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$170k raised to rebuild Ralph Brooks Tot Lot at 20th and Tasker

June 26, 2014June 27, 2014 Albert Stumm 20th Street, Greening, Ralph Brooks Tot Lot, Tasker Street, Water Department min read

The Ralph Brooks basketball court at 20th and Tasker streets got a big boost over the weekend with a fundraiser at Union Transfer that raised $170,000 to turn crumbling slice of asphalt into an active oasis. CBS3 reports that the

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New construction roundup: Queen Village, Pennsport & Washington Ave.

June 19, 2014June 18, 2014 Albert Stumm 18th Street, Catharine Street, Columbus Boulevard, Moore Street, Moyamensing, Washington Avenue min read

An apartment project proposed three years ago may be getting underway at 18th and Washington now that a demolition notice has appeared on the building, reports Naked Philly. The 2011 proposal by the Carosella Brothers of C&R Building Supply, surely

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3 S. Philly school buildings on possible path to redevelopment as city announces open houses

May 8, 2014May 8, 2014 Albert Stumm Bok, Smith Elementary, Vare min read

Are you a developer with a sense of adventure? Then this kind of open house is for you. The city has announced that it will hold open houses for 20 shuttered school buildings in the next month, and on the

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Mix of market-rate & affordable apartments proposed for Childs Elementary

April 29, 2014April 25, 2014 Albert Stumm 17th Street, Childs Elementary, Cynergy, Magdim, Metal Ventures, Tasker Street min read

The developer who is set to buy the former Childs School at 17th and Tasker streets plans to turn the building into apartments, with a mix of affordable and market-rate housing. Metal Ventures’ purchase of the vacant school was approved last

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Inky critic slams design of St. Rita’s plan for Broad and Ellsworth, suggests a great idea

April 28, 2014April 28, 2014 Albert Stumm Broad Street, Ellsworth Street, St. Rita's min read

Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron has blasted the proposed one-story design for the conflict-resolution center that St. Rita’s plans to build at Broad and Ellsworth. While praising the church’s intentions, Saffron, who just last week won the Pulitzer Prize for

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Another huge development proposed for Point Breeze

April 23, 2014April 28, 2014 Albert Stumm 2012 Wharton St., 20th Street, Feibush, Wharton Street min read

UPDATE: A ridiculous flier is being distributed to oppose this 22-home development, as well as a previously proposed 48-home project near 20th and Wharton. The meeting is Monday, April 28 at 6 p.m. at Gospel Temple Baptist Church, 1327 S. 19th St. An