Sandy Smith

Home and Real Estate Editor

Sandy Smith is Philadelphia magazine’s Home and Real Estate editor. A Kansas City native, he has called Philly home for more than 35 years. He reports on houses for sale, condos for sale, apartments for rent, new construction, development and trends in the Greater Philadelphia real estate market.

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City Life

SEPTA and the Pope’s Visit:

Everything you need to know to get around when Francis is in town.

City Life

Not too Late to Save Sharswood From PHA

Smith: Why PHA plans for Blumberg Apartments could reconcentrate poverty in the neighborhood.

City Life

Council Committee OKs PHA Land Grab in Sharswood

Some residents say it unfairly penalizes low-income African Americans.

Property

NLNA Digs Into Two Big Developments, Including Ortlieb Square

Townhomes, apartments and commercial spaces planned.

City Life

MAPS: All of SEPTA’s Proposed Route Changes

The agency wants to know what you think of them.

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City Life

SEPTA’s Trenton Line Contingency Plan

Shuttle buses and beefed-up service on nearby lines will fill as Northeast Corridor is repaired.

City Life

The Roosevelt Boulevard Subway Is Dead … Unless It Isn’t

Hope springs eternal in the Northeast.

City Life

Broad Street Run, Festivals to Make a Mess of SEPTA All Weekend

Many buses will be detoured. Extra subway service will be implemented.

Property

Early Plans for Finnigan’s Wake Unveiled

Will it go from pub crawl central to hip office space?

City Life

Renderings: City Hall Station Renovations

The heavy lifting won’t start until after the Democrats leave next summer. SEPTA promises it will be worth the wait.

City Life

Sharswood Residents Have PHA Deja Vu

Can the Housing Authority follow through on its pledge to transform the neighborhood ?

City Life

The Sad Demise of the Bill Cosby Legacy

Smith: What the allegations against the comedian mean to a black man who grew up idolizing him.

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Property

Big Plans for the Marketplace Design Center

Future includes offices, apartments, retail and hotel.

City Life

MAP: Where Else do We Need 24-Hour SEPTA?

We asked them about getting to Manayunk, East Oak Lane and the Great Northeast.

Property

Jeff Reinhold’s Restoration Fitness Regimen

The reopening of the former YMCA Annex was just the start of a bigger workout.