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Sandy Smith

Home and Real Estate Editor

Sandy Smith is Philadelphia magazine’s Home and Real Estate editor. A Kansas City native, he has called Philly home for more than 35 years. He reports on houses for sale, condos for sale, apartments for rent, new construction, development and trends in the Greater Philadelphia real estate market.

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City Life

SEPTA Picks a KOP Rail Route

But before it makes a final decision, SEPTA wants public feedback first.

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Property

Hawthorne Blasts Blatstein Proposal Again

They liked one tower as much as they did two. And there wasn’t enough parking, they said.

Property

Zillow: Philly Is Nation’s Top Buyers’ Market

Longer time on market and more price cuts put the area at the top of the list.

1525 North American Street
Property

ZBA OKs Techadelphia Project

The apartment/co-working complex gets the variance it needs.

Property

L&I: 2122 Locust Facade Will Be Saved

The city orders the building owner demolish its interior by hand, easing preservationists’ fears.

Living Room
Property

Blueprint for Elegance on Chestnut Street

Stylish modern condos with lots of space lurk above the Neoclassical facade of the Philadelphia Blue Print Company.

Nathan James Plaza
Property

Boutique Law Firm Opens Office in Doylestown

The new Mannion Prior office is in the former home of a noted Bucks County attorney.

Elizabeth Quay
Property

From Perth to Penn’s Landing?

A Penn professor’s waterfront transformation in Australia proves a hit. Can we learn from it?

Property

LEED Platinum Rehab Sells in Fairmount

The uber-green home finds a buyer at last.

FBI Retired Case File Review title card
City Life

Jerri Williams’ New Podcast Gets Retired FBI Agents to Dish

Former SEPTA PR chief gets fellow retired FBI special agents talking about juicy investigations.

City Life

Secret Cosby Lawsuit Comes to Light

Morning Scoop: The comedian has sued Andrea Constand and the National Enquirer for breach of contract.

Property

Center City Housing Market Still Strong, But…

The CCD’s latest report shows the rental boom continues and offers advice on how to keep the good times rolling.

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City Life

SEPTA Extends Route 53 Service Starting Sunday

The new extension brings bus service to East Hunting Park Avenue for the first time.

West elevation
Property

Blatstein Revises Broad and Washington Proposal

One less tower and a less monotonous facade, but still a big-box podium with a huge garage.

Business

Inside Mt. Airy’s New Immigrant Entrepreneur Co-Working Space

It brings immigrant-run startups together — and just might change a neighborhood.