June 22, 2012
WALGREENS Officially Replacing Borders on Broad Street WALGREENS Officially Replacing Borders on Broad Street It’s official, a “Flagship Walgreens” modeled on stores currently located in Manhattan and Chicago has received zoning approvals needed for a three-story, 26,000-square-foot space. Walgreens will occupy the space formerly leased by Borders bookstore at the intersection of Broad Street and Chestnut Streets near City Hall. […]
June 21, 2012
RUMOR MILL: New Trader Joe’s Coming To South Street? RUMOR MILL: New Trader Joe’s Coming To South Street? The rumor mill is swirling again and the latest completely unsubstantiated rumor is that a new Trader Joe’s will be opening on South Street by September 2012. The news of a potentially new Trader Joe’s is being circulated by an unnamed grocery […]
June 20, 2012
CenterCityTeam.com Gets 5 Stars From Lender411 CenterCityTeam.com Gets 5 Stars From Lender411 Kyle Lammers of Lender411 had an awesome review of The Center City Team Blog. The entire review can be found here. Here’s a small excerpt of the article: The Center City Team blog, created by Frank L. DeFazio, is your one stop shop for unbiased Philadelphia real estate […]
June 19, 2012
President Obama Visits The Dead Sea Scrolls President Obama Visits The Dead Sea Scrolls Just saw a really cool blog post relating to Philadelphia on President Obama’s blog: President Obama stopped by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia yesterday to view their latest exhibit, Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times. The exhibit is a comprehensive collection of ancient […]
June 18, 2012
Toll Brothers: Society Hill Update w/ Renderings Toll Brothers: Society Hill Update w/ Renderings It has been widely reported here and on other real estate websites that Toll Brothers intends to construct a 69-unit, 68-foot-tall, gated condominium with 108 underground parking spaces at the empty lot currently located at 410 S. Front Street in Society Hill. The same lot between […]
June 15, 2012
AVI POSTPONED For One Year! AVI POSTPONED For One Year! Philly.com reports that yesterday the Philadelphia City Council gave preliminary approved to a budget bill that would delay the Actual Value Initiative (AVI) for one year and would provide much needed funding to the School District of Philadelphia through a property-tax hike and an increase to the use-and-occupancy tax. This […]
June 14, 2012
Philadelphia Eagles Partner With…ANGRY BIRDS??? Philadelphia Eagles Partner With…ANGRY BIRDS??? Just when you thought the Philadelphia sports scene couldn’t get any stranger the Philadelphia Eagles announced a partnership between the NFL franchise and Rovio Entertainment, the creators of Angry Birds. The Wall Street Journal and almost every Philadelphia sports outlet is reporting that an Eagles spinoff of Angry Birds is […]
June 13, 2012
Unusual Graduate Hospital Listing: 31 Home Package Unusual Graduate Hospital Listing: 31 Home Package This one definitely goes right into the unusual listings category. Friend of the CenterCityTeam Jim Onesti of Mike McCann Team notoriety recently listed a Graduate Hospital portfolio that consists of 31 single family and multifamily homes for a whopping $8 million dollars! Everyone in the Philadelphia […]
June 12, 2012
American Revolution Center Getting $40 Million From Lenfest! American Revolution Center Getting $40 Million From Lenfest! Philly.com is reporting that H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest will apparently give $r0 Million towards the development of the Museum of the American Revolution in Society Hill! Lenfest will give the money to the American Revolution Center through what is called a challenge grant. The $40 million […]