Category Archives: Philly Parking

Free Parking in Center City for the Holidays!

PPA Announces Free Saturday Parking for Holiday Shoppers Discounted garage parking offered as well in center city Saturdays after 11 am till New Years Day! (PHILADELPHIA) — Philadelphia Parking Authority Executive Director Vince Fenerty today announced, “free meter parking city wide after 11:00 AM every Saturday between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.” Fenerty said, that…

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,…

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…

Scenes of Old Philadelphia | Philly | 08/04/2011

This is from the Inquirer online and features really interesting photos from Philadelphia over the past 100 years.. Scenes of Old Philadelphia | Philly | 08/04/2011.        

Take this ticket and stuff it! | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/27/2011

There are 2 articles in the paper today about the PPA and how horrible they are..  In celebration I am going to repost my epic “10 Tips to Meter Parking in Philadelphia.” “Three weeks ago, I wrote about George Echenhofer, who was ticketed by the Philadelphia Parking Authority for parking in a loading zone —…

Tips for Meter Parking in Center City Philadelphia

Parking in Center City Philadelphia is an art!  How’s your parking karma? Here are a few things I’ve learned over the years to make meter parking in the city easier. 1.  Always drive by your destination first! Dare to Dream! You won’t get the spot right in front of your destination if you take a…