Philadelphia Magazine

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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Duplex Townhouse in Rittenhouse

With this you get a contemporary open-plan apartment, a great location and an upstairs tenant to help you pay your mortgage.

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A First Look at the Pod Philly Hotel

Philly’s first hotel designed for those who want to experience the city more than their hotel room.

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It’s 2039. Here’s How We Made All Our Neighborhoods Great Again.

A ThinkFest report from a well-housed Philadelphia in 2039.

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On the Market: Century-Spanning Manor in Flourtown

Three centuries of American traditional domestic architecture (skipping the 20th) in one house.

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Apartment Profile: Vantage

Is this student housing or a luxury apartment building? Yes.

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Just Listed: Contemporary Colonial in Chestnut Hill

Past and present play very nice with each other in this modern classic.

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Regency Colonial in Bryn Mawr

Totally traditional, yet totally modern too.

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Just Listed: Simple Modern Rowhouse in South Kensington

The “workingman’s rowhouse,” enlarged and updated according to modern design principles.

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At the Shore: Summer Retreat House in Ventnor

Looking for a historic summer house? An order of Dominican nuns has a divine offer for you.

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Living in Brewerytown: A Neighborhood Guide

The hammers are swinging and the saws buzzing in this historic North Philly neighborhood.

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Just Listed: Hilltop Colonial in Uhlerstown

Now on the market: Rooms and a deck with a view in a classic Colonial farmhouse that’s younger than it looks.

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For Rent: Live/Work Loft in Old City

However you choose to work where you live, you can live and work here.

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High Modernist Condo in Rittenhouse

Industrial-loft chic meets Scandinavian cool.

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Gilded French Manor in Villanova

On the outside, it’s very modest; inside, the builder went for Baroque.

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Just Listed: Restored Rowhouse in Point Breeze

A successful rescue from both an aborted renovation and vinylcide.