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: $1,900/month.
Here, we present a map of some of the most prominent abandoned buildings throughout city, some that are still very much vacant and others that are showing signs of change.
The multi-phase project would be located by North Philadelphia Station and bring apartments, offices, and manufacturing workspaces to the neighborhood.
The RFP has been extended for a contractor who can install new LED lights along the $14 million art installation and maintain the poles on a regular basis.
It’s been one year since the start of North Broad Renaissance, a non-profit dedicated to revitalizing the corridor north of City Hall. While improvements are afoot, there’s still a long way to go.
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a dive into the options available for a certain price point in various neighborhoods. Is one person's loft another person’s townhouse? Let's find out! Today's price: $1,200/month.
Due to rain, the sign-lighting ceremony has been pushed back a week. Everyone is invited to the big block party, which will feature live music, drinks, games, and the lighting of the two iconic signs that sit atop the historic hotel.
Development is rampant all throughout Philadelphia, but these five neighborhoods—Grays Ferry, North Broad, South Broad, Market East, and Kensington—are poised for rapid change in the next year or two.
The colorful paneling is long gone, signaling that the Studebaker Building's new era along the North Broad corridor. Tenants are expected to begin moving in by the end of the year.
Construction has begun on the historic Spring Garden School adaptive reuse project, which will convert the abandoned building into an affordable housing haven for low-income seniors and veterans.
Renovations began at Lillian Marrero Library in Fairhill and Lovett Memorial Library in Mt. Airy on September 6. Construction will begin on the Logan and Tacony libraries on October 3.
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a dive into the options available for a certain price point in various neighborhoods. Is one person's loft another person’s townhouse? Let's find out! Today's price: $1,300/month.
The coalition and Azavea released this week an updated map highlighting major and fatal crashes in Philadelphia, and the 7th District came out on top. But there’s a twist.
With the apartments leasing up and scheduled to be move-in ready by the end of the year, construction crews have begun the much anticipated restoration of the Divine Lorraine's grand lobby.
Some folks recently had the chance to race drones through the Philadelphia Metropolitan Operahouse, dilapidated balconies and all, at up to 100 miles per hour.
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a dive into the options available for a certain price point in various neighborhoods. Since it’s back-to-school time, we took a special look at rentals near colleges and universities in Philly.
With the humid weather of late, we decided to look for apartments that offer a quick way to escape the heat: Units with pools. Is one person's riverside loft another person's townhouse with a lap pool? Let's find out! Today's price: $2,100/month.
Most of the coverage have featured protests with Broad Street and City Hall being the main spectacles. But like with most big cities, multiple sites in Philadelphia have a long history of being home to significant protests, riots, and rallies.
Yesterday you might have caught our private tour of the Divine Lorraine on Curbed Philly’s Facebook page. If you watched, you’ll know that two of the apartments in the historic hotel are now complete.
For the past three years, 180 students of Youth Build have worked with building materials company Saint-Gobain to rehab two run-down properties and turn them into sustainable homes. Here's the final result.
The construction company working on the project shared a slew of photos with Curbed Philly, revealing nearly finished kitchens and bathrooms on various floors of the 11-story historic building.
That price tag buys you this 7-bedroom, 3.5-bath home in the oldest neighborhood in Philadelphia. Any one willing to bring this beautiful home back to its original grandeur?
The historic Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House is undergoing a renovation after years of neglect. New renderings give us just a sneak peek of what we can expect of the building's new look—at least from the outside.
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a dive into the options available for a certain price point in various neighborhoods. Is one person's loft another person's townhouse? Let's find out! Today's price: $800/month.
Developers told potential investors last week on a tour of North Broad Street that they plan to build three residential apartments on the roof of the historic school, adding to the property's 56 one- and two-bedroom units.
The developer of the historic theater says to expect to see some life at the long-forgotten venue. But a recent tour of the property revealed that there's a lot of work to be done.
The event is back after last year's successful first run. From 3:30 to 8 p.m. the public will be able to tour the grand lobby and snag some sweet Divine Lorraine Hotel merchandise, as well as take in some art from seven local artists.
The historic Divine Lorraine Hotel is on track to open at the end of the year after a $44 million top-to-bottom renovation. Curbed Philly got an exclusive tour of the property's apartments.
Last week while on a tour of the historic hotel we learned that the apartments would be complete by the end of the year. And yesterday, a Craigslist ad was posted advertising a pre-leasing special for 1- and 2-bedroom units.