Slated for completion in the Fall of 2012, Kimpton's newest Hotel Monaco will open in Philadelphia's most historic neighborhood. At 5th and Chestnuts Sts., the 270-room hotel will be outfitted with a restaurant and bar, 12,000 sqft. of meeting space, and an elegant ballroom overlooking Independence Mall.

The Hotel Monaco's surrounding

In Northern Liberties, just down the street from Silk City, sits the Liberty Shopping Plaza, voted in an internal poll to be the least attractive shopping center in Philadelphia. For many years, access to every store was from the inside of the structure, with no interaction whatsoever with Spring Garden

This house, located on the historic Ringghold Place of Waverly St., contains 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms and is built over four stories in the trinity style. It is not very large, but it has tremendous character and history. Entering the home, you walk into the living room which includes

At the corner of 40th and Pine Sts., right in the thick of undergraduate Upenn off-campus housing, lies a large, hideously ugly vacant building. Owned by the University since 2003, the building was originally constructed as an Italianate style mansion in 1856 and was designed by architect Samuel Sloan.

The former

The Reading Viaduct is one of Philadelphia’s unlikely treasures, which goes unseen and unnoticed by most who live in town. For those who are uncertain what the viaduct is, it’s an elevated train track that carried trains into and out of Center City's Reading Terminal Station

After a healthy Sunday brunch at Belgian Cafe, we took a stroll to work off some of the effects of the omelet and Blood Mary combo. We had made it about a block and stopped dead in our tracks when we noticed a row of eight houses

This 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom New York style loft offers about 850 sqft. of living space in a building that was once a warehouse. Unit includes a living room/kitchen space, a bedroom, and a bathroom. Kitchen is open and has granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and modern cabinets. Condo also

Today, celebrate Bastille Day in Fairmount with booze, supersoakers, and 18th century French garb. From 2pm til 6pm, the annual Bastille Day Festival takes place with tours of Eastern State Penitentiary, parades and fashion shows, food and drink from local merchants, and street performances.

At 5:30, the real fun begins with

This bi-level unit at the National offers 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and over 1300 sqft. of living space. The kitchen contains marble floors, granite countertops, Viking stainless steel appliances and a breakfast bar. There is also a private patio off of the kitchen. The two bedrooms are spacious and have

Washington Ave. Green takes an approach to greening the Delaware waterfront that stands in stark contrast to its much more heralded cousin, the Race Street Pier. Race Street Pier, built at a cost of $6M, stands out as a sexy new addition to the Delaware waterfront and virtually demands to