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Newly Listed: Lofty Views from Enormous Washington Square Condo

The advantage of owning the entire floor of a condo building is that it quite naturally offers 360-degree views. The advantage of owning this particular […]

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“House Hunters” Couple Sell Their Unit At the Ritz

Last July, I wrote about an episode of HGTV’s House Hunters that featured Bill and Antonio, who were looking for a house in downtown Philly “on […]

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Clarke’s LOVE Park Plan: Too Much, and Not Enough, of a Good Thing

City Council President Darrell Clarke is floating a plan to take care of rehabilitating LOVE Park the same way the city is going about rehabilitating […]

Property

Midday Headlines: City Takes Scientology to Blight Court

The Daily News’ Jason Nark reports today that L&I is taking the Church of Scientology to Blight Court for allowing the building it purchased at […]

City Life

City Hall Takes On Scientology

The Daily News reports that City Hall is preparing to fight the Church of Scientology … over blight.

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Morning Headlines: Dranoff to Open Hotel/Condo at Broad and Spruce

Yesterday Hidden City broke the news that developer Carl Dranoff has a new project planned: Avenue Place, a 40-story mixed-use hotel-condo tower on the corner […]

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The Murano Is Selling Like High-Rise Hotcakes

It’s the final sale phase of the Murano, the 43-story residential skyscraper designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and Associates of Chicago. Developed by Thomas Properties and P&A […]

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The W Hotel Tax Break: Foolish or Defensible?

So let’s see if I’ve gotten this right: The real reason the bigger, bolder Pennsylvania Convention Center is empty much of the time and getting […]

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Center City Hotel Owners Think W Hotel Is a Bad Bet; Lenfest Says They’re Just Jealous

Yesterday the Concerned Hotel Owners of Philadelphia published an open letter questioning the wisdom of opening a 700-room hotel in downtown Philadelphia — and particularly with […]

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Why Won’t This Sell?: 6BR Townhouse at 1816 Delancey

Sure, the wallpaper is a little … dated. And the kitchen walls are sort of severe. But this is Delancey Street! And the original home […]

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Hotel Dirt: Center City’s Doubletree Hilton Expands

Jay Barnett, a partner in the group that owns 237 S. Broad Street — home to the Doubletree Hilton Hotel — tells us construction has […]

City Life

Beware the Latest Center City Con Artist

A post to Reddit suggests there’s a con artist scamming folks in Center City:

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Everything You Need To Know About Chestnut Street’s Nordstrom Rack

Hoorah for answers (finally). Rumors that Nordstrom Rack is coming to the old Daffy’s space on Chestnut are true. With the recent announcement of Off […]

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Confirmed: Old Daffy’s Building Will Become Nordstrom Rack

Well, that took a very long time to resolve, but now it’s a done deal: Nordstrom Rack will open in fall 2014 at 1700 Chestnut […]

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2116 Chestnut’s Luxury Rentals: Amenities and Views for Days

It’s not very often that the shiny new luxury high rise is rental-only. But such is the case at 2116 Chestnut. The building is home […]