Yesterday I started ranking the best places to live in Philadelphia. In my experience as a Philadelphia realtor, I’ve found that those looking to move to the city are interested in roughly five different criteria: Culture, safety, walkability, nightlife and value, so I ranked a few popular neighborhoods on just those things, on a scale of 1-10, […]
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Art After 5, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Friday January 6 at 5pm: This Friday evening, the Art Museum will be doing things a little differently, with a tango themed event, from 5-8:45pm. The event will feature live music, food and drinks from Starr Catering and the event is free with museum admission. To get more […]
We talked about Penn Park a few months back, but now that this beautiful park is now officially opened, I wanted to revisit the area and University City. It’s a beautiful park, and the city can always use some more green space. I’ve always liked University City because it’s so different from any other neighborhood […]
Often times we work with out of towners who are relocating to Philadelphia and aren’t quite sure which neighborhood is right for them. Philadelphia is known as a city of neighborhoods, each of them with a distinct personality. Although there’s too many neighborhoods to cover in this blog posts, here’s four Philadelphia neighborhoods and a […]
Story and Pics from Uwishunu.com There’s nothing I love more than seeing underutilized space in Philadelphia be reclaimed for a greater purpose. A former parking lane on the South side of 30th Street Station(towards Market Street) will be transformed into a pedestrian friendly public space, featuring outdoor seating, trees, and eventually food kiosks and additional […]
What is now underused land on the Western bank of the Schuylkill River will soon become Penn Park, an expansive urban park, better connecting University City to downtown Philadelphia. The park will feature 12 outdoor tennis courts, a softball stadium, an enclosed seasonal air structure for winter use and and an elevated walkway, offering […]
