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Whatever Happened to…the Vulcanite Paving Company at 17th and Market?
Check out this beauty from a time when even a small-time office building was something to design the crap out of. The Vulcanite Building, besides having one of the coolest building names ever, was a...
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For Sale: Five Homes Within Walking Distance of Fitler Square
Fitler Square is an intimate park of about half an acre at 23rd and Pine. The quiet, tree-lined streets that surround it have pretty homes and are free from honking horns and hurried pedestrian...
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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 Nordstrom itself. The company tells Julie Davis, of Racked...
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This Bathroom Is What You Call a Serious Fixer-Upper
Beware, mysophobes. 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. To wit: this bathroom in an Arts...
View ArticlePhilly: “A City With a Rich History of Municipal Incompetence.” But for Once...
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 alone. His lede is...
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Go West, Young Building: Generic Rental Slabs Migrate Toward University City
3737 Market Street rendering via Philadelphia Real Estate Blog. In her most recent Changing Skyline column, Inga Saffron noted fully seven apartment towers that are being built or heightened between...
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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 building at the corner of 15th and Chestnut,...
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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 floors 1 through 14 are ready to...
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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. Here we present four areas of...
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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 plenty of starter homes to be found in almost every part of...
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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 Walnut Street, which...
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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 mansion is simply unique and exquisite. Its...
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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 measures 21′ x 17′. The structure can be versatile, from...
View ArticleTrend Piece: Chains Swamping Walnut Street Due to High Rent
The Inquirer‘s fashion writer Elizabeth Wellington spoke with longtime Walnut Street style doyenne and shop owner Joan Shepp this weekend about what she’ll do now that she’s being priced out of the...
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PHOTOS: Allan Domb’s New “Micro Apartments” at 1955 Locust
Arielle Gottlieb over at Allan Domb’s office sent us some information about the busy investor/developer’s latest project: 1955 Locust is a 9-unit building with micro-apartments ranging in size from 352...
View ArticleMorning Headlines: L&I Inspector Who Killed Himself Was Tormented
Inquirer staff writer Julia Terruso filed a superb story this weekend offering an inside look at the state of mind of Ronald Wagenhoffer, the L&I inspector who was involved in monitoring the...
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2041 Delancey Is Pending Sale for $2.75M After 40 Years of Single Ownership
When I wrote about this beautiful six-bedroom mansion last fall, I went pretty far to find out who owned it, and I discovered that the woman who lived there was rather reclusive — or, better said,...
View ArticleRemember How We Told You That Basically Anyone Can Be a Demolition Contractor...
Insurer In 22nd and Market Building Collapse Says Coverage Void [Philly Post] The post Remember How We Told You That Basically Anyone Can Be a Demolition Contractor Because There Are So Few...
View ArticleSofitel Debuts Rodin-Inspired Renovation to Rooms and Suites
To further solidify its connection to the arts and to French culture, the Sofitel hotel on 17th and Sansom has had all its guest rooms completely redone to reflect the influence of the Rodin Museum on...
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This $3.5 Million Rittenhouse Square Penthouse Is Wonderfully GGG
This beautiful penthouse at 220 is described as “Grande, Glamorous, Gracious” in its listings copy–hence GGG. When it comes to living on Rittenhouse Square, those are pretty much the three adjectives...
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