In West Philly

Non-profit West Powelton Community Council took possession of the lots at 4055 and 4057 Powelton Ave. in the late 1990s, after the properties were owned for several years by City agencies. The community group quickly cleaned up the lots and built a playground on the site, offering a wonderful amenity

Over the last decade or so, we've seen an explosion of development in West Powelton, with the intersection of 40th & Baring serving as an epicenter of sorts. Projects in this area generally target the student population and have ranged from single family homes to duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, to buildings

As you walk east on Walnut Street from the corner of 33rd Street, the grade of the street pitches upward, starting the climb that allows the street to make its crossing over the Schuylkill River as the ground itself slopes downward toward the water. By the time you get to

Roughly three years ago, we drew your attention to the building at 4102 Lancaster Ave., noting the discount store on the first floor and the metal cladding covering the windows on the upper floors. Nothing about the building's appearance was especially notable, though the metal cladding's red white and blue color scheme did

Student housing will seemingly continue its inexorable march up into Mantua, as plans are coming down the pike for the redevelopment of a large site on the 3300 block of Fairmount Avenue. We can't say it's altogether shocking that such a project would be forthcoming, given the amount of new

A few days back, we covered some of the ongoing projects happening in Roseville, AKA the area northwest of Penn's campus that's seen an explosion in new construction over the last several years. Today we have a few more projects to bring to your attention, starting with a giant development on

Over the past several years, numerous multi-unit projects have been built in and around University City. The reason behind this is a no-brainer- the proximity to multiple universities, the easy access to transit, and the developer-friendly zoning combine to make an ideal situation for builders who intend to target the

We last covered the Garden Court Plaza building in early 2018, at which point we provided a little bit of history regarding the property on the northwest corner of 47th & Pine. A refresher, the building was commissioned in 1926 by Clarence Siegel, the developer that was responsible for many other buildings

In the 1950s, 52nd Street was a destination commercial corridor in West Philadelphia, home to multiple movie theaters, jazz clubs, and enough stores that people in the neighborhood rarely needed to travel to Center City to do their shopping. Like many commercial corridors in town, 52nd Street fell on hard

We've always been a little confused by the surface parking lot at the northeast corner of 34th & Chestnut. That's not to say that we don't understand why a parking lot would exist at this corner- with a location that's incredibly convenient to both Penn and Drexel, it certainly makes