In West Philly

Considering the changes that have occurred near 46th & Sansom over the last couple years, it was no shock when some readers told us about a new zoning notice on the block, at the southwest corner of Farragut & Sansom. We actually wrote the lot at 4622 Sansom St. previously, back

As student housing projects have drifted into Southwest Philadelphia, we've seen additional development move further west on Baltimore Avenue. Take, for example, the large Greensgrow which opened last summer on the 5100 block. Or you could also consider the event space that opened on the south side of the 5000

The triangular lot at 4610 Cedar Ave., which happens to be the intersection with Baltimore Avenue, has been woefully underused for a really long time. A one-story building stood here which resembled a tiny McDonald's and housed a PFCU branch until 2010. Though a couple of businesses looked at leasing the

As we mentioned when we visited the 3600 block of Haverford Avenue over the summer, it's one of the worst looking blocks in the area. Aside from a colorful artist studio, the northern side of the block is entirely vacant, thanks to a seemingly fizzled effort to build a Mantua supermarket.

About two weeks ago, we came across an event invitation which advertised the grand opening of a project we had covered in May of last year, when the site was but a hole in the ground. Just from looking at it, you might think that the new building at 4050 Haverford

It was a little over a month ago that we told you that plans were in the early stages for a 16-story building at the corner of 34th & Market as part of an expansion effort from University City Science Center, an effort which will also include the rebranding of its campus

Okay, show of hands, who remembers Wurst House Pizzeria, the awfully named place at 43rd & Baltimore that was better known for its 40s than for its pizza? Perhaps more people recall when new owners came in about a decade ago and "rebranded" the place as Best House Pizzeria despite

On a mild day over the weekend, we took a stroll around the West Powelton area of West Philly, a neighborhood which has been seeing tremendous construction of aesthetically questionable but undoubtedly useful student housing in recent years. During our walk, we happened upon an old abandoned apartment building-turned-church at 437

Historically, if you'd ask an incoming freshman at Penn where they'd like to live, it was a pretty safe bet that they wouldn't offer up Hill College House as their first choice. There are many reasons for this, including the hilariously small rooms, the dated interiors, and a less central

It was almost exactly a year ago that we shared the news that the Summit at University City project was finished at 34th & Lancaster, and that businesses were starting to move into the project's numerous retail spaces. As we brought you that worthwhile update, we also discovered some new