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Former Halal Center Demolished, Apartments Coming to Walnut Street In terms of development, it’s been anything but quiet over in West Philly lately. Consider, we’ve seen consistent institutional building in University City by big names like Drexel, Penn, and the University City Science Center; driving through University City, one can see a bunch of big…

Updates on Sansom Street… There’s some development brewing on and around the 4600 block of Sansom Street. Last summer, we visited this block to check in on a row of prefabricated apartment buildings. It seems that development has been something of a catalyst for other projects in the neighborhood which have begun construction since. The most…

Taking a Stroll on Chestnut Street in Spruce Hill Between the 4200 and 4400 blocks of Chestnut Street in Spruce Hill, there are several active construction and/or redevelopment sites to be found. So last week, we took advantage of the beautiful spring weather to get a snapshot of what’s going on. We didn’t need to….. Originally…