MMPartners’ plan for the old Red Bell Brewery includes keeping the graffiti and restoring historic elements

Is Temple a school for hard-working city kids or a nationally-renowned research institution? Can it be both?

An extremely deep dive from Philly Mag.

Philly is redeveloping Passyunk Square — mostly to include more multi-family and residential space (and parking)

Philadelphia is suing itself, because zoning

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Council Council dealt a major blow to Temple’s heavily protested community center project — and then introduced a bill targeting rowdy students

City shuts down pivotal Kensington recovery house over code violations

The Last Stop has been closed since Oct. 1, and the owner may end up in court.

This map shows 100 miles of out-of-use trolley tracks in Philly

Inactive tracks outnumber active ones by a 3-to-1 ratio.

The race to claim American Street, Philly’s next revitalized corridor

Construction means the road is nearly impossible to drive right now.

The Germantown Boys and Girls Club drama just ended in a compromise: The club can’t demolish the old, historic building, but they can build a new one nearby

Later this month, Philadelphia will have a new comprehensive plan for the first time since 1960

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After a year of debate, Council passed a $71 million housing bill — expected to contribute $18 million to the Housing Trust Fund in the next five years

Who’s Next

Join us next Thursday as we celebrate this class of Who’s Next: Real Estate and Housing honorees

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How to save your favorite Philly buildings from development

The former Tacony Post Office, for example — which right now is the Art Deco home of a computer services shop.

After six years, the Fishtown hotel project just took a big step forward

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City Council is making tons of tweaks to the inclusionary zoning bill, in hopes it’ll actually work to raise funds for affordable housing

Who’s Next

Who’s Next Real Estate and Housing: 18 young stars helping build Philadelphia

The city's booming development industry is made up of realtors, engineers, attorneys, nonprofit leaders and CEOs.

People should be raising hell about the lack of sidewalk trees in new Philly developments, says Fels managing director Diana Lind

Rittenhouse Square neighbors worked with developers to make sure the Laurel apartment tower incorporated affordable housing

Another glass tower for Temple students is rising on North Broad. Can it fit in?

There's a school of thought that "building up" is better than "building out."

Is the Philly supermarket boom slowing down?

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