In Washington Square West

The University Club building at 1316 Walnut St. was built in 1887 and designed by Wilson Eyre, who we wrote about back in August. Most recently containing a camera shop on the first floor, the historic property was on the market for awhile and was purchased by Jason Real Estate

In July, 2006 hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze for hours at 1222 Locust St. By the time the fire was doused at the Lincoln Apartments Building, designed in 1892 by George H. Fettus, a contemporary of Frank Furness, five floors of apartments had collapsed like a V in the

As you probably already noticed, the Center City Italian Bistro closed back in May. According to a post on Foobooz from a few months back, the plan for the space is for an art studio as well as Terra Hall, a dining hall for UArts students that will not be

The Pain Center, located on the southeast corner of 12th and Lombard Sts., has about 21K sqft. of interior space, and the current list of tenants includes a doctor's office, a dentist's office, and a physical therapist's office. The building was constructed in the seventies, and absolutely looks the part.

 
If you haven't been in the neighborhood lately, you may have missed the development at 901 Walnut St., the new Jefferson University building currently under heavy construction. Expected to be completed next Spring, this 11-story building will increase clinical, academic, and administrative space, and became necessary with the dramatic expansion

A couple of weeks ago, the Potbelly Sandwich Shop at 12th and Walnut Sts. closed, leaving a commercial vacancy on a prominent corner in the Gayborhood/Midtown Village/Whatever You Want to Call It. According to Mealticket, a Chipotle might be the replacement tenant, but that rumor is unconfirmed at this time.

PT Real Estate Capital, acquirer of distressed and undervalued assets, is in the final stages of renovating the northwest corner of 12th & Spruce.  This five story, 12,000 square foot historic building was constructed back in 1907 and housed the national headquarters for the Grand United

1021 Walnut St., which is currently occupied by Thomas Jefferson University, was once home to one of the more interesting urban spaces we've ever seen. The Lippincott, Johnson, and Co. building was a five-story building built in the mid-1860's, out of which a cloth, woolens, and garment business operated. Floors

If you are ever on Locust St. between 12th and 13th Sts., you might notice the last wooden street in Philadelphia and possibly America. Camac St., the so-called "Little Street of Clubs," is paved with one-thousand oak cubes between Locust and Walnut Sts. It is the

Thousands of people walk by this building every day and think nothing of it. And with good reason- it looks like it's either a lapsed construction site or simply a poorly sealed vacant property on a block with several other empty spaces. Looking at 1021 Chestnut St. today, you would