January 25, 2012
Fitz4 Philadelphia Real Estate Development For Graduate Hospital Metro Impact Development has a new project in Graduate Hospital at 1622-24 Fitzwater Street called Fitz4. Fitz4 town homes will feature high end finishes, roof decks, and garages. A total of four homes are being built, two of which are corner properties located on the intersection of Fitzwater Street and Chadwick Street. […]
January 24, 2012
Philadelphia Real Estate Development Covers Autumn Mural Bella Vista – Previously I mentioned how the famed Bella Vista mural was involved in a fight for it’s life. The mural in question, Autumn, by local artist David Guinn is partially covered and soon to be completely covered in order for the developer to produce a 3 story corner property with 2 […]
January 23, 2012
Northern Liberties – The Stable Flats, a project in hibernation in Northern Liberties, appears to be moving forward once again. The Stable Flats was intended to be a landmark “net-zero energy” green building. The Onion Flats is partnering with Domani Developers to make this project happen. Here’s a little bit more from the developer: Designed to be first LEED-H Platinum […]
January 23, 2012
Philadelphia Real Estate Closing Costs Increase! Marc Shaw, owner of Worldwide Land Transfer – a local title company, posted a blog post titled, “Philadelphia Records Department Announces Fee Increase“. Apparently effective February 20th the Philadelphia Records Department will increase Philadelphia Real Estate closing costs despite Pennsylvania’s ranking as the 9th most expensive state in the United States. The fee increase […]
January 19, 2012
Logan Square – Forest City, the owners of The Museum Towers, located at 1801 Buttonwood Street in Center City, are planning to develop Museum Towers II on property located between 18th and 19th streets and between Callowhill and Hamilton streets. The proposed building includes a 16-story high rise, town houses, and a four-story above-ground parking garage. There is no timeline […]
January 17, 2012
Rittenhouse Square – The Philadelphia City Planning Commission met today to discuss a plan presented by Leonard Poncia of Aquinas Realty Partners (Dockside Condos on Delaware Avenue) that would put 110 new apartments, a school in the basement (Freire Charter School), and ground level retail at a property currently located at 2017-23 Chestnut Street in Rittenhouse Square. The property, formerly […]
January 17, 2012
The renovation of Dough Boy Park in Northern Liberties is now complete. The park, designed by DIGSAU Architects, has benches, cobblestone, and a green area surrounding a statue of a soldier from World War I (also called a “dough boy”). The official name of the statue is “Over The Top” (obvious Stallone reference) and it was created by 1920’s era […]
January 16, 2012
Northern Liberties – after years of trying to find a use for the property, it seems as if the former Ortlieb’s (and Schmidt’s) brewery, located on American Street in Northern Liberties, could become 31 residential homes with 44 underground parking spaces. In December the Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association listened to the aforementioned proposal from developer William Vessal. According to HiddenCity, […]
January 16, 2012
The Queen Village Neighborhood Association Sustainability Committee was awarded a grant to be used towards creating a dog waste composting station. The project is the first of its kind in Center City and is the latest step towards educating residents about dog waste and water pollution. The QVNA Sustainability Committee also recently partnered with the Philadelphia Water Department to find […]