The granite-clad Charles Library is Temple University’s most compelling work of architecture in decades.

The five-bedroom, 3½-bath English Colonial is filled with distinct touches such as corbels normally used to support exterior eaves, flower boxes brought indoors to prop up shelves in the powder room; built-in bookcases; and dozens of unusual arches and moldings.

The family of five lived in two upstairs bedrooms and a bathroom for several months while the first floor was gutted and reconfigured into a open floor plan.

The most sophisticated energy-efficiency measures are only as good as the people managing the buildings. Philadelphia city government has a plan to address that.

Experts say Philly’s housing growth is now a crucial part of the local economy, which raises an important question: If a recession were to come, would it go away?

Countless homeowners spent much more time or money than they anticipated, or had to hire someone to take over. Worse, some people have unwittingly caused major damage to their homes or jeopardized their own safety.

It’s easy to get swept up in the whirlwind of home shopping and make mistakes — from loan applications to neighborhood choice to budgeting for the biggest purchase of your life.

A controversial historic preservation case turns out to be a win for both a church and its neighborhood.

Instead of creating architecture, Philadelphia's apartment developers build "products."

Will Philly finally get its own big digital-era warehouses and thousands of jobs — or robots?

The 2621 Van Buren Ave. building was acquired from an ownership group involving Foster City, Calif.-based Bailard Inc.

Order your bulbs before all the good ones are gone. You can always by the old standards of daffodils, tulips and crocuses, but if you want anything a little spicier, get online or order some catalogs.

Delaware River Waterfront Corp. is seeking bids from contractors to demolish the tramway tower near Penn’s Landing’s Great Plaza amphitheater.