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Mapping 15 interesting adaptive reuse projects underway in Philly
From a hospital-turned-apartments to tricycle warehouse-turned-school, there are a lot of buildings in Philly undergoing the adaptive reuse treatment.
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Mapping the 29 high-rises under construction in Philly right now
This map may help wrap your head around the mind-boggling amount of construction that's taking place throughout the city—a majority of which qualifies as high-end construction.
West Oak Lane home gets much-needed makeover, asks $217K
A stone home that sits on the end of a row of houses in West Oak Lane has hit the market, debuting a brand new look after undergoing a much-needed makeover.
Tioga Family Center turns empty lot into affordable housing for single parents and families
The four-story building is an atypical affordable housing project in more ways than one, aiming to help stabilize single moms and their families all in one place.
What $150K buys across Philly right now
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a dive into the options available for a certain price point in various Philly neighborhoods. Today’s price point: $150,000.
Quaker warehouse project in North Philly clears latest legal hurdle
Plans to turn a blighted North Philly warehouse into a mixed-use development just cleared its latest legal hurdle, giving the green light to project that will bring 350 units to the site.
Curbed Cup Final Four: (11) Mt. Airy vs. (15) Tacony
The Curbed Cup, our annual award for the neighborhood of the year, has entered the Final Four! Will Mt. Airy or Tacony advance to the championship?
New trail will safely connect Tacony Creek Park at Roosevelt Boulevard
Construction has started on the 0.3-mile trail, which will link the long-separated north and south sections of the 300-acre park.
Pennsylvania’s first LGBTQ housing for young adults breaks ground in North Philly
After getting off to a complicated, rocky start, construction has officially begun on the first LGBTQ housing project of its kind in Pennsylvania, the Gloria Casarez Residence in North Philly.
East Oak Lane home clad in Wissahickon schist stone asks $260K
A single-family, five-bedroom home in this leafy neighborhood on the edge of Philly is on the market for $259,900.
Four Philly libraries unveil their stunning makeovers, in before-after photos
After closing up shop for more than a year, four branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia are opening their doors once again looking better, brighter, and even more beautiful than before.
Residential projects in Sharswood, West Philly, Kensington receive design approval
Three big residential projects got the green light from the city’s design committee, collectively pushing 253 units forward at the Civic Design Review’s last meeting of the year.
Construction begins on new high school campus at North Philly warehouse
This block in North Philly is going to look very different come 2019, when Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School opens up its doors at 17th and West Allegheny Avenue.
9 Philly transportation projects receive $5.3M in funding
A whole bunch of transportation-related projects in Pennsylvania were just awarded $59 million, including nine planned for Philly.
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New parks and public spaces planned for Philly, mapped
There are more than a dozen parks in the works or proposed for Philly, from a park over I-95 to a tiny neighborhood parklet.
Here’s what $1,000 rents in Philly right now
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a dive into the options available for a certain price point in various Philly neighborhoods. This week we’re looking at options renting for around $1,000 a month.
Scenes and portraits from Philly Free Streets 2017
This year’s second annual Philly Free Streets featured a three-and-a-half-mile route that extended from 3rd and Chestnut to 5th and Indiana in Fairhill, encouraging exploration and additional foot traffic for a more diverse cross-section of the city.
Philly Free Streets 2017: Everything you need to know
The second annual Philly Free Streets, a day-long event that shuts down Philly’s streets to only pedestrians, will be on Saturday, October 28 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
38 affordable rentals coming to Hunting Park’s Roberto Clemente Middle School
Construction on the $17M adaptive reuse project is underway at the blighted school that has been closed for a decade. Here’s what to expect when it reopens in 2018.
Here’s what $1,600 rents in Philly right now
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a dive into the options available for a certain price point in various Philly neighborhoods. This week we’re looking at options renting for $1,600 a month.
Zoning board denies Quaker warehouse apartment conversion
It’s back to the drawing board for developer Post Brothers, who planned to bring 350 apartments and retail to an abandoned North Philly warehouse.
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Where to find every Monument Lab art installation in Philly
Find dozens of temporary monuments on display in Philly’s parks and neighborhoods.
Here’s what $1,300 rents in Philly right now
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a dive into the options available for a certain price point in various Philly neighborhoods. This week we’re looking at options renting for $1,300 a month.
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9 prime places in Philly for Amazon’s HQ2, mapped
Readers shared where in Philly they think the Amazon’s second headquarters could set up shop
A look at two Philly rec centers as Rebuild efforts begin
A new data-driven report shows how valuable two very different rec centers are to their neighborhoods
Philly wants to bring Amazon’s HQ here. But where?
Mayor Jim Kenney is in. But where should the online retailer set up shop?
The historic Edwin Forrest house on North Broad is for sale
The 1853 brownstone next to the New Freedom Theatre wants $3.5 million.
New report reveals where Philly is growing and where it’s not
A Next City analysis highlights the progress in Philly’s 55 neighborhoods over the course of five years.
Project HOME’s LGBTQ housing moves forward in North Philly
For $1.7 million, Project HOME is set to acquire the land needed to build the first LGBTQ affordable housing development of its kind in Pennsylvania.
Here’s what $1,100 rents in Philly right now
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a dive into the options available for a certain price point in various Philly neighborhoods. Is one person’s townhouse another’s studio? Let’s find out! This week’s price point: Around $1,100 a month.
New affordable housing to replace old Norris homes near Temple
The Civic Design Review committee praised the project for its forward-thinking design and goal for LEED certification.
Bidding war emerges for North Philly land intended for LGBTQ affordable housing
Project HOME has spent months raising $13.5 million to build the city’s first housing for LGBTQ youth at risk of homelessness. It will now have to bid on the land at a bankruptcy auction.
East Oak Lane Victorian needs fixing up, and $200K in cash
The six-bedroom home could be great again, but it will need a ton of work and a cash offer.
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Mapping the 30 high-rises under construction in Philly
It seems like the Philly skyline changes almost daily, with plenty of cranes rising and towers being topped off. This map may help wrap your head around the mind-boggling amount of construction that's taking place throughout the city.
Top 10 zip codes in Philly where most homes sold in May
A new report released by the City Controller’s office shows that Philly recorded a 16 percent increase in home sales this past May.
Here’s what $1,500 rents in Philly right now
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a dive into the options available for a certain price point in various Philly neighborhoods. Is one person's loft another person’s townhouse? Let's find out! Today's price: $1,500/month.
Philadelphia Housing Authority breaks ground on $45M headquarters in Sharswood
It’s the start of a multi-phase project to transform Sharswood.
At the Divine Lorraine, the grand lobby’s return awaits
See how much the grand lobby has changed in the last year in these before-after photos.
The Beury Building on North Broad is now leasing
More than 11,000 square feet of space is available in the historic Art Deco building.