North Broad
Law Firm: Divine Lorraine Developer Eric Blumenfeld Owes Us Nearly $750K
Update: 8/15/14 3:35PM: Blumenfeld called us yesterday evening to say, “That matter has been resolved.” Today a firm spokesperson told us, “Stradley Ronon Chairman Bill […]
Divine Lorraine Will Have a Restaurant and Speakeasy
It really seems like the Divine Lorraine will get redeveloped. Developer Eric Blumenfeld has purchased the building for a second time and he has the funding in […]
Video: The Latest Look Inside the Divine Lorraine
Oh, ye of little faith. That’s probably what developer Eric Blumenfeld wants to tell every naysayer who laughed when he bought the Divine Lorraine for […]
Divine Lorraine Reborn: Is This Really Happening?
Familiar with this kind of thing? “Smack in the middle of downtown Philadelphia’s busy Broad Street sits the towering Divine Lorraine. When night falls and […]
End of the Road for Route 6
The closing of Stephen Starr’s Route 6 has long been rumored. But today, Michael Klein has the official word that the seafood spot on North […]
Renderings: Hanover North Broad Apartments and Retail at Broad and Callowhill
The Parkway Corporation and the Hanover Company Design Collective have plans to build two large mixed-use residential/commercial buildings on the site of two surface parking […]
Starr Events Opening Cafe at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Stephen Starr’s Starr Events is now the exclusive catering provider to North Broad Street’s Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In addition to the providing food […]
With Impending Expansion, Rodeph Shalom Reaffirms Commitment to North Broad
The synagogue Rodeph Shalom at Broad and Green streets is certainly one of the most recognizable buildings in the city and is easily the grandest […]
Route 6 Continues Lobster Specials
Route 6 seemingly scored a homerun with its Lobster Mania promotion in October. I definitely heard more people talking about Stephen Starr’s East-Coast seafood restaurant […]
Paging Eric Blumenfeld: What’s Going on With the Met?
North Broad developer Eric Blumenfeld, who owns the Divine Lorraine and has done absolutely nothing with it, also owns the Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House, […]
Blatstein Puts Tower Place Up for Sale
Tower Investments’ Bart Blatstein is planning to unload his Tower Place, the H2L2-designed apartment building that took less than a year to go up within […]
Lancaster Sunday at Osteria
It’s Lancaster Sunday at Osteria with Country Time and Green Meadow Farms. Farmer Ian from Green Meadow in Gap, PA and Paulie “The Pig Farmer” […]
Grab Your Mallet and Head to Route 6
Wednesdays got you feeling crabby? Well, indulge your crabbiness at Route 6 with Crab Wednesdays starting tomorrow, August 14. You can feast on jumbo Maryland blue crabs […]
Tiniest Condo in Philly Today Is Indeed “Cozy” But Also Adorable
“Cozy” in a real estate listing generally means “claustrophobic” or “too small for satisfactory habitation.” This studio is currently the tiniest of Philadelphia condos at […]
Speaking of the Divine Lorraine, Eric Blumenfeld Channels ’80s Band Starship
Developer Eric Blumenfeld–who now owns the Divine Lorraine and will apparently do the same NOTHING with it that everyone else has–is having a bad couple […]