May 5, 2012
2116 Chestnut Street Luxury Apartments Walking around in Rittenhouse Square today it was clear that the project at 2116 Chestnut Street was progressing quite expeditiously. The home of the former (now demolished) Sidney Hillman Medical Center will soon house a brand new, mixed-use, luxury high rise designed by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture out of Chicago. The new high rise will feature […]
May 3, 2012
Bartram’s Garden Now Bigger And Better! PlanPhilly reports that Bartram’s Garden will open tomorrow with a new orchard, community gardens, plant nursery and an education center at opening celebration this weekend. Last year, workers cleared invasive shrubs and removed unused tennis courts and baseball fields from the southern end of the property to make way for a 1.5-acre community garden […]
May 3, 2012
W Hotel Philadelphia Coming To 1441 Chestnut Street In a somewhat surprising twist, Philly.com reports that the parking located at 1441 Chestnut Street will soon become Philadelphia’s first W Hotel! Construction is scheduled to begin in Spring/Summer 2013 and the hotel could open by summer 2014. Some interesting facts about the new W Hotel Philadelphia: 1. Buyers of The Residences […]
May 2, 2012
Philadelphia Salvation Army Building For Sale I was perusing the new Philadelphia MLS listings today when I noticed that the former Salvation Army building in Society Hill was now listed for sale. Attention investors and developers! Here’s an amazing development opportunity in one of Philadelphia’s most premier locations. Property consists of a ~26,000 sq ft historic building and a ~6,000 […]
May 2, 2012
Homewood Suites Philadelphia While I’m on a Philly Hotel kick I figured I’d throw in a post about Homewood Suites Philadelphia – a Hilton hotel and the newest University City hotel which opened last week at 4109 Walnut Street. Here are the highlights: 1. The $50 million Homewood Suites Philadelphia boasts 136 extended stay suites and will largely serve the […]
May 2, 2012
Hotel Monaco Philadelphia UPDATE I previously mentioned the upcoming Hotel Monaco which will be located at 433 Chestnut Street in Center City’s historic district Society Hill. The hotel project is turn the Lafayette Building, previously an 11 story office building, into a 268 room upscale Kimpton hotel. The most appealing part of the project, for my friends at least, seems […]
April 26, 2012
Graduate Hospital New Construction At 626 S. 18th Street New construction home coming to Graduate Hospital. Property is under construction currently and should be done before the end of summer. 10 Year Tax Abatement best house available on the market, check this Brand New construction at 18th and Bainbridge.Great location in Graduate Hospital walking distance to center city, business district […]
April 25, 2012
Manayunk New Construction At Delmar Cityviews Noticed some really great new construction homes in Manayunk called Delmar Cityviews located at 272 Delmar Street in Manayunk. The homes offer 3beds/2.5 baths and are listed at $399k Manayunk’s newest and best construction “Delmar Cityviews” Best buy in the city!These new construction townhomes offer amazing views of not only the city but also […]
April 24, 2012
Stroller Strides Coming To Fitler Square Was perusing the web and saw this interesting new concept coming to Center City. Tomorrow is the grand opening of Stroller Strides a fitness program for moms and babies. This will be an awesome new option for the stay at home mommies. Information about Stroller Strides and the grand opening below. What is Stroller […]