May 8, 2012
Philly Beer Week Coming June 1st-10th Philly Beer Week Philly Beer Week is back in full effect June 1st – June 10th! Check out thier website for a full list of venues and events: http://www.phillybeerweek.org/ About Philly Beer Week Philly Beer Week is a 10-day celebration of the Best Beer-Drinking City in America. Established in 2008, Philly Beer Week, it’s the […]
May 7, 2012
Eshowings Update: May 7, 2012 (Click To Enlarge) Eshowings Update: May 7, 2012 Just got the May 2012 eshowings report outlining the April 2012 showings. Showings in March 2012 and April 2012 were much stronger than expected and much stronger than summer months in 2011. All indications point to a very strong 2012 Philadelphia real estate market. About Eshowings […]
May 7, 2012
Stable Flats Northern Liberties UPDATE Multiple Sources report that construction of Stable Flats, which appears to be going by The Stables, is now underway. The project is located at 1102-34 N. American & 1101-31 Bodine Streets in Northern Liberties and represents a Joint venture partnership between Onion Flats and Domani Developers. The architect is Plumbob llc and the builder is […]
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 […]