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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Many buses will be detoured. Extra subway service will be implemented.
Will it go from pub crawl central to hip office space?
The heavy lifting won’t start until after the Democrats leave next summer. SEPTA promises it will be worth the wait.
Can the Housing Authority follow through on its pledge to transform the neighborhood ?
Smith: What the allegations against the comedian mean to a black man who grew up idolizing him.
Future includes offices, apartments, retail and hotel.
MAP: Where Else do We Need 24-Hour SEPTA?
We asked them about getting to Manayunk, East Oak Lane and the Great Northeast.
The reopening of the former YMCA Annex was just the start of a bigger workout.
Smith: African-Americans long knew to avoid this neighborhood. But times, and attitudes, are changing.
Infrastructure being put in place to improve off-peak service.
Smith: It sounds like a great idea. But there’s this little engineering issue …
The eco-friendly builder wants to activate the potential of Trenton Ave.
Smith: We should be more up-front about it — because it’s a good one.
The city is the holdout property owner.
Ridership up 40-59 percent. Now if passengers could just board more quickly.