Preservation Using Pennsylvania’s Anti-Blight Law to Save Historic Properties Kimberly Haas explains the ins and outs of preservation through conservation with Act 135
Preservation Historic House in Chestnut Hill Saved at the 11th Hour Teviot, a 135-year-old house designed by eclectic architect Wilson Eyre, Jr., narrowly avoids demolition in Northwest Philadelphia
Preservation Op-Ed: Saving the Town that Asbestos Built Michael Frost makes the case for preserving historic Ambler amid a development boom
Development Toll Brothers Abandons Jewelers’ Row Project with Sale to Pearl Properties The Toll Brothers construction hole on Sansom Street has sat empty for three years. Pearl Properties has purchased the parcel and plans to begin building in 2023
Preservation Gilded Age Estate to be Demolished by School District Lower Merion School District plans to level the historic Oakwell estate’s arboretum and horticultural complex
Preservation Lost Buildings of 2021 Last year the wrecking ball pounded neighborhoods all across the city. Here we highlight some of the most notable losses to Philly’s built environment in our annual end-of-year list
Preservation Urban Renewal Redux? City Goes After More Tax Dollars for Demolition City Council passes a new bill that promotes razing buildings as a way to increase economic development
Preservation Demolition Moratorium Proposed in Northwest Philadelphia A bill that would put a six-month pause on demolition in the 8th District was submitted to City Council