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
Photography In Remembrance of Our Lady of the Rosary A beloved, West Philadelphia landmark was demolished this summer by Boys Latin Charter School following the Philadelphia Historical Commission’s decision to deny historic designation. Photographer Matthew Christopher takes us inside the grand church in its final days
Preservation The Greenest Building on the Block The simple, essential act of saving buildings from our past holds the key to a sustainable future
Preservation Whistleblower Accuses Mayor of Manipulating Preservation Process A former member of the Philadelphia Historical Commission claims he was directed by the Kenney Administration to vote against historic nominations
