Real Estate
This $10 Million Montco Manor Is a Fixer-Upper
The Wall Street Journal‘s “House of the Day” is an 8,960-square-foot manor house in Springfield Township, Montgomery County. It was built in 1928 and sits […]
Mayor Nutter Lobbies for Retailers in Vegas
Mayor Nutter has spent the past few days in Las Vegas gambling and taking in all the Cirque de Soleil his heart desires at the […]
Walgreens (With Wine and Beer?) Coming to One South Broad
Over at PhillyChitChat, HughE Dillon is reporting that he knows exactly what’s going on with the One South Broad Street space long rumored to be […]
A W Hotel in Center City?
It looks like a future W Hotel is planned to go up at 1441 Chestnut Street. The lot, currently a parking lot next to The […]
Michael Nutter Wants Credit for Not Raising Taxes
Nutter Administration officials have been busy explaining how the plan to generate an additional $90 million through a much-needed citywide reassessment to set accurate Real […]
For Rent: Main Line Manse Owners Can’t Sell
Stroll along the cul-de-sacs of Collingswood, Conshy, Wayne and Wynnewood, and you can’t miss them: “For Rent” signs, invading impeccably manicured suburban lawns like ragweed. […]
Blatstein Proposes Casino at Inky Building on North Broad
Moments ago, the Inquirer‘s Jennifer Lin tweeted that Bart Blatstein has proposed a casino for North Broad Street. Blatstein was recently quoted in the Daily […]
Ryan Howard’s Mansion in Florida Will Have a Lazy River
Check Out Ryan Howard’s Mansion Plans. The Big Piece has big plans to build a 17,500-square-foot mansion on a lot he bought just south of […]
Ever Wonder About This Place?
It’s contemporary facade stands out on the 12th Street block it shares with assorted walkups and ICandy in the heart of the Gayborhood. We’ve all […]
Knit Wit Is Moving to Chestnut Street
Knit Wit—a local and independently owned boutique started on Chestnut Street in 1967—will be moving from its current location on Walnut to the 1700 block […]
Ron Rubin Stepping Down as PREIT Chief
Ron Rubin—the man responsible for building every mall ever (see Cherry Hill, Willow Grove, Plymouth Meeting and Moorestown)—will be stepping aside as the chief executive […]
Michael Nutter’s Back-Door Tax Increase
In preparation to release the city’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget, Mayor Nutter’s press secretary proudly declared that after four straight years of raising taxes, the […]
The One-Percenters Are Back to Building at the Shore
Signs the traction of the economic recovery is taking hold: less volatile swings in the stock market, better employment figures, the daunting wait list at […]
Stephen Starr’s House Is for Sale
Curbed points us in the direction of this listing for Stephen Starr’s house in the Fitler Square section of Center City. The three bedroom, […]
Vahan Gureghian Drops $28.9 Million In Palm Beach
Good ol’ Vahan Gureghian, the controversial, ridiculously wealthy, and famously mysterious attorney-entrepreneur who owns that 30,000-square foot-thing in Gladwyne, founded a charter school in the […]