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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Old City Residents Pick Their Priorities for 2026

Improve parks, pedestrian lighting and the area under the Ben Franklin Bridge, they said.

Property

How to Sell an Ultra-Luxe Condo

Not even a powerful brand can fill an empty space, which is why the Residences at the Ritz called in a top-notch designer.

Property

East Market: Hub of a New Design District?

DWR and the Marketplace provide critical mass for a new retail/wholesale center in Center City.

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SEPTA 2017 Budget Jumps, But Fares Don’t

The agency puts off its usual every-three-years fare increase for the second year in a row.

Property

Study: Fixing Blight Improves Surrounding Properties

Restoring blighted homes undoes the damage they do to their neighbors’ property values.

Property

Coming to Hawthorne: 48 New Condos

Garden Square will be ready for move-in by year’s end.

Property

Zillow: House Values Rose in Philly Last Month

The Zillow Home Value Index for the local market remains below its all-time high, however.

Property

Farmhouse Friday: Up from the Riverbank to Andorra

An 1850s farmhouse moves uphill to become a lovely 1930s Colonial.

Property

Jawdropper of the Week: A Palace in Phoenixville

This sumptuous mansion was designed by John Haviland in 1776.

Property

Blatstein Redesign Answers One CDR Objection

Otherwise, save for slicing off a piece of the tower, the plan remains the same.

Property

Broad and Washington Scorecard

A quick reference guide to the large and extra large redevelopment proposals.

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Property

Steinke To Head Preservation Alliance

The new executive director has previous experience in historic preservation as GM of the Reading Terminal Market.

Property

1919 Market Gets First Tenants

Today, the leasing office crossed the street; tomorrow, the first actual residents move in.

Property

The Blumberg Towers Come Down…

…but leave 3 big questions still standing amid the rubble.

Property

Alden Park Gets a Total Makeover

The iconic apartment complex overlooking Wissahickon Park gets the resort treatment.