Center City
Luxury Rental Tower at 22nd and Chestnut Is Ready for Occupancy
Though the 34-story tower called (rather sensibly) 2116 Chestnut won’t be done with construction until the end of the summer, studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms on […]
Sold!: Wendy’s Building at 15th and Chestnut; Will Likely Be Apartments
Most Center City Wendy’s patrons probably don’t know that the home of the Baconator has a name, and it is Chestnut Place. The 140,000-square-foot office […]
Tonight: Sips or Sips Alternatives
We know everyone loves Center City Sips (or at least the real deals of Sips). And it certainly has its allure. But there are several […]
Summer Vacation Wednesdays at Twenty Manning Grill
Are your friends on vacation. Brag to them about your vacation to Cuba, Singapore or Mexico. Every Wednesday, Twenty Manning Grill is engaging in some […]
Go West, Young Building: Generic Rental Slabs Migrate Toward University City
In her most recent Changing Skyline column, Inga Saffron noted fully seven apartment towers that are being built or heightened between 20th and 38th streets […]
Philly: “A City With a Rich History of Municipal Incompetence.” But for Once We’re Not Alone.
In Next City, Patrick Kerkstra makes Philly negative exceptionalists feel better by pointing out that while Philadelphia demolition regulations are, indeed, lax, it’s far from […]
Philly: “A City With a Rich History of Municipal Incompetence.” But for Once We’re Not Alone.
In Next City, Patrick Kerkstra makes Philly negative exceptionalists feel better by pointing out that while Philadelphia demolition regulations are, indeed, lax, it’s far from […]
This Bathroom Is What You Call a Serious Fixer-Upper
Sometimes you see a property and are immediately certain there is not enough bleach in the world for you to ever feel clean living there. […]
Nordstrom Rack Responds to Daffy’s Rumors
Though we’re 99 percent sure Nordstrom Rack is moving into the former Daffy’s at 17th and Chestnut, no one will yet confirm, least of all […]
7 Secret Parks to Hang in This Summer
Spring wasn’t so hot this year. Scratch that. It was hot — often way too hot for spring. It was pretty cold other times, and […]
For Sale: Five Homes Within Walking Distance of Fitler Square
Fitler Square is an intimate park of about half an acre at 23rd and Pine. The quiet, tree-lined streets that surround it have pretty homes […]
Whatever Happened to…the Vulcanite Paving Company at 17th and Market?
Check out this beauty from a time when even a small-time office building was something to design the crap out of. The Vulcanite Building, besides […]
Unions: That Building Wouldn’t Have Collapsed on Our Watch
Since the building collapse at 22nd and Market, the building trades union, represented by Pat Gillespie, have been saying that if union labor had been […]
Lawyer Who Battled Basciano: “His Pitch Was That He Was Working to Change Things.”
Attorney Steven Wigrizer and Richard Basciano will probably be crossing paths–again. Basciano is the owner of the building that collapsed and killed six people in […]
Three Most Expensive Rittenhouse Square Sales This Week, Including Cary Borish’s Condo
The most expensive Rittenhouse home that sold this week was at 10 Rittenhouse. It’s a 3,700-square-foot, three-bedroom unit with a den and four-and-a-half bathrooms, plus […]