Real Estate
What New Apartment Projects Tell Us About the State of Center City
The last time there was much excitement about real estate development in Center City was in the good old days of 2008, when the shiny […]
The Shame of Being a Renter
I am biased, of course, but I believe that the street my husband and I live on is one of the best streets in the […]
Kill the Bella Vista Autumn Mural
Local media outlets this week have highlighted a fascinating preservation versus development case study in Bella Vista, where a proposed town home threatens to block […]
Vetri to New Jersey?
Moorestown Mall owner PREIT has announced it has a signed letter of intent with Marc Vetri to open a restaurant at the New Jersey mall. […]
Why Did the City Sock It to a Young Couple for $5,000?
A young couple in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood received some very unsettling news in the mail from the city. A letter from the Office of Property […]
How Zoning Reform Could Help Philadelphia
When newspaper editors want to haze their young reporters—or drive older ones into early retirement—they send them to zoning board meetings. There, amid the ceaseless […]
Rowhome Life: Up Close and Extremely Personal
When we moved two months back into a house on a tree-lined block of rowhomes, I was thrilled: One of my favorite things about this […]
Will You Want to Live in Future Philadelphia?
One thing we talk about a lot at Philly Mag is what, exactly, the city might look like in the future―five, 10, maybe 20 or […]
New York Times Covers Local Loft
To all those Philadelphians who opened the New York Times‘ “What You Can Get for $600,000” feature last Tuesday, and murmured to themselves, Hmm … […]
Can Greedy Politicians Throw You Out of Your House?
There’s good news and bad news. First, the bad. As we all know, there just aren’t enough places to play skee-ball in Mount Holly, New […]
What Starr on South Broad Could Mean
With Stephen Starr in agreement to purchase the Broad Street Diner we cannot help but think what might be coming to Broad Street south of […]
Say What? Wine Bar to Liberty Place?
Michael Klein is reporting that Vintage Irving, a New York wine bar is close to signing a lease at the Shops at Liberty Place. What […]
The Khyber is Listed for Sale, Has History
This BizBuySell ad confirmed what we have heard whispered for months, the Khyber is for sale. Or if you prefer this version of the story, […]
Matchmaking: Restaurants & Real Estate
Your restaurant yenta is back, pairing vacant spaces that yearn for occupancy with clever restaurants that do not yet exist. And all for free! This […]
Matchmaking: Restaurants & Real Estate
Our dream job involves matching up real estate and restaurateurs. We find a location, we find a restaurateur, we tell them what concept will work […]