Real Estate Advice
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July 31, 2014
Sometimes I come across a home that makes my heart go pitter-patter, but isn’t quite a fit for the CENTERfold. For everything else, there’s Major House Crush. My current MHC is a little bite of Bohemian heaven on Bread Street. It’s a fantastic 2/2 corner loft penthouse located in the always-desirable National. Eastern and southern exposures give one eyepopping vistas […]
July 23, 2014
I saw this home under the newly-listed properties and knew it was bound for the CENTERfold. (I also noticed the street name and foresaw an entire post chockablock full of Beyonce puns, but that’s neither here nor there.) 2020 Brandywine Street is a 4/2 townhome of 1,900 square feet in the hothothot Art Museum Area. It’s been recently renovated, which […]
July 22, 2014
It’s not every day that the team scores a listing in Chinatown, so I was pretty excited to see this 1/1 show up as a new listing! Just six days old and move-in ready, I’m betting that this one won’t last too long. At 567 square feet, 1100 Vine Street #1115 is a respectably-sized single bedroom unit for the area. […]
July 21, 2014
Sometimes ugly doesn’t need an additional classification. I’ve been doing a lot of theme weeks on Mondays to fill out What The Philly, but today I think we’re going to go back to the basics. First up on the block – a sweet little Spring Garden 2/1. As it just so happens, this is the “1” in the equation. I’ll […]
July 17, 2014
I’ve got a love-hate relationship with Trinity houses. I mean, you’ve heard the criticisms. They are small. They are cramped. They are utterly impractical for anyone besides singles or fastidious couples, and ones with good knees for steep stairs, at that. All these things are mostly true. If you have oversized furniture, or a sizeable collection of anything, or if […]
July 16, 2014
We’re heading to Rittenhouse Square today for this week’s Pictures of Pretty Condos! If you haven’t visited the Academy House before, you are in for a real treat. This 37-story building on the southeast cornet of Locust and 15th is among the square’s most visually impressive, having been designed in the 1970s by renowned architect Otto Reichert-Facilides. This is a […]
July 10, 2014
I usually cover homes for sale here, but most Philly-area Realtors – including Frank! – broker rentals as well. Today’s Thursday Four is brought to you by the fact that I saw the most adorable Fishtown rental (see #4) and was having a love-attack and needed to do something about it. Without further ado, I give you a quartet of […]
July 9, 2014
Where gracious Logan Square living meets state-of-the-art everything, you have 2132 Race Street. Located at the ultra-exclusive, mega-hip King’s Court Mansion townhomes, this home bears the clout of one of Center City West’s best addys, as well as glorious craftsmanship and design. This beauty sports four bedrooms and four bathrooms spread over a nigh-unimaginable 4,341 square feet. Talk about room […]
June 30, 2014
In a hot real estate market like Center City, a home sitting on the MLS for more than a couple weeks is already well past its initial shine. By the time a month’s rolled by, it’s not unusual to start wondering what’s wrong. A home languishing on the market is like a girl left on the bleachers during a school […]