This six-bedroom stone Arts and Crafts home has much to recommend it, but we can think of little more satisfying on a cold, winter day than sitting by the fire with a cup of tea and a good book in this little nook. The benches look like restored church pews, but that shouldn’t deter the non-devout; the spot is suitable for anyone, even (perhaps especially) those of the feline persuasion.
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106 S. Clarendon Ave., Margate
It’s a holiday weekend! If you’re house hunting, you might want to check out some showings in the midst of your beach trips, cookouts, and time spent relaxing. From marvelous ocean-front homes to city row homes, there are enough open houses this weekend to please any potential buyer. 106 S. Clarendon Ave., Margate Open house: [...]
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Cultivate your inner artist at Casa Mura, the home the late John Sabatino, a regional architect, built for himself to celebrate his love of art and natural light. The home is set amid the ruins of a former mansion and feature award-winning gardens. The home is designed for living and entertaining largely on the main [...]
City Hall is one of Philadelphia’s most distinctive and exquisite buildings, and though there’s plenty of opportunity to get news about what happens inside, it’s not often residents can get a detailed look at the famed Second Empire exterior without closeup photographs–or maybe a rogue helicopter.
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, however, has numerous rooms with a view–none so gorgeous as this condo that’s now on the market for $1.35 million. While some Ritz residents are making plans to sell because they fear their views will be blocked when (if) the planned W Hotel/Westin Element gets built at 15th and Chestnut, this unit seems safe from impending construction doom.
It’s another great unit in La Roque, this one with a Murphy Bed, which always seems like something out of a depressing stage play set in the 1930s, when Sears was selling them like gangbusters. In this case, there’s nothing depressing at all about this condo at 15th and Pine, which is outfitted with top-of-the line floorings and appliances, which aren’t often seen in tiny spaces like this one.
Aside from the Murphy bed, the unit comes fully furnished, including a Karastan carpet, and there’s a stained glass window that looks out on Pine Street. Good to have an alarm system, too, given that it’s on the first floor–though 15th and Pine is not known for its high crime.
We’re not telling tales out of school when we say that sometimes you need to wear some serious rose-colored glasses when buying in South Philly. The grandmom interiors can be rather staggering, leading to Google searches like “wood paneling solutions” and “carpet removal.” Not so with this house above Broad and Ellsworth, half a block from the Broad Street subway, close to the Passyunk Square Dog Park, and perhaps most importantly, not too far from American Sardine Bar.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that sales of single-family homes, townhomes, condos and co-ops are up a wee bit in April, which leads NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun to say the following words, which bring tears to our eyes:
The robust housing market recovery is occurring in spite of tight access to credit and limited inventory. Without these frictions, existing-home sales easily would be well above the 5-million unit pace.
So what to do about the lack of inventory? Build, build, build. It’s the only way.
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In this digital age, most buyers start their search online, often making snap decisions about properties based on the quantity and quality of the images they see. Real estate agents all stress the importance of having multiple photos of your properties when you’re trying to sell your property—but not just any photos. A little work [...]
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With Memorial Day coming up, it’s time to start (or continue) fantasizing about your beach home down the shore. This Egg Harbor beach house for sale is a score for boaters, with five boat slips, and for entertainers, with an outdoor pizza oven and beer meister. The kitchen features custom cabinets, granite counters, double oven [...]
It’s not every day one gets the opportunity to invoke The Sound of Music in the world of home sales. But Phoenixville’s Old Pickering Schoolhouse, built in 1840, has just been put on the market, and its combination of residential and schoolhouse elements is a perfect fit for a governess arriving to wrangle a posse of unruly children–with the aid of a bell in a belfry and rows of books in amazing built-in bookshelves that go up to the ceiling.
Should potential buyers want more dour literary inspiration, think Jane Eyre. The stone wall around the property should provide enough seclusion for a sad governess who paces around gardens, past brooks and ponds, and sits beneath trees. It can’t get too sad, though, because the 2.5 acres here look defiantly lovely.