Center City
Where Philly’s “Creative Class” Lives
The mighty urban theorist and Atlantic Cities honcho Richard Florida has descended upon Philly to judge its creativeclassishness. The results: Philly has two substantial but […]
Prediction: This Newly Listed Graduate Hospital House Will Go Fast
Here’s a newly listed home in Graduate Hospital, aka GradHo, South of South or Southwest Center City. There has been much confusion over the area’s […]
New “Cultural Corridor Line” Would Speed Philadelphians Between City’s Top Attractions
The bright bloggers at the Philadelphia Planning Department offer a preview of the “Cultural Corridor Line,” a “rapid bus line” that would transfer passengers speedily […]
2116 Chestnut: Renderings, Floorplans, Restricted Dog Breeds
In November 2012, the Chicago-based John Buck Company topped off its first Philadelphia project: the 34-story rental building at 2116 Chestnut, once the site of […]
Center City Carriage House for Sale in Philadelphia
SPOTLIGHT LISTING: Center City Carriage House for Sale John Wannamaker became a local (and very wealthy) icon thanks to his eponymous department store. He left […]
Smiths Restaurant Is At It Again, Doling Out Sexism Along With Its Stupid Asterisk
Ah, Smiths. No, wait. Sorry. It’s *smiths. The Center City restaurant and bar on 19th Street between Market and Sansom touts its happy hours and […]
Property’s Morning Obsession: The New Cheesecake Factory at 15th and Walnut
Center City’s Cheesecake Factory will reside in an architectural triumph: a glass cube designed by the architects of the Apple Stores.
The Warwick’s Bartender, Don Rickles, Is Going Blu in the Face
Radisson Blu Warwick Hotel Philadelphia — that’s the new name for the classic Center City hotel, which will get upgraded guest rooms and a new lobby. But they should probably keep the bartender.
A Chunk of Two Liberty Place Is Being Sold As Liberty Tower Hotel
Eight floors of Two Liberty Place are being reinvented–from condo space to hotel rooms.
Rittenhouse Square Rental for $6,000: Elegance on Steroids
This exquisite unit is the most expensive 2-bedroom condo rental on Rittenhouse Square. It’s easy to see why.
Fossil Is Not Coming to 1616 Walnut, But We’ll Soon Know What Is
Fossil wanted signs that didn’t go with an Art Deco facade. Which retailer can make its signage work with the historically designated building?
Luxury living in Society Hill for less than $1M (but not that much less)
SPOTLIGHT LISTING The architectural appeal of this Society Hill home seems to be unending: 19th-century Italian double door entrance, 33-foot ceilings in the living room, […]
Who Will Claim Daffy’s Old Center City Location?
Our colleagues at PhillyMag’s new Property blog say that bidding on the old Daffy’s location at 17th and Walnut is down to two bidders, both […]
Marketplace Design Center Is Up for Sale
The vast, capacious, ginormous, colossal, unbounded and tremendously large Marketplace Design Center building at 24th and Market is for sale. The building houses 40 design […]
Daffy’s Center City Is Down to 2 Bidders
There are two finalists for the Daffy’s Center City space at 17th and Chestnut. Let the countdown begin.