Category Archives: Rittehenhouse Square

‘Tis the Season to Sell a House in Philadelphia

House sales are often considered seasonal–and the holidays are viewed as the off season.  The conventional wisdom was that people are too busy shopping on Rittenhouse Square  or Midtown Village to be househunting.  Far more focus is placed on parties, gifts, the Philly Pops Holiday Concert or the Nutcracker Ballet. But listing a house during…

Philadelphia Neighborhood Bars, Cheers!

Society Hill, Rittenhouse Square, Northern Liberties, Queen Village, Fishtown.  These are all sought-after neighborhoods, and that status is based on a variety of factors:   valuable housing stock; safety; accessibility to amenities; central locations….but has anyone considered the fact that the quality of the bars in each of these neighborhoods plays a role in their desirability? Clearly this…

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…

Dranoff team rescues troubled luxury condos | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/24/2011

Very similar to Murano and Aria – when solid buildings get the right direction they can be successful.  This is good news for the Rittenhouse Square Condo Market.     Dranoff team rescues troubled luxury condos | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/24/2011.

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…

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…

Public schools are critical to Center City’s growth | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/21/2011

This editorial is probably in response to the report issued by Center City District Paul Levy.  We featured the report yesterday in this blog post, entitled Center City Baby Boom. Center City is one of Philadelphia’s great success stories. The literal growth of our core, the boundaries continually expanding, has been critical to the city’s…

Estia – Avenue of the Arts Restaurant

  Center City Restaurant Week offered a great opportunity to try Estia, an elegant Greek restaurant just off the Avenue of the Arts near Center City Condos, Cultural Institutions and Offices. Shortly after being seated, we ordered wine–Retsina, which is a typical Greek white. Our waiter, who displayed the perfect balance between Old World Charm…

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…

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.