Preservation What’s Next for the Roundhouse? Confronting the Past to Shape the Future Philadelphia’s former police headquarters, a Modernist icon tarnished by its past, evokes strong and conflicting opinions about its possible future
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
Development Mount Airy Residents Up in Arms Over Development Proposal Plans for a new 24-unit apartment building has neighbors in Northwest Philadelphia in an uproar
Development Development Plans for Trolley Car Diner Site Make the Rounds New apartments will fill the parcel of the former Mount Airy restaurant, while the fate of its classic, 1950s-era diner hangs in the balance
History PhilaPort Puts Former Federal Maritime Terminal on the Market Three riverside behemoths at Columbus and Oregon Avenues are listed for redevelopment. Ed Duffy dives deep into the history of the site
City Life The Billion Dollar Problem of Philadelphia’s Tangled Titles A new study reports that over 10,000 residential properties in Philadelphia are currently in legal ownership limbo. Kimberly Haas unpacks the long term costs affecting the entire city
History History for Sale: Piers 38 and 40 Hit the Market Bidding begins on South Philadelphia’s most prominent piers. Ed Duffy takes a look back at the origins of the site
Urbanism 9th and Girard is Ripe for a Regional Rail Revival Residential development is booming at a steady clip from Fishtown to Poplar. Ed Duffy sees this as an opportunity to reestablish a long-gone train station
