In Rittenhouse

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has transformed a vacant lot at 20th and Market in Center City into a pop-up garden. On Monday they will introduce PHS Pops Up, a showcase for PHS’s community greening program. PHS received funding from the William Penn Foundation as well as help from the Brandywine Realty

Unit 14BE at 1901 Walnut Street, listed for $2,250,000, is a new construction über-contemporary co-op. The 3,333 square foot home features a 40-foot long living room, a custom kitchen with Wolf, Subzero and Miele appliances, a media room with exotic-wood bookshelves, and office/gym with built-in mirrored closets. The flush, linear lines of

According to a sign in the window at 1837 Chestnut Street (beside the Starbucks), there is a new Japanese restaurant coming soon to the vacant storefront. While there is absolutely no other clues as to what exactly we can expect, we will be keeping our eyes peeled for any additional

La Colombe opened its second Philadelphia cafe on Tuesday at 1414 South Penn Square, on the ground floor of the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton in Dilworth Plaza. Perfect for the business men and women walking from SEPTA's 15th Street station to their offices in Center City, this is La Colombe's

Coldwell Banker's $2.3M carriage home at 2020 Chancellor Street was renovated by Sandvold Blanda architects. The property has two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a one-car garage (not the carriage doors on Chancellor, those lend light to the media room), rooftop deck, Bulthaup kitchen, an illuminated glass block wall and tons of open spaces

The worker we stopped at 2056 Pine Street tells us that a hair salon is taking the spot. Taking a peak inside, we can tell it's a long way off (it's completely gutted and waiting for some love). The address was the former corner spot of Andro's Sweets & Treats,

Located right across from the Academy of Music on 237 South Broad Street, the Doubletree Hotel has recently opened The Balcony. The restaurant, located on the mezzanine level of the hotel, has just undergone two months of gutting and renovations. Previously known as Academy Cafe, manager Stan Klos notes that

We just walked by 135 South 18th Street and peaked into a.kitchen, the new restaurant coming into the ground floor of the AKA Rittenhouse Square. The construction and management staff we ran into (read: harassed) told us they are hoping for a late June opening, and that a.kitchen will serve "American-European

This four bedroom $2,150,000 home seems traditional from the 1980's facade on 1601-05 Pine Street, but the year-old renovations inside include a cook's kitchen, two updated wood-burning fireplaces, built-in closet systems, oversized steam showers, fourth-floor loft and surround system. The 5298-square-foot home sits on three lots, has a two-car garage

Back in March we reported on the scary truth behind Joseph N. Reilly Real Estate. Judging by our readers' comments (and another dozen law suits filed for missing rent since that story), we weren't the only ones who noticed. Now we are fortunate enough to get our hands on recent