In West Poplar

11th & Parrish is few blocks north of the boatload of residential development we've seen in West Poplar in recent years, but it's currently a construction site. Right on the northwest corner is the 11th Street Family Health Services building, which is a nurse-managed health center run by Drexel.The medical

The area from 10th St. to Broad St., Spring Garden St. to Fairmount Ave. has seen tons of development in recent years, and we commonly refer to it in shorthand as the 'Spring Arts' neighborhood. Some of this development is related to the present- proximity to Spring Garden Street, easy

It's been over a year since we checked in on 1221 Mount Vernon St., a former power station turned auto body place with dreams of a residential conversion. We first brought this building to your attention a year prior when it was sitting on the market for a steep $1.8M.

Two winters back, we brought the construction of a duplex at the corner of 11th & Wallace to your attention. At the time, we were pleased to see that the long vacant lot was being filled, and lamented the fact that the surrounding lots remained undeveloped. There was also a

The timeline of the Spring Arts Point development reflects the vision of a developer that has taken the long view. The first phase of homes in this development went up over seven years ago, and foundations were poured for another series of homes. Then the economy crashed, which led to

Real estate development doesn't happen overnight. Even the simplest project can take years to come to fruition. And as a project becomes more complicated, the timeline tends to stretch out. Still, the speed at which the medium-sized project at 11th & Mount Vernon has progressed has come as a bit

Remember last week when we excitedly told you that work was ongoing at the long vacant, long blighted Divine Lorraine? And do you recall the stunning before and after photos which highlighted the impressive improvement that resulted from a little power washing? Now, thanks to a (now days old) tweet

It was just last month that we shared the news that developer Eric Blumenfeld had gotten a commitment for most of the funding he would need to finally renovate the Divine Lorraine. The blighted beauty at Broad & Fairmount has been vacant for over a decade, and we were cautiously

For over a decade, the Divine Lorraine has inspired awe, curiousity, outrage, and plenty of other emotions from people who pass by. North Broad Street's white elephant, the Divine Lorraine has sat vacant for fifteen years. It's passed between multiple owners over that time period, slowly deteriorating due to both

In the shadow of the Divine Lorraine at Ridge & Lemon stands the dilapidated and abandoned former Ed Tomlin Quality Silk Screen Printing building. Located at 1311-13 Ridge Ave., the roof of the building has collapsed into the first floor in the rear, and the three-story structure next door is blighted