With Goldtex Rising Above Viaduct, Some Insights On Real Estate
The cost of a new construction multi-family building is more than twice that of a renovation or conversion, say Matt and Mike Pestronik of Post Brothers. We check in with them at their project underway in Callowhill > more
Wissahickon Mural Coming To Chestnut Hill
Golden talks new mural on the Hill, supporters of viaduct project encouraged by recent work, some worried about additional school closings, apartment boom downtown, and checking up on Temple's latest housing development > more
Think Neighborhood Park
With construction on a first phase of the Reading Viaduct park planned to begin next year, we invited the Center City District's Paul Levy to give readers insight into the planning process, scope and costs. Don't think of the project as a connector or trail, but instead as public space for a neighborhood without it--space with awesome views > more
Viaduct Phase I: Design Visions For The SEPTA Spur
First images of a transformed SEPTA spur from the landscape studio of Bryan Hanes > more
Reading Removing Viaduct Rails
Spontaneous landscape being bulldozed as negotiations between the City and the Reading Company continue. Despite the surprise removal, advocates seem more confident than ever in the short and long-term prospects for an elevated-submerged park > more
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