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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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A Guide to Philly’s Trinities: The Original Tiny Houses

The workforce housing of its day, these stacked houses are as old as — and unique to — this city.

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The Bellevue 4.0 Nears the Finish Line

This latest go-round for the Grande Dame of Broad Street adds apartments to the mix.

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Down the Shore: Italian Bayside Villa in Ventnor

Italy on the outside, Gilded Age on the inside, and built to entertain.

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Where to Live in the Philadelphia Region if You Love Nature

Great places to live close to some of the best nature preserves in the region.

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Inside The Ryland, the Fourth Society Hill Tower

The new building respects its elders while showing how much things have changed since the Sixties.

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Living in Lansdowne: A Neighborhood Guide

One of the region’s first middle-class suburbs takes pride in its past.

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A Rittenhouse Square Japanese-Inspired Makeover

After being rehabbed nearly to death, a local interior design firm both revives and transforms this 19th-century townhouse’s soul.

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Showdown: A Baker Townhouse vs. A Trumbauer Estate

Both buyers had an eye for architecture.

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On the Auction Block: Hilltop Manor in Pipersville

Built to entertain, built to last, and built so you can survive whatever the world throws at you.

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Near the Poconos: Mid-Century Modern Architect’s Home in Forty Fort

Built by the father of Atomic Age design, this house is out of this world.

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Just Listed: Refreshed Expanded Trinity in Bella Vista

Fresh paint, a new bathroom and kitchen, lots of space and a convenient location.

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Just Listed: Renewed Federal Townhouse in Society Hill

Early and modern American style play nice with each other.

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Just Listed: Upside-Down Modern Townhouse in Rittenhouse Square

Like no other modern townhouse you’ve seen, with a work of art at its heart.

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Just Listed: Expanded Trinity in Bella Vista

Convenient, comfortable and flexible.

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Living in Northern Liberties: A Neighborhood Guide

The city’s first industrial suburb has become a post-industrial hot spot.