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A New Life for a Towering Figure in Germantown
Preservation

A New Life for a Towering Figure in Germantown

A former department store in Northwest Philadelphia to be revived with a residential redo

Old Estate in Chestnut Hill Saved by Artful Intervention
Preservation

Old Estate in Chestnut Hill Saved by Artful Intervention

Woodmere Art Museum’s gallery expansion plan keeps St. Michael’s Hall from the wrecking ball. Stacia Friedman has the news

Demolition Moratorium Proposed in Northwest Philadelphia
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

Mount Airy Residents Up in Arms Over Development Proposal
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

Mt. Airy Couple Seeks to Create Community Space “For Us, By Us” in Philadelphia Sun Building
Preservation

Mt. Airy Couple Seeks to Create Community Space “For Us, By Us” in Philadelphia Sun Building

Antoine and Samantha Joseph are raising funds to combine community-oriented development and historic preservation at the former offices of an African American newspaper on Germantown Avenue

Mount Airy Erupts Over Development Proposal for Historic Seminary
Development

Mount Airy Erupts Over Development Proposal for Historic Seminary

Neighbors in Northwest Philly are up in arms over a plan to develop part of United Lutheran Seminary

In Germantown, Saving A Neighborhood’s Character One Renovation At A Time
Preservation

In Germantown, Saving A Neighborhood’s Character One Renovation At A Time

Emily Birdie Busch profiles nine renovation projects in Germantown that are keeping the neighborhood’s architectural history within view

Bancroft Green Gives An Old Church New Purpose In Mt. Airy
Preservation

Bancroft Green Gives An Old Church New Purpose In Mt. Airy

Contributor Virginia Lindak takes us out to Northwest Philadelphia where an eco-minded development firm is giving Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church a new lease on life


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