February 8, 2012
Poplar Point Progressing In Northern Liberties Northern Liberties – The stalled construction projected at the intersection of Poplar and New Market Street in Northern Liberties (902-04 New Market Street) has taken off once again. The project was moving along nicely until a dispute between the contractors and owners arose and new contractors for the project had to be found. Here’s […]
February 8, 2012
Eshowings Strong For January 2012 Eshowings Strong For January 2012 Prudential Fox & Roach just distributed the January 2012 Eshowings report. As a reminder, Eshowings is the online appointment program we use to schedule and coordinate all home buyer showings for Philadelphia and the surrounding neighborhoods. This report gives an indication as to the demand for showings (and hopefully purchases). […]
February 6, 2012
Inquirer’s Craig LaBan Names Top 5 Philly Restaurants. Center City – Yesterday, Philadelphia Inquirer Food Critic Craig LaBan named what he believed to be the best Philadelphia restaurants. And the winners are…Vetri, Zahav, Bibou, Talula’s Table and Fountain Restaurant at The Four Seasons Hotel. “From the timeless crystal elegance of the Fountain, to the exotically-spiced charcoal-grilled kebabs of Zahav, to […]
February 6, 2012
Huge Mixed Use Project For Drexel University University City – Susan Snyder of Philly.com is reporting that Drexel University plans to partner with a Texas based developer to build a 97 million dollar mixed used property that will house 869 students and 11 storefronts on Chestnut Street in University City where Drexel’s campus meets The University of Pennsylvania campus. The […]
February 6, 2012
Here’s the latest mortgage update from Jason Griesser of Trident Mortgage: Interest rates have clung onto the historical low points we’ve seen the last few weeks. I use the word “clung” because yesterday there was a jobs report that came in much more positive than expected. This news put pressure on interest rates and may push them higher next week […]
February 3, 2012
Even LeBron James Loves Sabrina’s Ok, put this in the completely unrelated to Philadelphia Real Estate category but apparently yesterday Bron Bron, eager to energize for tonight’s big game against the upbeat 76ers, decided to grab brunch at the Fairmount /Art Museum Sabrina’s at 1804 Callowhill Street with some of his Miami Heat teammates. Sabrina’s, as most Philadelphians already know, […]
February 3, 2012
Philadelphia Bars Named in Draft Magazine Top 100 Center City – Draft Magazine published their annual top 100 bars list for 2012 and some of the Philly favorites were on the list (again): EULOGY BELGIAN TAVERN | Philadelphia A stone’s throw from Independence Hall, Eulogy is an undisputed hub for Belgian beer in Philly’s Old City. Navigate 21 taps and […]
February 2, 2012
HOW Properties Development at 15th and Fairmount Art Museum – Friend and client of CenterCityTeam HOW Properties is transforming a former 10,000+ square feet seafood warehouse at 1424 Fairmount Avenue in the Art Museum Area into 30 apartments with first floor parking. When last I checked the demolition of the warehouse was complete and the remaining bricks and debris were […]
February 2, 2012
Prudential Acquires Philadelphia Real Estate Brokerage Prudential Fox & Roach, REALTORS and the Trident Group announced a merger with Eichler & Moffly Realtors out of Chestnut Hill further establishing Prudential as the dominant Philadelphia Real Estate brokerage. Lee Morse Broker/Owner of Eichler & Moffly had this to say about the merger. “This will be an extraordinary partnership moving forward. The […]