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Property

A Room in the Sky for a $2.5 Million Rittenhouse Penthouse

This Rittenhouse-area penthouse condo at 1737 Chestnut has city zoning approval to build 20 feet in the air on top of the roof deck, which […]

Property

1822 Spruce Will Be Featured on The Glamorous Life TV

Is it any surprise? As Kurfiss Sotheby’s International puts it, 1822 Spruce is one of the broker’s “finest Philadelphia listings.” Once a hair salon, this […]

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Property

Pearl Properties Brings Yet More Rentals to Center City

The real estate investment company Pearl Properties has expanded its already considerable Walnut Street portfolio with another acquisition: more than 75,000 square feet at 1401 […]

Property

Five Starter Homes in Terrific–and Tony–Neighborhoods

A recent report suggests that the number of first-time buyers is dwindling due to the number of people with student loan debt. But there are […]

City Life

Let’s Go Ahead and Ban Cars From Center City

As the Inquirer’s Karen Heller reported over the weekend, for a month this summer between the behemoth Welcome America and Made In America festivals, the […]

Property

Four Areas of Center City in Desperate Need of a Developer’s Touch

Nowadays, development in Philadelphia seems to be focused heavily on neighborhoods and districts surrounding Center City. But it’s not as though Center City is finished. […]

Property

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 […]

Property

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 […]

Restaurants

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 […]

Restaurants

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 […]

Property

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 […]

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Property

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 […]

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Property

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 […]

Property

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. […]

Property

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 […]