June 11, 2012
Autumn Mural Reincarnated In Bella Vista Autumn Mural Reincarnated In Bella Vista Most people keeping up with Center City real estate news know that earlier this year David Guinn’s famed “Autumn” mural located on the corner of 9th and Bainbridage Streets was covered when the owner of the vacant lot below decided to construct a home. Recently PlanPhilly reported that […]
June 8, 2012
AVI Update: City Council Gives Preliminary Approval AVI Update: City Council Gives Preliminary Approval Just got an AVI email update from GPAR: Good Afternoon Everyone, City Council has given preliminary approval last night to legislation that would allow the city to collect $85 million more for schools by moving to a new property tax system and by raising the use […]
June 8, 2012
Uber Car Service Now Available In Philadelphia Uber Car Service Now Available In Philadelphia Answer me this: Do you hate cab drivers in this city as much as everyone else? Does the thought of Philly Car Share and all its spinoffs just bring to mind a parking spot that could be used by a resident? Do you cringe at the […]
June 7, 2012
AVI New Tax Rate 1.8% Of Home Value? AVI New Tax Rate 1.8% Of Home Value? Just got this scary email from the Queen Village Neighborhood Association SUBJECT: PROPERTY TAX DECISION REACHING CRITICAL MOMENT Dear Queen Village Neighbors, As you may know QVNA has been actively engaged with a number of other civic associations in attempting to shape the debate […]
June 7, 2012
Philadelphia Homestead Exemption Philadelphia Homestead Exemption Much has been said about the Board of Revision of Taxes’ (now Office of Property Assessment) implementation of the “Actual Value Initiative” (AVI) which hopes to accurately value properties for real estate tax purposes and finally put an end to the well documented inconsistency and unfairness that has plagued Philadelphia. Philly.com had a nice […]
June 6, 2012
Caveat Emptor: Buying Short Sales and Foreclosures in Philadelphia Few in the real estate community would disagree with the idea that the two hottest keywords in today’s real estate market are short sales and foreclosures. With interest rates at historic lows and prices that have fallen substantially from their 2007 highs buyers are coming out of the woodwork to find […]
June 4, 2012
PURE TACOS: Gluten Free Tacos Coming To Chestnut Street PURE TACOS: Gluten Free Tacos Coming To Chestnut Street Fresh off the heels of my recent posts about HipCityVeg, Honeygrow and Pure Fare it seems another health conscious restaurant is making it’s way from Ocean City, NJ to Center City, Philadelphia – PURE TACOS!. I first got wind of the Pure […]
June 1, 2012
Philadelphia City Planning Commission: May 31, 2012 Summary Philadelphia City Planning Commission: May 31, 2012 Summary Saw on twitter the other day, via PhillyDeals, that the City Planning commission was having a special meeting to review among other things: 1. A review of Dranoff’sproposed rental properties at Broad & South pictured above. 2. An ongoing battle between the city and […]
May 31, 2012
Morgan’s Pier: Outdoor Beer Garden On The Delaware River Morgan’s Pier: Outdoor Beer Garden On The Delaware River Over the Memorial Day Weekend you may have missed the opening of the Delaware River waterfront’s first destination backyard beer garden – Morgan’s Pier. Morgan’s Pier is the first of it’s kind in Center City and it seems to have made […]