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Living in Graduate Hospital: A Neighborhood Guide

There are two things you should know up front about Graduate Hospital: The institution from which the neighborhood takes its name no longer exists. Even […]

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Living in Ardmore: A Neighborhood Guide

For decades, Ardmore has been known as “The Main Street of the Main Line.” The nickname fits like a glove: it’s home to both the […]

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Living in Bella Vista: A Neighborhood Guide

While Bella Vista will always have strong ties to the history of Philadelphia’s Italian community, the neighborhood has historically served as a starting-out point for […]

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These Are the 10 Most Expensive Homes in Germantown

Believe it or not, you can actually spend $2.5 million to buy a house in Germantown. You would end up owning a lovely Tudor Revival mansion that’s been […]

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Living in Queen Village: A Neighborhood Guide

Before William Penn, there were the Swedes. And before them, of course, the Lenni Lenape. The last of these are the “original people” (translated from […]

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Living in Chinatown: A Neighborhood Guide

We know exactly when Philadelphia’s Chinatown was born. The year was 1871, when an immigrant named Lee Fong opened a laundry at 913 Race St. […]

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Living in Logan Square: A Neighborhood Guide

Logan Square is the Center City neighborhood that’s easy to overlook, wedged as it is between the office/apartment canyons of Market Street and JFK Boulevard and […]

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Living in Rittenhouse Square: A Neighborhood Guide

New York has the Upper East Side. Chicago has its Gold Coast. Boston has its lower-rise Back Bay. And in Philadelphia, we have Rittenhouse Square. […]

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These Are the 10 Most Expensive Homes in East Passyunk

These days, it’s often hard to tell which hot Philly neighborhood you’re looking at when you peruse the for-sale listings, because they all seem to […]

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These Are the 10 Most Expensive Homes in Logan Square

If these top-of-the-market homes are any guide, there may be few neighborhoods in Philadelphia where one can live as large as one can in Logan […]

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These Are the 10 Most Expensive Homes in Brewerytown

Here’s what $500K will buy you in Brewerytown: The most expensive house on this week’s list from NeighborhoodX, plus $25,000 to spend on customizing and […]

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These Are the 10 Most Affordable Homes in East Passyunk

South Philly east of Broad Street is the land of the two-story rowhouse. Sure, you’ll find some streets lined with three-story versions, and add-on third […]

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These Are the 10 Most Expensive Homes in Washington Square West

Of all the neighborhoods of Center City, none are more eclectic and diverse than Washington Square West. Center City’s two universities either call it home […]

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These Are The 10 Most Affordable Homes in Chestnut Hill

When we asked NeighborhoodX to comb the listings to find the most expensive homes in Chestnut Hill week before last, we found several that we […]

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These Are The 10 Most Expensive Homes in Rittenhouse-Fitler

If you want a feel for just how much the ultra-luxury real estate market has changed in Philadelphia since Tom Scannapieco shook it up with […]