Preservation The Met’s Next Revival? Developer Eric Blumenfeld quietly purchased the Metropolitan Opera House in February, and work began on part of the auditorium in late summer
Preservation Time Running Out At St. Bonaventure L&I issues a demolition notice to the long threatened but monumental church in Fairhill. Is a positive resolution possible? Christopher Mote investigates
Development L&I To Owner Of Latest (Partially) Collapsed Building: Demolish Or Forfeit The owner of the building which partially collapsed on Girard Avenue over the weekend owes the city over $60,000 in back taxes on the property and those on either side of it. Christopher Mote checks in with L&I to see what happens next
Development “Act Of God” Causes Collapse Of Garden Walls At Bella Vista Construction Site An obvious “accident” waiting to happen spooks Bella Vista at a controversial development site
Preservation L & I Review Board Issues Stay Of Demolition For Assumption Demolition is avoided for now as the Board of L&I Review, which had previously ruled to overturn the Historical Commission’s granting of hardship to the former owner of the church, cleared the way for the neighbors’ appeal to be heard again
Preservation Divine Lorraine Finally Sealed The building had been open to trespassers for many months. A small fire in late March prompted the City of Philadelphia to act
