In Rittenhouse

It is not rare for projects to morph and change as they move forward, as all sorts of externalities can cause zigs and zags as a building grows from idea to realty. Sometimes, those changes can be rather dramatic, with 2112 Walnut St. being a wonderful case study. After a

We've written about the ritzy Rittenhouse Square area many times, with pre-war rowhomes mixing with glitzy condo towers to create perhaps the most sought out neighborhood in the entire region. As the tried-and-true real estate saying goes: location, location, and uh, we forget the third word. At 2041 Delancey Pl.,

What could help warm one inside and out on the day after Christmas like the prospect of new renderings? Gleaming new renderings always give us some pep in our step, and today at 1701 Market St., we have some updates for this office-to-residential conversion. We last stopped here back in

You may remember back in August when we took you to 2112 Walnut St. in Rittenhouse Square to tell you about a proposed overbuild directly next to an already completed overbuild. We had a bit of a fake-out on our hands since then, as the proposal was pulled from subsequent

Now that we've navigated #SpookySZN and have started blasting Mariah Carey, we decided to make our way through Rittenhouse to see something decidedly unscary. On a stretch that formerly was best known for its parking garage, the property at 1620 Sansom St. has undergone a major improvement over the last

Thanks to Philly's often vague rules and overlapping jurisdictional claims, the projects we see presented to a given governing body can look wildly different. Case in point: two projects which were recently posted to the Architectural Committee website of Philadelphia's Historical Commission. One might rightfully expect to see rowhouse additions,

Back in 2018, we took you to 2110 Walnut St. in Rittenhouse, where a surface parking lot and the earliest remaining of Frank Furness' buildings were to morph into a mixed-use condo project, with a modern addition designed by Cecil Baker + Partners. That project is long since completed, and

After telling you about a residential conversion for 1701 Market St. just yesterday, we are pleased to report we have some more details, including some initial updates on the design and amenities. But first, a quick reminder of the current state of the office building in question, which sits in

Back in December 2022, we were excited to report that 1701 Market St. was in store for a residential conversion by developers Alterra Property Group. Back then, longtime office tenant Morgan Lewis was slated for a move to their new digs at 2222 Market St., so Alterra put the property

The Rittenhouse neighborhood contains some of the most gorgeous historic architecture in the city, with gobs of early 20th century skyscrapers creating the handsome facades and dense scale that's so familiar to us today. The building at 1411 Walnut St. is a shining example of this, designed by famed architect