ownership of the properties. We

On Thursday, November 10th, the Arts Ballroom will be hosting Roaring! A 1920’s Event. Noel Zayas Events will be producing the affair. Dalet Gallery is organizing the lavish, prohibition era social event, and is donating a portion of the proceeds to the Avenue of the Arts, the organization that aims to