Suburban real estate developers Toll Brothers presents their new proposal for a 24-story apartment tower in the heart of Jewelers Row. Starr Herr-Cardillo has the story

A bill to place a temporary hold on demolition applications for 300+ historic properties along Ridge Avenue goes before City Council tomorrow. Michael Bixler has the details

Three historic properties on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places were abruptly stripped of legal protection last week. Contributor Starr Herr-Cardillo unpacks the details of each situation

Applause and anger filled the room at the monthly Historical Commission meeting on Friday. GroJLart has the details

More demolition for campus expansion in the works at La Salle University. Contributor Arielle Harris has the story

On Friday, the Historical Commission will consider legal protections for two historic Germantown homes. Owners La Salle University will oppose the nominations to retain their right to demolition. Arielle Harris makes a case for saving these two Wister family properties and reveals La Salle’s long tradition of razing neighborhood landmarks

The historic Levy Leas Mansion at 40th and Pine has now been reduced to a pile of debris. Hidden agendas and selective thinking is to blame says architectural historian and preservation professor Aaron Wunsch. Here is his final word on the 160-year-old West Philadelphia home

The future of Fishtown’s St. Laurentius Church has been legally protected for now after the Historical Commission voted today in favor of placing the Polish Catholic landmark on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places