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Property’s Morning Obsession: Upscale Center City Studio With a Murphy Bed

It’s another great unit in La Roque, this one with a Murphy Bed, which always seems like something out of a depressing stage play set […]

Property

The Superb Listings Architecture of a Luxury Rental at 16th and Locust

Adjectives used in real estate listings are not used as they are in the dictionary or even in common parlance. They are shadow words–reflective of […]

City Life

Liberty Place Says Racist, Sexist Religious Protests Are Hurting Its Business

Courthouse News Service reports that the operators of The Shops at Liberty Place have asked a state court to bar the Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge […]

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Property

Property’s Morning Obsession: Wall Street Journal’s Rittenhouse Square Coverage

The Wall Street Journal simply can’t get enough of Philadelphia. Our favorite tipster Z2 writes, “Last month it was the ‘latest twist in home design […]

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Le Bec Fin: It’s Over

Talk about the end of an era: It’s hard to believe this day would come. Le Bec Fin, long known as Philadelphia’s flagship fine dining […]

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Property

Blatstein, Hotel Monaco Win Big for Preservation and Adaptive Reuse

Later this morning the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia will bestow its annual awards on 16 restoration and revitalization projects in the region. Among the […]

Property

The Penthouses at 10 Rittenhouse in Various States of Undress

His and hers sinks? Please. At 10 Rittenhouse, the master bedrooms in select penthouse units come with entire his and hers bathrooms. The Robert A.M. […]

Property

Avenue of the Arts Pop-Up Garden Opens Next Week, Sangria Included [RENDERING]

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will open another of its pop-up gardens next week across from the Kimmel Center on Broad Street. This year’s garden […]

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Property

Bart Blatstein Wants to Buy Marketplace Design Center [UPDATED]

We’ve heard from multiple sources that developer Bart Blatstein is trying to finance the purchase of the Marketplace Design Center, best known as the sprawling interior […]

Property

Wow! Terrific Vegan Office Space With Fennel Lighting

The office space in the former Princeton Club is not only beautifully preserved from a historic point of view, it’s right above the restaurant Vedge, […]

Property

Is Bloomingdale’s Coming to the Gallery?

HughE Dillon over at PhillyChitChat says that the Bloomie’s folks have been here four times to look at the Burlington Coat Factory space, and the […]

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Property

Will Philly Bike Share Cause NIMBY Nightmares?

It’s actually happening: Philly is getting a bike share program, the details of which were released yesterday. The city predicts it’ll be ready to go […]

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Rittenhouse Square’s Art Alliance to Get Gift Shop, Renovations

Maybe you’ve wandered by the Wetherill Mansion and have felt a little too intimidated to walk inside. The grand building can look a little foreboding […]

Property

Which Neighborhood Has the Most Deadbeat Landlords?

Philly has 10 City Council districts, and according to data analysis by NewsWorks, one of them leads the rest in property tax delinquencies. But it’s […]

Property

CEO of NBC Puts Delancey Street House on Market

Stephen Burke, former COO of Comast and now CEO of NBC Universal owns 1817 Delancey Street, a double-wide, six-bedroom townhome with elevator and two-car garage […]