Category Archives: bella vista

New Listing! 322 Reed Street, #2R

2 Bedroom 1 bath condo in Pennsport for sale at a great price!  Move right in to this great condo! Price is $225,000 and condo fees are low!  843 Sq feet! Beautiful bi level condo in Pennsport! Lots of light and space on the main level along with a beautiful kitchen and full bath. Gorgeous…

Cultural Deals in Philadelphia Neighborhoods!

Living in Philadelphia, whether you call home a Center City Condo, a Society Hill townhome, a Fishtown rowhouse, or a Mount Airy twin, the wealth of cultural and arts venues in close and available proximity is staggering.  Add to that the convenience and cost-effectiveness  of memberships and subscriptions and I often wonder why more people don’t…

Home Price Survey 2011 | Philly Inquirer

    I think some of these charts may be misleading – especially the charts showing value increases.   Best bet is to single out your zip code and look at the data. For a no nonsense real world / get it sold / assessment from your favorite Realtor (ME) click here! Home Price Survey…

Top 5 Tips to Making Your Philadelphia Neighborhood Public School Great

We’ve been on the subject of families in Philadelphia of late–the Center City Baby Boom, a list of great public schools in Philly,  the fact that Center City is considered a great place to raise a family these days, some cool, kid-centric events.  But ultimately, the decision to stay often comes down to where to…

Best Places to Raise Kids: Great Philadelphia Schools – Philadelphia Magazine – phillymag.com

We are going to be running several blog posts in the coming weeks about schools.   Pick a neighborhood, Society Hill, Rittenhouse Square, Bella Vista, South Philly, Fitler Square – there is a school for you.  This article in Philly Mag is a great place to start!   My daughter is a current student at GAMP…

Center City Baby Boom

Last week, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that we are in the midst of a baby boom.  This trend was documented with demographic data compiled by the Center City District in their recent publication:  Leading the Way:  Population Growth Downtown.  This is good news for residents, buyers and sellers in Greater Center City, because the parents…

Percy Street Brings Texas to Bella Vista and Washington Square West

We continue our love affair with Center City Restaurant Week as we gobble our way through Philadelphia’s Neighborhoods.  We visited Bella Vista for some true Texas barbecue.  Percy Street is the real deal–my southern husband, who is very picky about barbecue gave it his stamp of approval, so that is high praise indeed.   The…

New Market Condos from Toll Brothers in Society Hill

More information in this article from Plan Philly on the Head House Square New Market plan.  Toll wants to build condos starting at around $400K with parking.   Toll Brothers has done other city developments including the very successful Naval Square. “If this development moves forward, Toll Brothers plans one- and two-bedroom units with underground parking,…

Restaurant Week is coming to Philadelphia!

Philadelphia’s restaurants are among the best in the world.  Now you can experience many of them at a price fix during Restaurant Week.   It starts September 12-16 and 18-23 at many of our cities best restaurants in every neighborhood from Rittenhouse to Fishtown, from Old City to Fitler Square.   Most restaurants offer a 3 course…

Toll Bros.’ new Philadelphia Society Hill condo plan

News about the old New Market site in the Philadelphia Society Hill neighborhood.  Toll Brothers has a plan to build 73 brickfront condos with 90 underground parking spaces.  Toll has been very successful with their Naval Square development in Southwest Center City. I recently completed a purchase at Naval Square with my client as buyer…