Slaughterhouse 3000 (Market Street)
The Shadow digs through the rising glass and steel of University City to find....still standing proudly...a cow pasture in the sky > more
How University City’s New Student High-Rises Will Affect The West Philly Market
A look at the vistas of the Grove at Cira Centre South, why developers may be misreading the housing concerns of students, Henon to go door-to-door, and bandit sign owners to be annoyed into submission > more
Drexel Acquires Firestone Parcel At 32nd & Market
Long sought parcel helps University connect to envisioned "innovation neighborhood" and achieve master plan goals for mixed use development and street life > more
Elegant Complexity At Cira South
The 30 story Grove at Cira South, a residential tower under construction at 30th and Chestnut, ably negotiates its site, users, and the city itself. Brad Maule and Nathaniel Popkin talk to the developer and the architects about their ideas for the ambitious building > more
Sitting Tight On Old City’s Blight
“Why Philly’s most iconic neighborhood can’t get past the blight,” Please Touch Museum in desparate need for capital flow, Controller gives Parks & Rec a to-do list, and another look at Drexel’s planned Lancaster Square > more
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